12/31/2025
✨ Grateful as we step into a New Year ✨
As we welcome a new year, I’m reflecting on what made 2025 so meaningful at Little Talkers Speech Therapy and it all comes down to the people.
This year we built new referral partnerships with preschools and daycares across the St. Louis community, completed 100+ speech and language screenings, completed 537 therapy sessions (with a few months off for maternity leave), and decided to expand the team and hire an independent contractor. We also donated therapy baskets to local fundraisers, and led a Mommy & Me class focused on early communication and connection- all with the goal of supporting children and families beyond the therapy room.
But the real story is in the wins you can’t always measure:
• A child who met all of his speech goals and now confidently says every /r/ sound
• A child who mastered /sh/ sounds after consistent, hard work
• A child with childhood apraxia of speech (a motor speech disorder) who went from missing gestures and imitation skills to producing 2–3 word sentences
• A lateral lisp eliminated- opening the door to clearer, more confident communication
• A child who now confidently speaks up in class because his speech is clearer
• A little one who went from missing gestures to saying nearly 50 words and is almost caught up to same-age peers
• So many parents who found their voice and advocated for their child, sometimes for the very first time
Every session represented effort. Every sound represented practice. Every milestone represented trust.
To the families who showed up, practiced at home, asked hard questions, and believed in their child’s potential-thank you. To the children who worked so hard- I am so proud of you.
Here’s to continued growth, collaboration, and communication in 2026. We are cheering you on, always.💛
