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Bear Tracks Pediatric Therapies helps children through Speech-Language Therapy and Feeding Therapy.

02/11/2026

Children may already be saying “I love you” in ways that don’t sound like words.

For many children, especially those still developing speech or communication skills, love shows up through connection, imitation, closeness, and shared moments.

Bringing you a toy. Sitting beside you. Looking back to make sure you’re watching. These small moments are meaningful forms of communication.

Communication does not begin with perfect words. It begins with connection, safety, and relationships.

📌 Save this for the days you need a reminder that your child is already communicating more than you may realize. 🤍

02/10/2026

My work life, but make it a cartoon. 😆

02/07/2026

Moments like this matter.

Safe pacing. Thoughtful textures. Support without pressure.

When a child feels secure, progress has space to happen.

02/04/2026

Feeding difficulties are rarely about behavior.
Often, there’s a medical or structural reason beneath the surface.

A laryngeal cleft is one example of a condition that can make eating and drinking feel unsafe, even when a child wants to eat. When food or liquid enters the airway, the body protects itself through coughing, refusal, or fatigue at the table.

Understanding the why behind feeding challenges is the first step toward supporting them in a safe and meaningful way.

📌 Save this post if feeding feels confusing or overwhelming right now.

02/02/2026

A day in the life of a mobile feeding therapist 🐻

Today looked like this:
A car ride.
A thoughtful plan.
A child who may be navigating a laryngeal cleft.
And a small but meaningful win at the table.

For children who struggle to swallow safely, feeding therapy isn’t about “trying harder.” It’s about safety, trust, and meeting the body where it is.

In today’s session, we explored textured foods like small, manageable pieces of cheese while watching closely for comfort, coordination, and enjoyment. And yes… he enjoyed it. 💛

Those moments matter.
They tell us what the body is ready for.
They guide what comes next.

This is what mobile therapy allows:
✨ Care in real environments
✨ Sessions shaped by the child, not the clock
✨ Collaboration with families every step of the way

Progress doesn’t always look big - but it’s always built on intention.

👇 Parents & caregivers:
What’s one food your child feels safest starting with right now?

01/30/2026

One of our Bear Tracks SLPs, , shared a simple but powerful reminder today:

✨ Communication doesn’t have to feel like work.

Bringing playful tools into a session like a play phone, walkie-talkies, microphones, or even a silly voice changer, gives kids a way to communicate without pressure.

Why it works:
• Kids love pretending to be the adults they see every day
• Play lowers demands and increases motivation
• Communication happens naturally when it feels fun and safe

It’s not “just a toy.”
It’s an invitation to talk, imitate, connect, and be heard on their terms.

👇 Parents & caregivers:
What toy does your child love to “talk through” right now?

01/29/2026

Feeding therapy doesn’t have to feel stressful. 🐻

The SOS (Sequential Oral Sensory) Approach is built around one simple truth:
Children eat better when they feel safe.

Instead of forcing bites, SOS supports the sensory, motor, and emotional systems involved in eating helping children move from fear to curiosity, and from refusal to confidence.

At Bear Tracks, we use because it respects the child, the nervous system, and the real process of learning to eat.

If mealtimes feel overwhelming, save this post or send it to someone who might need it. 💛

01/26/2026

Feeding challenges are rarely about being “picky.” 🐻

When a child refuses foods, textures, or entire meals, it’s often their body and nervous system saying, this doesn’t feel safe yet.

Feeding is one of the most complex tasks a child’s body performs. It relies on sensory processing, oral-motor coordination, and sometimes even breathing and digestion working together.

That’s why feeding therapy looks beyond the plate — to understand why eating feels hard and how to support a child’s body in feeling safe and confident at the table.

If any of these signs sound familiar, you are not alone — and your child is not doing anything wrong.

Save this for later or share it with someone who might need to see it today. 💛

01/23/2026

Come spend a day in the life with .slp as a mobile SLP 🐻

From a trunk full of therapy toys, to transitions between sessions, to documentation in the backyard — no two days look the same.

Mobile therapy means meeting children where their life happens, adapting in real time, and trusting your clinical judgment every step of the way. It’s flexible, fast-paced, and deeply rewarding.

For SLPs who value autonomy, creativity, and meaningful connection, this work hits differently.

What does a typical workday look like for you?

01/21/2026

There’s something powerful about meeting children where life actually happens. 🐻

For us, mobile therapy isn’t just a setting — it’s a mindset.

It means flexibility.
It means trusting clinical judgment.
It means adapting sessions in real time to support the child in front of us.

When therapy moves beyond four clinic walls, it opens the door to deeper connection, more meaningful progress, and care that fits into a family’s real day.

This is what mobile therapy looks like at Bear Tracks.

What do you think makes therapy most effective for children?

01/19/2026

The most important communication doesn’t always happen in a clinic room. 🐻

It happens at home.
It happens at daycare.
It happens during real routines, in familiar spaces.

At Bear Tracks, we believe therapy should meet children where their life actually happens.

By stepping outside the “four walls” of a traditional clinic, we unlock:

✨ Natural motivation
Using toys, routines, and spaces your child already loves

✨ Real-life carryover
Strategies practiced at home are easier to use after we leave

✨ Reduced stress
No commute. No waiting rooms. Just focused support where your child feels safest

We’re not just visiting — we’re partnering with families in the spaces that matter most.

💬 Where is your child’s favorite place to play at home?

01/16/2026

Therapy doesn’t happen in a 30-minute bubble. It happens in the 10,000 moments in between. 🐻

In Early Intervention, our goal is Parent/Caregiver Coaching. Why this matters for your child:

✨ The “Expert” Shift: You are the person your child spends the most time with. When you learn the strategy, your child gets “therapy” all day long, not just once a week.

✨ Managing “Tricky” Moments: When a child becomes whiny or aggressive during play, it’s often a sign of frustration or a struggle with “joint attention” (sharing an activity).

✨ Redirection over Correction: In this video, you see a moment of impatience. Instead of stopping the session, we use it as a “teaching moment” to help the child find their way back to the shared activity with Mom.

By practicing these strategies in your home, using your toys, we ensure that the progress you see today is progress you can maintain tomorrow.

Does your child struggle with sharing or transitions during play? Let’s talk about it in the comments. 👇

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3078 Serenity Lane
Naperville, IL
60564

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http://Beartrackspediatric.com/

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