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Hearing & Speech

On June 29, 2015 · 1 Comment · In child development, toddlers, vivienne

Nora just finished up her speech therapy last week. She didn’t graduate out of the need for it, but given her age (preschooler), her therapy is through the school district and therefore is only provided during the school year. It’s kind of a bummer, but her speech pathologist said that she didn’t think it […]

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Speak Freely

On March 3, 2015 · 8 Comments · In child development, nora, preschoolers

A few years ago, before she turned two, we had Nora evaluated by early intervention for her speech, when we were concerned about her lack of words.

Today, Nora was evaluated again. Girlfriend has words—a lot of them. She doesn’t stop talking. But this time, it was about understanding what she says.

I mentioned in […]

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Redshirting

On January 27, 2015 · 21 Comments · In child development, nora, preschoolers

We had Nora’s preschool parent-teacher conference yesterday. Michael and I walked into her empty classroom and took a seat across from her teacher, in the tiny blue chairs at the too-short tables. Twenty minutes dedicated to hearing someone else’s evaluation of our girl.

It went really well. We weren’t quite sure what to expect, but […]

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The Sum of All Fears

On December 3, 2014 · 8 Comments · In child development, disney world, nora, preschoolers

My 4 year old is afraid of everything right now. EVERYTHING.

I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about this since our trip to Disney World. It was during our trip a few weeks ago when Nora’s fears really seemed to take hold and become more of a challenge… not just for her, but […]

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Baby Bully

On June 30, 2014 · 1 Comment · In child development, vivienne

Is it possible for babies to be bullies? Because, uh… Vivienne sometimes acts like one when she’s around other babies. Or puppies.

In general, Vivienne is a very “vocal,” strong-willed baby. She’s always been the type to let us know when she wants or needs something. And as she’s grown, we’ve noticed that she doesn’t […]

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