Mindful Moves Speech and Myo

06/06/2024

Great video by Dr. Zaghi explaining some of the impacts and considerations regarding enlarged tonsils in children!

05/26/2024

FREEBIE!!!! Where are my pediatric myofunctional therapy friends? It’s a holiday weekend and I am feeling inspired to share some of my tools I use to educate and generalize oral posture, breathing, and swallow beyond the session with my pediatric clients. My lovely daughter is modeling our breathe and My Mouth is a House pamphlets that I give clients early in the Myo process. Also pictured are some trackers and reminder signs I give clients to help in generalization. I will choose three people to send these files to on Monday. Like my instagram and pages and tag two friends to be entered in a lottery to win these files!

05/07/2024

Thanks to Ann Blau and Kaitlyn Shrum for their article regarding Sleep Disordered Breathing and the role of the Speech-Language Pathologist!

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03/06/2024

03/06/2024

The speech nerd in me loves this :). There are some pretty cool possible applications using this information in the future!

Researchers made a groundbreaking discovery on how the human brain forms words before speaking.

03/06/2024

Getting ready to do some jaw work as part of our Orofacial myofunctional program. This middle schooler was referred for a interdental /s/ by a local SLP. Maximal opening at the evaluation was 23mm. Today, on week 4, opening was 42mm. That’s a big gain and more importantly there is a noticeable bump in speech clarity!

02/29/2024

I love this graphic from The Breathe Institute. I don’t think it’s common knowledge that Sleep disordered breathing is a progressive disease. Let’s catch it at the early stages to prevent progression! Myofunctional therapy assessment and treatment as part of a good airway team plays a large role in this.

02/04/2024

My mind and heart are full after a weekend of learning and connecting with like minded providers. It is always interesting to hear the latest techniques and research out there. Thanks to Dr. Baxter, Dr. Zaghi, Dr. Hannavash, and all the other presenters who shared their expertise!

02/02/2024

Gorgeous view from the American Laser Study Club conference at the Hyatt today. Loving the collaboration and learning!

01/04/2024

Why attend ICAP 2024?
Because Collaboration Rocks!

ICAP has a long standing tradition of offering conferences filled with connection between professionals from many varied backgrounds. This is an opportunity to learn about all aspects of treating oral restrictions across the lifespan from leaders in the field! There will be presentations on emerging research, the latest standards in treatment, and many cutting-edge approaches!

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!
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12/31/2023

As we approach 2024, we want to wish all of our colleagues and clients the happiest and healthiest New Year! We hope everyone enjoyed their holidays wherever and with whomever you celebrated :)

11/17/2023

There is richness and connection that comes with treating in home. I was greeted by this beautiful art at a client’s door today. For all those celebrating Diwali, May the light of Diwali illuminate your home and heart with happiness and prosperity.

11/05/2023

All set up at Love Strong for Family fest! Come get some tacos, play some games, shop for Christmas, and meet some fantastic service providers! Here 11-3 pm

10/31/2023

Excited to be included in the Baby Brain Building series at Cafe of Life on Thursday!

10/16/2023

You know you are a pediatric therapist when this pops up as your cell phone synchs to the car and your kids are in middle school!

10/03/2023

Playdoh taco with rectangle cheese, plastic taco with shredded cheese, real taco shell with rectangle and shredded cheese. Chips and rectangle cheese are preferred foods. Eating a taco shell with rectangle cheese for the win! Working towards things to eat out at restaurants :)

09/29/2023

My kids are 10 and 12, so perusing the baby aisles to look for what’s new out there from time to time is a great way to spend time in between clients!

09/29/2023

Working on habit elimination for thumb sucking. Modeling and showing chewing on his “chompy teeth” (less spitting out of foods), changing from wide spout bottle to straw, introducing targeted vibration, and lots of visual and tactile (prompts) feedback with repetitive practice for motor learning! This is 3 year old speech and feeding.

09/14/2023

I haven’t posted an update recently on my expansion. I am several months in and have gained almost 8 mm width measuring from mesiolingual cusp! I’m done with round one of aligner trays on the bottom :) Nasal breathing is better, especially for working out!

09/02/2023

Adding an Orofacial Myofunctional Therapist to the orthodontic office can help treatments be more effective.

09/01/2023

Getting out some myo tools and fun incentives to start a session with a five year old. This is how we will myo today. What does your myo look like today?

09/01/2023

Practicing nasal breathing with myo tape and traceable shapes! Once we get this down we will start some active practice by marching, having a dance party, and later doing something like an obstacle course or shooting hoops!

08/30/2023

If you are a parent with a newborn and want more information on Tummy Time, Hope, a fabulous pediatric PT, has an online course all about it. Check it out!

Have a new baby and curious about all this tummy time talk?! 💬

You’ve heard how important tummy time is, but maybe you don’t know how to get started. Or maybe you’ve tried, but your munchkin protests the whole time! 😖

Head to the link 🔗 in my bio and check out my online course “Tummy Time 101!” Specifically designed for babies from birth to 6 months, this online, 💻 self-paced course will help take the stress out of tummy time.

Tag a friend who may benefit from some tummy time tips! ❤️

08/29/2023

Playing dentist this morning with a little buddy, to get him prepped for his frenectomy and “mouth armor“ (palatal expander). We had a lot of fun exploring spaghetti, and dipping bacon into sauce too! There was some robot voice speech sound practice in there as well. There are lots of fun ways to do oral play, increase oral awareness and decrease sensitivity, as well as working on developing a motor plan and skills for speech and swallowing.

08/25/2023

I love providing education to empower parents in developing language and communication. There is a whole world of communication and language building that comes before talking! Excited to offer this class at Love Strong Wellness in Rancho Bernardo and looking forward to doing so in other parts of the county :)

08/25/2023

I love “language walks”. Pairing the motor movement and sensory experiences with language is so rich and fun for therapist, parent, and kiddo. Thanks to The OT Toolbox for this graphic guide showing all the vocabulary exposure children and parents can have on a walk, playing in the backyard, or at the park. Bringing language to the everyday routine and out into the community is something I love to do (at the grocery store, in the library, cooking, doing laundry).

Heading to the park? Here are sensory & motor ideas for a park scavenger hunt! https://hikeitbaby.com/blog/kids-parks-day-ideas-enjoying-park/

08/24/2023

I'm excited to be offering parent education classes! This one will be at Love Strong Wellness in Rancho Bernardo.