Language During Mealtime

A blog about my love for food, family and ways to encourage language through mealtime.

Diverse Children’s Books Highlights!

by Filed Under: Books and Mealtime, Love and Friendship, Mindfulness

Diversity and KidLit This week I wanted to highlight some diverse children’s books that have been published on my podcast and blog. Children’s books are wonderful tools to help teach valuable lessons about equality and diversity. Check out some of my favorites below! Podcast with Author and Educator Valerie Bolling  Let’s Dance is a beautiful book […]

Review and Interview with Teen Author, Sophia Namazy

by Filed Under: Books and Mealtime, Building Self Esteem, Family Counts, Interviews, Love and Friendship

Pigtails, Ponytails & Fairytales Do you wake up with crazy hair? Read Pigtails, Ponytails & Fairytales written by Sophia Namazy and illustrated by Eduardo Paj. Poppy is having a bad hair day. When Poppy is visited by two hairdressing fairies Flo and Sparkles each night, she wakes up with crazy hair! How will she stop […]

Jason’s Secret

by Filed Under: Books and Mealtime, Speech and Communication

Jason’s Secret Do you have an older child that stutters? Jason’s Secret written by Ellen Marie Silverman is a wonderful chapter book about a fifth grader named Jason. Jason struggles with his stuttering speech disorder in many ways including socially and academically. He is starting a new school and desperately wants to fit in. He […]

The Importance of Reading, What the Research Says…A Guest Post

by Filed Under: ADHD/ADD, Anxiety, Autism, Books and Mealtime, Dyslexia, Research Tuesday Articles, Sensory Processing Disorder, Special Needs, Special Needs, Speech and Communication

Guest Post I am excited to present this guest post written by Leanne Sherred, M.S. CCC-SLP.  Leanne calls Austin, Texas home but studied Speech and Hearing Sciences at the George Washington University in Washington, D.C. and gained her Master’s in Speech-language pathology from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. She has worked in pediatric outpatient clinics, […]

The List of Things That Will Not Change

by Filed Under: Academics, Anxiety, Books and Mealtime, Building Self Esteem, Chapter Books, Love and Friendship, Mindfulness, Social Skills, Special Needs

Synopsis The List of Things That Will Not Change by Rebecca Stead is a wonderful middle grade novel that can be enjoyed by both middle grade and teens. It’s also a wonderful novel to increase overall awareness and acceptance in the LGBTQ+ community.  Bea is an only child that desperately wants a sister! How can […]

The True Story of Zippy Chippy, The Little Horse That Couldn’t

by Filed Under: Academics, Books and Mealtime, Building Self Esteem, Love and Friendship, Mindfulness, Speech and Communication, Using Your Imagination

Who is Zippy Chippy? The True Story of Zippy Chippy The Little Horse That Couldn’t written by Artie Bennett and illustrated by Dave Szalay is a humorous, non-fiction, inspiring and wonderful story for young children. After reading this book to my children for the first time, we loved the story!  Who is Zippy Chippy? Zippy […]

Sky Dragon, Author Interview and Review

by Filed Under: Academics, ADHD/ADD, Anxiety, Autism, Books and Mealtime, Building Self Esteem, Dyslexia, Love and Friendship, Mindfulness, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Physical Disabilities, Sensory Processing Disorder, Social Skills Delay/Deficit, Special Needs, Special Needs, Speech and Communication, Using Your Imagination

Interview with author, James Blackburn James Blackburn is an elementary school teacher in South Orange County, California. He was born and raised in Laguna Hills with his triplet siblings, Juliana and Justin. James graduated from California State University of Fullerton with a B.S. in Child and and Adolescent Development. While in school, James spent many […]

Parent Resources-Free Educator Guides for Elementary and Middle Grade

by Filed Under: Academics, Books and Mealtime, Building Self Esteem, Love and Friendship, Mindfulness, Speech and Communication, Using Your Imagination

Homeschooling – Links to Free Lesson Plans and Guides  It’s a difficult time for us a world right now and parents are scrambling to find resources for their children at home. I wanted to write this post to share FREE educator guides for parents to either print (if you have a printer) or pull them […]

The War That Saved My Life- plus a link to a free educator guide

by Filed Under: Academics, Books and Mealtime, Building Self Esteem, Love and Friendship, Mindfulness, Physical Disabilities, Special Needs, Special Needs, Speech and Communication, Using Your Imagination

The War That Saved My Life The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley is an exceptionally written and emotionally moving middle grade novel. This book is a must read for students! It can help trigger discussions about important topics such as freedom, abuse, disabilities, love, friendship, determination and trust. When I began […]

Using Picture Books to Facilitate Discussions-Tips for Home Instruction

by Filed Under: Academics, Books and Mealtime, Building Self Esteem, Love and Friendship, Social Skills, Speech and Communication, Using Your Imagination

What are Restorative Justice Discussions? Help your child build social emotional learning! As a member of the International Literacy Association, I receive a copy of The Reader Teacher. I love this publication because it helps provide me with excellent resources and wonderful tips as a parent.  With home instruction on the rise due to our […]