Bright Strides Speech Therapy

12/31/2025

Wishing a Happy New Year to the best clients in the world! Thank you letting us be part of your communication journey!

12/31/2025

Well said!

🥳 Our most popular post of 2025

When a child is able to communicate their wants, needs, and ideas, that’s huge!

*And by the way, if their ideas include a lot of things about colors and numbers, that’s totally cool! We just don’t want parents to feel like they’re behind if they aren’t focusing on ABCs and 123s with their toddlers.

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🤔 We’re not exactly sure where it came from, but as parents we seem to get the message that the important things to teach our kids are colors, numbers, and letters. ⁣​​​​​​​​⁠
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These skills are important, but they actually come pretty naturally for children when they are developmentally ready and oftentimes we push little ones wayyyyy too early. ⁣​​​​​​​​⁠
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🤩 So, while they’re little, let’s focus on helping them learn words like the ones listed on the right can help them communicate with others and get their needs met. ⁣​​​​​​​​⁠
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💛 Some kids are naturally really interested in letters, colors, and numbers at an early age And if that’s the case, of course nurture those interests and strengths⁠
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Visit us at weetalkers.com for more — our blog and podcast (Talk It Out with Wee Talkers) are super helpful, free resources!

12/24/2025

Merry Christmas to All!
Our office will be closed from December 25th and will reopen on Monday, January 5th.

12/10/2025

Be safe out there- much of the ice and snow on the roads is gone, however, back roads still have icy spots where it is shady. Leave early- take your time- arrive safe!

12/09/2025

Due to icy road conditions, our office is closed today, Tuesday , 12/9. Our team will be reaching out directly to scheduled families. Stay safe and warm!

12/08/2025

Our office will be closed today (12/8/25) for the safety of our staff and clients. Stay safe out there!

12/05/2025

Books give knowledge, adventures, dreams, and wishes. Give a book this year and read together often in 2026!

This week we are thinking about Christmas!

We love reading, and books are a perfect Christmas present. Here’s why…

12/03/2025

Don’t wait- trust your instincts and Evaluate

Another day, another family telling me their doctor told them to wait and see 😭😭😭 AND this one was a 17 month old boy with signs of autism AND an Autistic sibling. And the doctor said wait until *3 years old* to get evaluated for speech 😡🤬

Whyyyyyyyy make this child wait for support for a year and a half?!? Nope nope nope.

If someone tells you to wait and see- please 1) see a specialist, and 2) if a specialist tells you this and you aren’t comfortable with it, get another opinion!

Note: I recognize many people are on long waiting lists and seeing messages like this are confusing and overwhelming. I see you. This post is aimed towards providers, and also families who could have access to support, or need access to waitlists. It’s also true that when parents are told to “wait” they may not take a delay seriously and not seek support via social media or parent education during this waiting period either. Therpay isn’t the only option and there is LOTS parents can learn free online! ❤️❤️❤️

11/26/2025

Our office will close today at 3pm fir our ataff to celebrate Thakagi ing. We will reopen Monday, Dec 1st at noon.

11/23/2025

So true- every step forward counts no matter how big or small!

This week we are thinking about developmental milestones!

*Remember developmental milestones are a guide, and every child is different*

11/13/2025

This week we are thinking about speech sounds!

There are many processes a child needs to work through when they are struggling with a sound, from building their awareness of it, to saying it in isolation, through to being able to use the sound correctly in a conversation. This diagram depicts the 'steps to super speech' – remember it can take some time to move up the steps!

11/12/2025

This week we are thinking about speech sounds!

have a great section on their website about speech sounds, including FAQs and top tips. You can view their information here: www.speechandlanguage.org.uk/help-for-families/resource-library-for-families/speech-sounds