How to Maximize your Child’s School-Based Speech Therapy

As the fall and back-to-school season progress, your child’s school-based speech therapy services are likely in full swing. At Speech Buddies, we believe parents should play an active and ...

A Brief Guide to ENT Issues that could affect your child’s speech

by Gordy Rogers, M.S. CCC-SLP Language Development Parents' Corner Speech Disorders Speech Therapy for Kids

If a child shows concerning speech patterns, there is usually no clear cause. The vast majority of speech challenges related to development are what’s called idiopathic–they just happen. Sometimes, specific ...

New Speech Delay Study

by Gordy Rogers, M.S. CCC-SLP normal speech milestones Parents' Corner Speech and Hearing Disorders Speech Therapy for Kids Speech Therapy Techniques

When the American Medical Association Speaks, We Listen I’ve been quite affected by a recent research study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). The research ...

Guiding Your Child’s Speech Journey: A Parent’s Guide

by Gordy Rogers, M.S. CCC-SLP Language Development Parents' Corner Speech Therapy for Kids Speech Therapy Ideas

In my clinical career, I have direct comparisons of parents who were deeply involved in their children’s therapy regimen and those who were not. In almost every case, the parents ...

Your Child’s Speech Development: Is it Time For An Evaluation?

by Gordy Rogers, M.S. CCC-SLP Expert Corner Language Development Speech Disorders Speech Therapy for Kids

As parents, my wife and I always try to perform cost-benefit analysis when our kids need professional or healthcare services. We all want the best for our children, but is ...

Keeping the Momentum In Your Child’s Speech Plan During The Summer

by Gordy Rogers, M.S. CCC-SLP Parents' Corner Speech Therapy for Kids Speech Therapy Ideas

Ahhh summer. The time of year when your child’s speech plan is interrupted because of camp and family vacations. As much as our kids deserve a break from their academic ...

Making the Most of Your School-Based Speech Services

by Gordy Rogers, M.S. CCC-SLP Parents' Corner School Speech and Hearing Disorders Speech Therapy Techniques

Congratulations! You’ve made it off a waiting list for school-based speech therapy services for your child. Through no fault of their own, many school districts provide speech therapy in groups ...

How To Manage Your Child’s Speech Challenges While On A School Waiting List

by Gordy Rogers, M.S. CCC-SLP Expert Corner Parents' Corner Special Needs Speech delay Speech Therapy for Kids

The Covid pandemic brought an unprecedented staffing challenge across the entire American healthcare system. From hospitals, to outpatient private practices to schools, there aren’t enough speech pathologists to serve the ...

Meet Lauren Jackson: SLP Highlight

by Adrienne P. Speech Therapy for Kids

1. What inspired you to become a speech therapist? My grandmother was the matriarch of the family. In 1991 she fell ill due to a stroke and I saw how therapists, especially ...

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