Written by: Olivia McManus, Speech-Language Pathology Student We all know that we must brush our teeth every day in order to keep our...

Written by: Qamar Halat, Speech-Language Pathology Student Tongue-tie surgeries have become more common in recent years. In fact,...

Written by: Krysta Beaudry, B.Sc.S., Speech-Language Pathology Graduate Student What is PECS? The Picture Exchange Communication System...

The primary role of an Occupational Therapist is to enable individuals to engage in their meaningful everyday occupations. The term...

Written by: Emilie Chretien, B.Sc.S., Speech-Language Pathology Graduate Student Autism, or autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a...

Ever have a morning when your child refuses to get dressed? Or when your child decides they don't want to sit in their carseat and you...

Written by Keely Hutton, M.S.Ed., Reg. CALSPO, Bright Spot Speech-Language Pathologist Raise your hand if you speak more than one...

For mother's day this year, I know so many mothers out there would love nothing more than to hear their child say "I love you" for the...

So often parents/caregivers fall into the trap of believing that they need to have more toys or specific toys to build language, while...

Often parents come to their first speech therapy sessions with the idea that they will have to put in a lot of work to help their child's...

Bottles, sippy cups, pacifiers, and thumb sucking are quite common during children's early years of development, yet many parents are...

Written by Keely Hutton, M.S.Ed., Reg. CASLPO, Bright Spot Speech-Language Pathologist When we tell people we are speech-language...

Written by Keely Hutton, M.S.Ed., Reg. CASLPO, Bright Spot Speech-Language Pathologist If you read our last blog post, you learned a bit...

Thanks to everyone that tuned in to my "Live at Lunch" series today! Today we talked about how speech sounds develop, starting with...

Why SLPs think reading is so important.

Welcome to Teletherapy at Bright Spot! For those of you who haven’t yet heard, the Bright Spot Therapy Services office has been closed...

Before becoming a speech-language pathologist, there was nothing I wanted to do more in my life! Seriously... becoming an SLP was my...

Everyone has heard of the importance of brushing your teeth to prevent cavities, or stretching before exercising to prevent injuries, but...

Today was a long and full day of therapy and it was also one of my best and most memorable therapy days! I was seeing several kids today...

1. Bedtime is the best time to read books Incorporating shared book reading into your child's bedtime routine is wonderful, but don't...