Comments on: Why I'll never be a speech therapist http://blog.erikajurney.com/why-ill-never-be-a-speech-therapist/ formerly the Plain Jane Mom blog Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:05:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: michelle http://blog.erikajurney.com/why-ill-never-be-a-speech-therapist/#comment-41883 michelle Sat, 09 May 2009 05:47:29 +0000 http://blog.erikajurney.com/?p=3036#comment-41883 My 7 year old has difficulty pronouncing "s". I am looking for suggestions on how to correct this. My 7 year old has difficulty pronouncing “s”. I am looking for suggestions on how to correct this.

]]> By: Teaching Mom http://blog.erikajurney.com/why-ill-never-be-a-speech-therapist/#comment-41882 Teaching Mom Sat, 29 Nov 2008 02:43:58 +0000 http://blog.erikajurney.com/?p=3036#comment-41882 Sometimes it's really hard to teach my child proper pronunciation because I just love hearing her incorrectly pronounce some words. Now that she's learning to talk properly, I kinda miss those times when she'd say Gud Moyning Mommy! I guess we have to cherish these moments. <abbr><em>Teaching Mom´s latest post: <a href="http://www.gagazine.com/bullying-at-school-how-to-help-your-child-through-tough-times/" rel="nofollow">Bullying At School: How To Help Your Child Through Tough Times</a></abbr></em> Sometimes it’s really hard to teach my child proper pronunciation because I just love hearing her incorrectly pronounce some words. Now that she’s learning to talk properly, I kinda miss those times when she’d say Gud Moyning Mommy! I guess we have to cherish these moments.

Teaching Mom´s latest post: Bullying At School: How To Help Your Child Through Tough Times

]]> By: jen http://blog.erikajurney.com/why-ill-never-be-a-speech-therapist/#comment-41881 jen Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:20:26 +0000 http://blog.erikajurney.com/?p=3036#comment-41881 popped over here from playgroups favorites ... i'm a speech therapist too! and i have used that one as well... it's all about using what you can to get the desired response. and then reminding them to keep it up. and you don't even have the school loans to do it ... lucky you. <abbr><em>jen´s latest post: <a href="http://coconutbelly.blogspot.com/2008/11/what-im-thankful-for-spin-cycle.html" rel="nofollow">what i'm thankful for ... spin cycle!</a></abbr></em> popped over here from playgroups favorites …

i’m a speech therapist too!

and i have used that one as well…

it’s all about using what you can to get the desired response. and then reminding them to keep it up.

and you don’t even have the school loans to do it … lucky you.

jen´s latest post: what i’m thankful for … spin cycle!

]]> By: Tina Underwood http://blog.erikajurney.com/why-ill-never-be-a-speech-therapist/#comment-41880 Tina Underwood Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:25:14 +0000 http://blog.erikajurney.com/?p=3036#comment-41880 See, I disagree. It's creative thinking to come up with fun ways to get kids to pronounce words correctly. I think you would make a terrific speech therapist. It's all about making it fun for the kid, kind of like Tom Sawyer, so they don't realize they're "working". Tina See, I disagree. It’s creative thinking to come up with fun ways to get kids to pronounce words correctly. I think you would make a terrific speech therapist. It’s all about making it fun for the kid, kind of like Tom Sawyer, so they don’t realize they’re “working”.

Tina

]]> By: Amy @ Milk Breath & Margaritas http://blog.erikajurney.com/why-ill-never-be-a-speech-therapist/#comment-41879 Amy @ Milk Breath & Margaritas Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:21:08 +0000 http://blog.erikajurney.com/?p=3036#comment-41879 This is hilarious! My 6 year old has a few speech quirks that are minor and I've yet to openly correct because I dread the loss of them. "It" instead of "if" is one. (It ya want to, we can play Star Wars!) The other is gwist for just. Gwist give me a minute. I gwist want to have one more. Oh my baby. <abbr><em>Amy @ Milk Breath & Margaritas´s latest post: <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MilkBreathAndMargaritas/~3/455318155/monkeys-and-bears-need-cages.html" rel="nofollow">Monkeys and Bears Need Cages</a></abbr></em> This is hilarious!

My 6 year old has a few speech quirks that are minor and I’ve yet to openly correct because I dread the loss of them. “It” instead of “if” is one. (It ya want to, we can play Star Wars!) The other is gwist for just. Gwist give me a minute. I gwist want to have one more.

Oh my baby.

Amy @ Milk Breath & Margaritas´s latest post: Monkeys and Bears Need Cages

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