The Speech & Language Center

01/06/2026

✨ Cuentitos is here! ✨
Cuentitos is a Spanish-language, play-based speech and language group designed to support early communication, vocabulary growth, and social interaction through stories, songs, and hands-on play.

Led by a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist, this small-group experience creates a fun, supportive space for children to build language skills while connecting with peers.

🗓 Wednesdays at 11:00 AM
📍 Our West Chester office

Perfect for little ones learning and growing their language skills—Cuentitos blends connection, culture, and communication. 💬💛No prior Spanish experience needed!

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12/16/2025

The holidays are one of the best times to work on perspective taking—an important executive functioning skill.

Perspective taking helps us understand that:
• other people have different preferences
• reactions won’t always match expectations
• our feelings and someone else’s feelings can exist at the same time and yet be different

Gift-giving (and receiving!) gives us real, meaningful moments to practice this skill—no worksheets required.

If reactions feel tricky this time of year, it doesn’t mean your child is ungrateful.
It means their executive functioning skills are still developing.

And that’s okay💙🎁

12/16/2025

The holidays are a naturally great time to work on perspective taking skills, one of the most important executive functioning skills.

Perspective taking is crucial for:
-understanding other people think differently
-reactions may not match expectations
-gifts might excite one person and make someone else anxious or mad

Gift giving (and receiving) gives us really, meaningful moments to practice this skill.

Leading up to the holidays this year, make gift giving and receiving have a bonus lesson. Chat with your loved one about different aspects of the gifts they plan to give. Also- plan ahead for reactions of all kinds!!

If reactions feel tricky this time of year, it doesn’t mean you or your child are ungrateful. It means their EF SKILLS are still developing.
And that’s ok!💙🎁

12/16/2025

The holidays and gift-giving seasons bring excitement, traditions, and big emotions, but they also bring some natural opportunities to work on executive functioning skills. One skill in particular that has come to mind during this season is perspective taking.

If your child struggles with understanding others’ viewpoints, big emotional reactions, or flexible thinking, these moments can become powerful learning opportunities.

12/15/2025

🎯 Why are we working on “ffff” during play?

That “ffff” sound is called a fricative—a speech sound made by pushing air through a small space (think f, s, v, sh). These sounds require precise lip and airflow control, which is why they can be tricky to master.

👉 /f/ typically emerges between ages 2–3, so if it’s missing, distorted, or replaced with another sound, we may need to target it—especially when it’s affecting how well a child is understood.

During play, we sneak in lots of opportunities to practice “ffff” in a way that feels fun and natural with words they are motivated and eager to say with games they want to play!

Because when kids are engaged, motivated, and relaxed… learning sticks.

💡 Noticing your child skipping or replacing any sounds?
Early support can make a big difference—reach out to learn how we can help

Parents- you are not expected to know all of this stuff or navigate it on your own!! That’s what we’re here for!

12/11/2025

Thank you for having me! 💙💙💙💙💙
Our Babble & Books session was full of stories, songs, early language skills, and the most engaged little ones!!

We love bringing connection, communication, and early literacy into spaces that support both mamas and their kiddos.

And hosting this group in Media is especially close to my heart — I’m a Media mama myself, so being able to pour into this community means so much to me.

If you’re interested in more Babble & Books sessions, follow along to stay up to date on upcoming dates for this class and the many programs we offer!

12/10/2025

These are the messages we find ourselves repeating many times or wishing we had said but maybe missed the chance.

As speech-language pathologists, we work with clients across the lifespan — from toddlers discovering their first words to adults rebuilding or improving communication skills. No matter the age, there are some universal truths about communication, progress, and the therapy process that we wish eve...

12/09/2025

✨ 10 Things I Wish I Could Tell Every Parent as an SLP ✨

1️⃣ Progress isn’t linear — and that’s okay.
Some weeks bring big leaps, others feel slow. Every tiny step forward matters.

2️⃣ What you do at home matters more than anything I do in the session.
You’re your child’s most powerful communication partner. Your follow-through changes everything.

3️⃣ Communication is more than words.
Gestures, signs, AAC, eye contact, play — it all counts and it’s all worth celebrating.

4️⃣ Comparison steals joy.
Every child grows on their own timeline. Success looks different for everyone.

5️⃣ Play isn’t “just play.”
It’s the true foundation of language. More growth happens in play than in drills or worksheets.

6️⃣ Consistency matters.
Missed sessions = missed learning opportunities. Speech progress is a marathon, not a sprint.

7️⃣ Your concerns are valid.
You know your child best. If something feels off, it’s okay to speak up.

8️⃣ Progress takes time — and the little wins are huge.
A new sound, a longer phrase, a new way to connect… we celebrate it all.

9️⃣ AAC does NOT stop speech.
It supports verbal expression — and that only builds confidence, connection, and communication.

🔟 We’re on the same team.
Our goal isn’t checking boxes — it’s helping your child connect, share, and be understood. We have no judgement of you or your child, we are here for guidance and support.

💙You’re doing an amazing job.

12/04/2025

Here are some ways to navigate the season while protecting your emotional, cognitive, and sensory well-being.

As a speech-language pathologist (and parent, partner, friend, and human), I see firsthand how stress and burnout can show up this time of year — both in the families I support and in myself. Personally, I find it so hard to “practice what I preach” this time of year. I am starting now, before...

12/02/2025

🌟 Join us for Cuentitos! 🌟
A warm, playful exploration of Spanish led by our licensed Spanish-speaking SLP — perfect for ages 0–6, and no prior Spanish experience needed!

✨ What to expect:
30 minutes of engaging bilingual stories, songs, and language-rich fun…
followed by 30 minutes of free play + Q&A with members of The Speech & Language Center team.

-Now offered in our West Chester office- sign up on our website www.thespeechlanguagecenter.org

Coming soon to Harmony Kids Playhouse in Media

Follow along for updates and special offers— we can’t wait to learn and play with you!

11/25/2025

This stat blew our minds ➡️ Caitlin learned that if an AAC user only gets one hour of therapy with their device each week, it would take 84 years for them to receive the same amount of language modeling as an 18-month-old.

Eighty. Four. Years.

This is why modeling at home, in school, in the community, and across daily routines matters so much. AAC success is built in the everyday moments, not just in the therapy room.
Anybody else blown away by this statistic? Let’s do better for our AAC users!

11/17/2025

🎉 Intro Class Special: FREE when you subscribe to our newsletter — www.thespeechlanguagecenter.org/monthly-newsletter

Cuentitos: Animals Edition!
Join us on Wednesday, November 26th at 11AM for a special bilingual story + play experience for little ones ages 0–6. We’ll explore Spanish together through animal-themed stories, play, and connection in our warm, welcoming space. 🐻 This is a complementary class for members of our community, join us as we introduce and grow this program!
After this intro session, Cuentitos will be a paid program offered periodically in West Chester and Media. Each class will have time for open play and a chance to chat with our licensed Spanish-speaking SLP.

And… Cuentitos will be coming soon to ! Stay tuned for those dates!