Potty Training Children
Offers parents an interactive patented potty training solution that uses positive reinforcement and a reward system. Includes potty training tips, articles, product information, and online ordering.
Offers parents an interactive patented potty training solution that uses positive reinforcement and a reward system. Includes potty training tips, articles, product information, and online ordering.
All For Mommies
Friendly & supportive message boards for women trying to conceive, pregnant, or are already a mommy!
Friendly & supportive message boards for women trying to conceive, pregnant, or are already a mommy!
Creative Sign Language and Music Classes, Music Therapy, Birthday Parties.
Programs offered for families, adults, and children of all ages. Lora Heller is the founding director.
Foraging With the "Wildman"- Learn about edible and medicinal wild vegetables, herbs, greens, fruits, berries, nuts, seeds, and mushrooms with NYC's favorite naturalist, "Wildman" Steve Brill. Find out about his public Wild Food and Ecology tours in local parks, and the work he does with kids.
Happy Hour 4 Kids & Manhattan OT- is a pediatric therapy center in Manhattan providing speech and language pathology, occupational therapy, physical therapy, counseling, socialization groups, ABA, 1:1 Special Instruction and private SEIT services. We honor EI, CPSE, and CSE mandates as well as private pay clients.
NYC EDUCATORS/THERAPISTS/CENTERS/CLASSES
PRODUCTS
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NYU CHILD STUDY CENTER- Directed by world-renowned autism expert Catherine Lord, Ph.D., Interim Director of the NYU Child Study Center Asperger Institute, the service specializes in the comprehensive evaluation and early identification of social and communication difficulties in children as young as 12-months of age.
LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER AT MOUNT SINAI Specializing in the evaluation and treatment of learning disabilities, developmental disorders, behavior problems. Dr. Marks is the director and he performs neuropsychological assessments.
A Parent's Complete Guide to Speech & Language Development- Dr. Kenn Apel & Dr. Julie J. Masterson
Dr. Carolyn Kessler is a licensed psychologist with expertise in child and adolescent mental health and developmental disabilities, including autism. She provides therapy and assessment for individuals with behavioral, emotional, and learning difficulties and offers therapy for family members of individuals with autism. She works in Park Slope, Brooklyn.
Haylee Seltzer is a licensed clinical social worker and psychotherapist with a private practice in midtown Manhattan. Ms. Seltzer uses cognitive and psychodynamic oriented approaches in both short term and extended treatment. She has experience working with a variety of mental health issues including parenting, trauma, anxiety disorders and the effects of divorce on children.
RECOMMENDED BOOKS
The Oppenheim Toy Portfolio- the only independent consumer review of children's media
TOYS
Alex Toys-received the most prestigious honors in the industry including over 250 awards from toy review organizations and leading consumer magazines.
Dr. Toy- Stevanne Auerbach, PhD, has been for many years one of the nation's and world’s leading experts on play, toys, and children's products.
LEARNING MATERIALS & ACTIVITIES
NEW YORK CITY RESOURCES
Rockefeller University- Science and parenting
Super Duper Publications- Learning materials for children with special needs
Coloring Book Fun- Coloring pages
LinguiSystems- Provide innovative, effective, affordable, and therapeutically-sound materials for speech-language pathologists
NEW YORK CITY EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES
NEW YORK CITY PRESCHOOL INTERVENTION SERVICES
Information for parents and preschoolers (3-5 years old)- The CPSE process
FIND AN AMERICAN SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST AND AUDIOLOGIST
QuickSource® is a comprehensive resource tailored to meet educators’ specific needs and the needs of the children in their care. Early childhood teachers can find step-by-step activities, materials lists and outcomes all in one, convenient place
The Parents' Choice Awards program honors the best materials for children: books, toys, music and storytelling, magazines, software, videogames, television and websites.
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk- Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish
Language Disorders from Infancy Through Adolescence: Assessment and Intervention- Dr. Rhea Paul- Best textbook ever produced on this topic. A must have for all speech-language pathologists
Tools of the Mind: The Vygotksian Approach to Early Childhood Education- Elena Bodrova & Deborah Leong
MISCELLANEOUS
CLIMB TIME YOGA- The CTY curriculum incorporates contemporary scientific research on healthy cognitive and language development with unique yoga parterning exercises that enhance emotional, social, and communicative bonds between parent and child.
COMPANIES
Comprehensive Online Directory- Thanks to Sandy and Liz Herrring
SPEECH AND LANGUAGE ACTIVITES
SPEECH AND LANGUAGE DIRECTORIES
American Speech Hearing Association- Online store
Pro Ed- Leading publisher of standardized texts, books, curricular and therapy materials and professional journals.
LENA PRO- Specifically designed for researchers, speech language pathologists, audiologists, and pediatricians. LENA allows you to easily collect, process, and analyze language environment and development data for children ages 2 to 48 months.
Speech Language Pathology Links- Thanks to Dr. Caroline Bowen
Speech Pathology/Speech Therapy- Hardin, M.D. University of Iowa
EXCELLENT PROFESSIONAL RESOURCES FOR SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS
Phonological Therapy- Evidence Based Practice- Yahoo Group
GreatDad provides Pregnancy Tips and Advice for Expectant Dads. The website also provides Parenting Information for New Dads, Single Dads, and Stay-at-Home Dads.
Baby Bites- Events for New Moms and for Mommies-To-Be!
Dr. Moz- Creators of the popular GoodFather line of gifts for new and expecting dads!
go City Kids- The New York City guide for parents
Artistic Maternity Photos & Pregnancy Pictures: Artistic Photography by appointment throughout NYC, Brooklyn, Long Island, Westecheter, NJ & CT.
Support for Moms: Claudia Heilbrunn is a certified life coach and parenting expert who helps frazzled and confused moms become calm and confident. Sign-up for her free bi-monthly newsletter,
My Significant Self, which offers solutions to the top challenges faced by moms of preschoolers and babies.
My Significant Self, which offers solutions to the top challenges faced by moms of preschoolers and babies.
Innocent Baby- Offering Baby products ranging from infant needs to nursery, feeding bottles to pacifiers, diapers to rattles, bibs to teethers, and baby cribs.
The Big Book of Exclamations a fun, educational book designed to promote speech sound development, and imitation of gestures, sounds, and words. By Teri Kaminski-Peterson M.S. CCC/SLP
Speech and Language Therapy Resources- Provided from AnswerConnect.com
