Little Goose Speech

08/29/2023

Summer is ending and it’s off to school and starting daycare at my house so I’ve been thinking a lot about transitions and change.

I’ve compiled my top tips to help you have a smooth transition in your day-to-day or to prepare for major changes like starting daycare.

1. Explain - Prepare your child by talking about what’s to come. Remember to use simple language

2. Read - use books to help your child relate to the new experience. We love the Hello Genius series but I’m happy to help you find a book for a specific need.

3. Routines - Establish consistent ways of doing things to help your child learn what to expect.

4. Make it visual - pictures don’t disappear like words so they add extra information and help your child understand and remember what’s to come.

We cover transitions in my toddler communication classes starting in September (for kiddos 12-18 months). Link to register in my bio. If your child is a different age and you have questions, shoot me a message and I’m happy to help!

08/08/2023

Announcing Fall Little Goose Parent-Child Communication Classes!!

Registration on now for Sept 2023

Classes focus on strategies to lay a strong language foundation and encourage communication development through everyday play.

Classes are interactive for baby and have lots of song, book and play opportunities.

Baby class is 0-12 months
Toddler class is 12 months+

Link in bio to sign up.
Feel free to pm with questions.

Classes that teach communication strategies for mom and babies

08/04/2023

Taking a trip with your baby or toddler this summer?

Check out my tips to encourage their communication development
while travelling.

Our recent weekend trip got me thinking of how many new things my little one was seeing and experiencing. And I noticed her talking about new things as well.
A lot of her new words were junk foods from the hotel buffet, but so be it!

Sometimes little ones can have a bit of a language explosion on a trip when they are exposed to so many new things. Other times, they may be more quiet, especially if they are overstimulated, overtired or unsettled. Either is normal!

But by using a few language strategies before, during and after the trip, you can add new language to their new experiences and support their communication development.

Swipe for the tips.

And I’m curious, if you have taken a trip with your little one recently, what did you notice about their communication?

07/19/2023

Now that we are (a little bit) settled in our new house, I’m ready to open spaces for individual mini baby communication classes starting in August!

What is a mini class?
-4 weeks
-booked with me at a time convenient to you and your child
-virtual
-for kids 0-18 months
-answers all your questions about how communication develops
-teaches strategies and activities to encourage your child’s communication development
-helpful for any caregiver and baby (not only if concerns about your child’s communication)

Link in bio to sign up. DM or email with questions or to arrange a time.

07/11/2023

Big news!
has moved to Ottawa.

I’ve been on a bit of hiatus as I’ve been getting to know the city with the kids.

But I’m still available for virtual sessions for anyone in Ontario.
Please reach out if you have questions about your child’s communication and I’ll be happy to help!

06/01/2023

My baby is 18 months!

Sharing some important communication milestones to watch out for at 18 months.

All kids are different but milestones can be a guide to see if your child is on track.

Reach out with any questions!

05/25/2023

Inspired by our visit to .ca this week, I decide to share some of the benefits of sensory play for communication development.

Why is sensory play important for language development?

Actively Engages your Child

Children learn more language when they are engaged and motivated. Little ones love exploring and can be more engaged when we use multiple senses. We can follow their lead and talk about what they are doing at the moment.

Opportunity to teach new vocabulary and word types

Sensory exploration can provide a situation to model descriptive words (e.g. soft, dry, sticky). You can also add action words by commenting on what your child is doing with the materials (e.g. pour, scoop, paint).

You can join in and play

Parents can engage in sensory play alongside their child. This provides a model for children to imitate with their actions, sounds and words.

Can incorporate pretend play

Pretend play is linked to language development as in order to pretend you need to use a symbol for something else. By adding animals or characters into sensory play, this can spark engaging pretend play.

04/26/2023

Do you have questions about your child's communication development? Are you wondering if they are on track, or if there's anything you can do to help their language development along?

Let's take away the stigma from checking in with a speech-language pathologist. It doesn't mean your child is delayed or won't catch up.

is all about helping parents feel empowered, reassured and proactive about their child's communication.

From learning some communication strategies and tweaking your interaction style with your child, you can support them to become more effective communicators.

Reach out!
-Try our new!! individual mini bootcamp
-Join a group class (more dates coming soon)
-Ask me a question (on Instagram or on my website)

04/07/2023

Happy Easter weekend!
Hope you enjoy a lovely long weekend with family.

04/05/2023

Little Goose Parent-child communication classes starting next week.

Still a few spots left to join!!

Classes focus on strategies to promote communication development in babies and toddlers in an interactive class with songs, book and play.

Join us starting next week.
Classes are virtual and you can join easily from home!

