Everything Zen With Aileen

04/09/2022

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10/07/2021

10/01/2021

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03/16/2019

Prelinguistic skills aka the foundation of communication needs to be mastered before children can talk. Many parents focus on expressive words but there is much more to communication then just talking. Once the foundation has been developed and receptive language has improved, functional skills like requesting and labelling can be targeted. I like to focus on everyday words “mom, dad, help, car, no, yes, eat, apple, cookie, done” before working on academic skills like colours, alphabet, shapes, letters and numbers. I have seen many children who are able to count and say the alphabet but they do not know how to request, express their needs or even say “mama/dada”. Both the child and parent are frustrated and it makes sense why they would be feeling that way.

03/10/2019

So many signs of language disorders in preschoolers but a big one is that they cannot answer questions and have conversations with you. They may talk and have vocabulary but the quality of their communication is off and skills are scattered. See a speech-language pathologist if you’re concerned. Early intervention makes a huge difference and many times we can work on goals to fill in the gaps so they no longer have disordered language or at least make significant improvements. I love working with children with language disorders...their progress can be amazing when parents target goals at home.
There is no wait list if you live in Winnipeg too.

03/08/2019

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02/11/2019

I can still name all my teachers from grade 1-12. Many were good and a few were life changing.

12/25/2018

Merry Christmas 🎄

11/28/2018

Always!!

09/12/2018

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05/31/2018

Nothing is more important than my kids mental health...also that they are happy!

05/27/2017

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05/07/2017

It's been 15 years since I started my career as a Pediatric Speech Language Pathologist. I have spent this entire time at my first job at Children's Hospital. I have learned that each child is so wonderfully unique and I still love being with these little people.

04/21/2017

04/15/2017

One of my favourites! Each child is unique and learns at their own individual pace. It's up to us as therapists and educators to figure out the best way they learn. Children just need to be who God made them 💜💙

01/22/2017

Kindness...share the joy ❤

01/21/2017

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