Prickly Pear Pediatric Therapy

Prickly Pear Pediatric Therapy Premier pediatric speech, language, and occupational therapy in southern Utah. Serving children ages 18 months to 18 years old.

Evidence-based, child-centered, motivating pediatric therapy that produces results!

Wondering about speech sounds for your child? Screenshot this easy to read guide! 📸 When looking at speech sound norms, ...
11/20/2025

Wondering about speech sounds for your child? Screenshot this easy to read guide! 📸

When looking at speech sound norms, our SLPs look at a variety of factors. But this quick guide shows you what age most children acquire these sounds by.

2- m, n, p, b, d, h, w

3- t, f, k, g, y, ng

4- ch, l, s, v, z, j, sh

5- th (voiced), r, z

6- th (voiceless)

These benchmarks are used as part of our evaluations to screen for speech sound disorders & to develop treatment plans to target these specific sounds 🎯

Have a child that is missing a couple sounds? 🎼
DM us today to get set up for a free phone consultation 🎉

We will take any excuse to remind you all of the importance of reading aloud to your children! (Insert allllll the nerd ...
11/15/2025

We will take any excuse to remind you all of the importance of reading aloud to your children! (Insert allllll the nerd and book emojis here 🤓📖)

Go ahead and SAVE these reminders for later! 🌵

Did you know encouraging a NOISY toddler is a GREAT thing for language development?! 🗣️Start modeling these sound effect...
11/13/2025

Did you know encouraging a NOISY toddler is a GREAT thing for language development?! 🗣️

Start modeling these sound effects for your toddler, and see which ones they start imitating!
Don’t forget: always make sure to keep it FUN! We all learn best when we’re having fun.

If you have questions about your child’s speech development, DM us ‘help’ and we’ll set you up with a free consultation! 💬

Hey parents! Think your child’s speech sounds are delayed? 🤔Here are 3 signs of delayed speech sound development in a 3....
11/05/2025

Hey parents! Think your child’s speech sounds are delayed? 🤔

Here are 3 signs of delayed speech sound development in a 3.5 year old!

Final consonant deletion: This happens when the child omits the final consonant in multiple different words ❌

Assimilation: This is when a child changes one sound in a word to become more similar to a neighboring sound in the same word to make pronunciation easier 🔃

Deletes syllables: When a child cuts off entire syllables in multiple different words 🚫

Does this sound like your child and you live in Southern Utah?

DM us to schedule a free 15 minute phone consultation with a team member 🎉

Worried if your child’s speech is on track? 🗣️ Here are some guidelines of what our speech pathologists at Prickly Pear ...
10/29/2025

Worried if your child’s speech is on track? 🗣️ Here are some guidelines of what our speech pathologists at Prickly Pear expect at certain ages.

⭐️ Milestones indicate what we expect 90% of children can do at a certain age and the average is what we expect 50% of children to be able to do 🧠

These numbers are great guidelines but only give a small glimpse into your child’s speech journey! It’s important to connect with a SLP to go over specific concerns for your individual child.

Shoot us a DM to get you set up for a free introductory call 📞

Too often parents think the way to get their child to start imitating words is to repeatedly urge them “say ___,” “say _...
10/14/2025

Too often parents think the way to get their child to start imitating words is to repeatedly urge them “say ___,” “say ___,” “say ___.” What if I told you that was NOT the key way to promote language development?

Instead, start with imitation of gross motor movements, like clapping your hands! Once they master that, move on to imitation of facial expressions, like a silly face or a happy face. Then move on to imitation of sounds, such as blowing raspberries or making animal noises. Finally, your child may be ready to imitate words!

But even at that stage, please don’t just prompt them with “say ___,” “say ___,” “say ___” all day long :) I promise there are much more engaging ways to promote language development!

👋🏼 If you’re new here — welcome! We are Prickly Pear Pediatric Therapy, a team of pediatric developmental therapists🌵 Follow along to learn more!

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Saint George, UT
84770

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Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

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