Water Safety

It’s never too early to learn about water safety! There are several resources for community based swim lessons for infants/toddlers and are in two different…

There are many specialty bath time products like shampoo caps, which are like visors that block the flow of water from the face, controlled flow…

Information compiled by Elizabeth Comrie, MS, OTR/L, Tiffany Braman, LSW, and Stacy Bailey, EIS. Bath time is more than just getting clean, it’s a great…

Taking your children out to eat (or a “feeding fieldtrip”) can be a great way to introduce new foods and practice sitting together for a…

Summit DD’s knowledgeable team of Early Intervention experts have compiled a helpful list of resources to help your little on develop strong and healthy feeding…

As parents, one of our very first (and most important) jobs is feeding our child. But eating isn’t as automatic as it might seem. Our…

Looking for additional ways to help build your child’s communication development through play? Check our these great resources. Sure to inspire fun, imagination and memories…

Sometimes additional help is needed to help communication. Using Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) makes sense to support early learners by giving them more options…

Focusing on other ways of communication can also support your child’s development of early speech. This can include modeling simple sign language with words. Research…

Another focus can be on your child’s sound development, babies start with cooing, then move on to babbling. Babbling is actually a stepping stone to…

Serve-return communication focuses on back and forth interaction. It involves really watching your child, responding, and then waiting for their response. Becoming attuned to your…

Communication begins with imitation. Babies can imitate sticking out their tongue at only one day old. Imitation can include movements, facial expressions and eventually sounds…