Babies: Thursdays, 11:15-12:00
Toddlers: Tuesdays, 10:45-11:30

Classes that teach communication strategies for mom and babies

03/25/2023

Sign up is on for classes starting in April!

Classes focus on strategies to lay a strong language foundation and encourage communication development through everyday play.

Led by a speech-language pathologist and covered by many insurance plans.

Sign up now at www.littlegoosespeech.com

Classes that teach communication strategies for mom and babies

03/14/2023

Announcing Spring Little Goose Parent-Child Communication Classes!!

Classes focus on strategies to lay a strong language foundation and encourage communication development through everyday play.

Classes are interactive for baby and have lots of song, book and play opportunities.

Baby class is 4-12 months
Toddler class is 12 months+

www.littlegoosespeech.com

03/08/2023

For , Little Goose Speech] will be giving away a board book that teaches our littles about girl power and amazing things that women have done and can do!
I will be giving away 1 copy of the book This Little Trailblazer: A Girl Power Primer

To enter:
1. Tag a parent of a child under 18 months on this post (1 entry per tag)
2. Make sure you’re following Little Goose Speech]
3. Bonus entry: share on your story

Giveaway closes on Saturday Mar 11 at 11:59pm.
Open to Ontario residents only 🇨🇦 (but feel free to tag anyone)

02/09/2023

Valentine’s Day Book giveaway

I’m a big fan of any reason to get new books and want to share the love for Valentine’s Day.

For this Valentine’s Day I’ll be giving away 1 copy of the book Hug You, Kiss You, Love You by Joyce Wan.

This book has large simple cute illustrations and simple language perfect for little ones.

To enter:
1. Tag a parent of a child under 18 months on this post (1 entry per tag)
2. Make sure you’re following
3. Bonus entry: share on your story

Giveaway closes on Sunday Feb 12 at 11:59pm.
Open to Ontario residents only 🇨🇦 (but feel free to tag anyone)

Swipe right for more of our favourite books about love, hugs and kisses!

02/06/2023

Are you teaching your baby to communicate and just not sure what’s best?

As a mama, I know what it’s like to struggle with worries and questions about our kids.
-How much should I read to her?
-When will she say her first word?
-What learning activities should we do at home?

Even as a speech-language pathologist, I didn’t feel confident that I was doing all the things to raise my children into good communicators.

When the pandemic hit, my first baby was 8 months old. I needed a project and threw myself into developing baby activities. I soon realized that she wasn’t into many of the activities we tried, but what mattered was quality interactions. I drew on many of the communication strategies that I used in daily work with clients and started following her lead. I still did plan activities to give us structure to the day but tried to take some of the pressure off myself to plan the perfect activity.

Fast forward to baby 2 (now 14 months). The second kid was definitely easier but having 2 kids was definitely not. I had forgotten much of what I’d learned the first time around and had more questions and worries.
-Why is she not babbling yet?
-Are we speaking enough Spanish to her?
-Is she exposed to too much screen time?

During my mat leave, I decided to start up Little Goose Speech to give parents a baby class that can give them easy-to-implement strategies and ideas to give their child a strong language foundation in everyday play. We are underway with our second round of classes and sign up is on for spring classes starting end of March.

So if you’re not feeling so confident or have questions about raising your little one into a strong communicator, Little Goose Speech is here for you with parent-baby classes that teach early communication strategies and reassure you that you’re doing a great job!

Thanks to for inspiring me to write this post and share the Little Goose story.

Fun fact, I call my kids ‘goose’ 🐣 so that’s where the name came from.

01/15/2023

Toddler Class starts Tuesday!

Here’s a toddler toy recommendation
We absolutely love Melissa and Doug’s schoolyard tumble and barnyard tumble by .
We got both for Christmas and they have been instant hits with miss 13
Months and miss 3.5. They are great for pretend play and fine motor skills.

Share your toddler’s favourite Christmas gift in the comments.

Still a couple spots left for Tuesday’s toddler class to learn about pretend play, building communication and more of our favourite toys!

01/14/2023

So excited for Baby and Toddler Communication classes to start next week!

There are still a few spots left to join us. DM me or visit the link in bio to register.

Week 1’s theme is All About Winter.
We will be singing, reading and playing about winter as we learn about communication development.

Winter also offers new sensory experiences (Brr! 🥶❄️🧊) to learn from. Join us to find out fun ways to bring winter sensory indoors for your little one.

As a speech-language pathologist, I love using seasonal themes because they introduce new vocabulary and connect new words to baby’s current experiences.

01/11/2023

Classes are:
-interactive
-informative
-fun
-engaging
-led by a speech-language pathologist
-covered by many insurance plans

Join us starting next week, Jan 17!

Link in bio or DM with questions.