As 2024 comes to a close, we have been reflecting on all the amazing things that Love and Co. has achieved this year. We have accomplished so much together this year, we have heard first words, helped children take their first steps, written for the first time, spoken for the first time using an AAC device, and so much more. We have treasured every milestone we have been able to help your child achieve.
Love & Co. – Milestones of the Year
This year has been a momentous one for Love & Co. as we celebrated numerous achievements, including:
- Our 3rd Anniversary: Celebrating three years as a company!
- Expanding Our Reach: Opening new clinics in Lakeland, Melbourne, and Wauchula.
- New Collaborations: Partnering with Achieve and Shine Learning Center to expand our services.
- Owner Milestone: Congratulations to Christina, one of our owners, on becoming an MA BCBA in addition to her MS CCC SLP, which makes her both a speech therapist and a behavior analyst!
- Introducing ABA Therapy: Starting Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy and becoming a Step Up For Students Provider for this service.
- Group Therapy Classes: Offering group therapy sessions to support shared learning experiences.
- Toddler and Infant Classes: Launching classes focused on building essential skills for toddlers and infants.
- Gestalt Language Processing: Incorporating Gestalt Language Processing into our treatment approaches.
- Autism Evaluations: Introducing the ADOS assessment to provide comprehensive evaluations for autism.
Thank you to our amazing team and community for supporting us on this journey! Here’s to continued growth and success in the years to come!
Help Your Child Reach Even More Goals in 2025!
Bring the therapy experience into your home with this list of fun, engaging activities that can easily fit into your daily routines:
Speech & Language Development
- Storytelling with Picture Cards: Use illustrated cards to create imaginative stories. Encourage your child to describe the images, build narratives, and ask/answer questions to develop vocabulary and expressive language skills.
- Vocabulary Scavenger Hunts: Turn everyday items into a learning adventure by hiding objects or pictures around the house. Give clues or ask questions to prompt your child to find and name items, categorizing them by size, color, or function.
- Multi-Step Directions: Create games where your child follows a sequence of instructions, such as “Pick up the red ball, put it in the box, and clap your hands.” This improves listening, memory, and comprehension.
- Speech Sound Games: Play games like “I Spy” or tongue twisters to target specific sounds or syllables in a playful setting.
Occupational Therapy
- Fine Motor Skills with Threading and Sorting: Use colorful beads, buttons, or pasta for threading activities, or provide tweezers and small objects to sort into containers, enhancing coordination and hand strength.
- Sensory Bins: Create bins filled with rice, beans, or kinetic sand and hide small toys or letters for your child to find. This builds sensory integration and fine motor skills.
- Handwriting Practice: Encourage letter tracing in shaving cream, sand, or on dry-erase boards to make handwriting practice more engaging.
- Daily Chores as Therapy: Tasks like folding clothes, peeling stickers, or opening jars can build strength and coordination.
Physical Therapy
- Obstacle Courses: Set up a fun course with pillows, cones, or chairs for crawling, jumping, and balancing. This helps improve motor planning, strength, and coordination.
- Balance Activities: Encourage your child to balance on one foot, walk on a taped line, or use a balance board for stability and core strength.
- Yoga for Kids: Introduce simple poses like Tree Pose, Downward Dog, and Butterfly Pose to promote flexibility, strength, and relaxation.
- Dance and Movement: Play music and encourage your child to move to the beat or mimic actions, combining fun and motor skills.
Behavioral Therapy
- Positive Reinforcement: Use reward charts, stickers, or verbal praise to encourage desired behaviors, focusing on consistency and small, achievable goals.
- Visual Schedules: Create a daily routine with pictures or icons to help your child understand what to expect and improve transitions between activities.
- Emotion Regulation Games: Play games like “Feelings Charades,” where your child acts out emotions, or use emotion wheels to help them identify and discuss their feelings.
- Social Stories: Write or read short, simple stories tailored to your child’s experiences to teach social cues, problem-solving, or coping strategies.
These activities not only reinforce therapeutic goals but also strengthen family bonds and create meaningful opportunities for growth.
Love & Co. Therapeutic Interventions
referrals@loveandcompanytherapies.com
☎ 1 (941) 557-3881
☎ 1 (941) 264-8641
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