Guest Blogger: Craig Lustman, DDS As a pediatric dentist working on Manhattan’s Upper East Side and Downtown, I have dealt with patients with various and unique oral health care needs. When I served as a resident at the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh practicing pediatric … [Read more...]
Eliminating Drooling
A speech therapist recently wrote to me about a child she is working with. Some of the information has been edited for privacy purposes. Question: Stephanie, I am working with a 6 year old boy who is drooling. He had his adenoids recently removed. His parents have noticed a … [Read more...]
Articulation Development
Many children make predictable developmental sound substitutions as they are learning to talk. Articulation errors may involve substituting one sound for another ("tar" for car), omitting a sound in a word ("boo" for blue), or distorting a sound. Here are general guidelines as … [Read more...]
Pacifiers and Articulation
My 18 month old son uses a pacifier. I've heard this can be bad for his speech development. What do you think? If you read through the information on my website and blog, you may come to the conclusion that children who have articulation delays often have habits that prevent … [Read more...]
Thumbsucking and Articulation
We finally managed to get rid of our daughter's pacifier! However, We've noticed that she is sucking on her thumb and fingers now. How can we help her?This is a common predicament. The most important thing is to anticipate when your daughter will suck her fingers and why she … [Read more...]