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Northern Star Therapy

✨Play-based, speech language therapy: 1-1 therapy, groups, camps, music classes
✨Parent tips for promoting language at home.

12/25/2025

From our family to yours — wishing you a Christmas filled with connection, peace, and moments that matter 🤍🎄

12/17/2025

Facebook advice about late talking is a journey… 🙃

One comment says “wait it out,”
another says “talk more,”
then someone chimes in with “don’t use signs,”
and suddenly you’re questioning your entire life plan.

If you’ve ever read a thread and walked away more confused than when you started…
welcome. We’ve all been there. 😂

Most of that advice is well-meaning… but not always helpful.
You’re not overthinking. Go with your gut, moms are often spot on with their instincts!
And there are simple, realistic ways to support your child’s communication without panicking or ignoring it.

If you’re thinking “okay, but what should I actually be doing right now?”
comment HELP and I’ll send you my free guide:
“Help! My Toddler Isn’t Talking Yet: 7 Things You Can Do Right Now.”

12/15/2025

Some days, the bravest thing a child does is walk through the door.

This little one came into speech completely overwhelmed — high-pitched noises, grimacing, tense from a really hard week. And on days like that, we shift the goal.

No expectations.
No pressure to talk.
No “pushing through.”

Just safety.
Just connection.
Just co-regulation.

Lights low.
Soft music.
Rocking. Jumping.
Calming visual sensory tools.
Following his lead — not my plan.

And slowly, his body softened.
His tone lowered.
His face relaxed.
He handed me toys.
He used gestures.
A few words slipped out.
He made eye contact.
He smiled.

That’s communication too — the kind that grows when a child finally feels safe again.

Parents: If your child is having more big feelings lately, it doesn’t mean they’re losing skills.
It means their nervous system needs support.

And supporting them IS progress. 🤍

If this resonates, you’re in the right place — stay awhile.

12/10/2025

Ah yes, the classic “don’t use signs — she’ll never talk” advice…
Brought to you by someone who has never read a single language study 🙃

Here’s the truth:
Signs support language.
Signs reduce frustration.
Signs build vocabulary and confidence.
Kids don’t talk instead of using signs —
they talk because signs make communication easier. This also applies to gestures and the use of AAC.

So yes… FULL U-TURN.

Your child isn’t replacing talking. If they could use words they would.
They’re building the foundation for it.

Save this for the next time someone gives you unsolicited “expert” advice.

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Bellville, OH
44813

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+14199822352

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http://www.northernstartherapy.com/, https://linktr.ee/northernstartherapy

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