Language During Mealtime

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

Inside Out and Back Again

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

Are you looking for an inspirational and educational book to read with your elementary school child ages 8 and up? Inside Out and Back Again is an excellent book to read together with your child. I got the recommendation to read this book through the Girls Leadership Parent and Daughter Book Club, which celebrates and shares […]

Book Themed Birthday Parties with Brightly

by Filed Under: Academics, Books and Mealtime, Favorite Books, Using Your Imagination

What is your child’s favorite book? Are you looking for a creative idea for your child’s next birthday party? How about a birthday party with the theme of your child’s favorite book? I was recently contacted by Brightly, an online resource that helps parents raise lifelong readers. The website includes book recommendations for varying stages and ages […]

Preschool Make-A-Book Sequencing and Language Activities

by Filed Under: Books and Mealtime, Favorite Books, Special Needs

Do you want to work a fun language activity with your young child? Does your child need help with sequencing, vocabulary or expanding their vocabulary? I was recently contacted by a fellow speech language pathologist, Elissa Benjamin a couple of weeks ago regarding a language activity book that she wrote and published titled Preschool Make a Book. […]

Not A Box

by Filed Under: Books and Mealtime, Favorite Books, Using Your Imagination

Has your child ever gotten a gift and they were more interested in the box than the gift? Not A Box by Antoinette Portis is an ideal picture book to facilitate creative thinking and play with a young child. How many things can you create with a box? In this best selling book, Antoinette Portis […]

The Invisible Boy

by Filed Under: Anxiety, Books and Mealtime, Building Self Esteem, Bullying, Favorite Books, Love and Friendship, Social Skills Delay/Deficit, Special Needs

The Invisible Boy (ages K-2nd Grade) by Trudy Ludwig is a powerful story of a young boy who struggles to fit in and as a result, feels ” invisible”. The Invisible Boy  is powerful in many ways and can teach a child valuable lessons about treating others with kindness and respect. The symbolism in this […]