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5 ways to use your morning routine  to increase your toddler’s language skills    * Today's article comes to us via author Tinita Kearney ( PH.D., CCC-SLP/L) a speech-language pathologist who hails from New York and the DC area. She owns a speech therapy private practice and lives to empower families to be their child’s very best advocate and resource. Check out her newest children’s book series at lolakoala.com and subscribe to get weekly communication tips and tricks. As a wife, mother of two children under 2 and a business owner, I am all too familiar with just how busy each day can get! There are a million things to check off of the daily ‘To-Do’ list and not a million hours in which to do it all. But, like any parent, my children are always at the very top of my priority list, and this means that I am purposeful about finding creative ways to fit them into my hectic schedule. And since I just happen to also be a speech-language pathologist, this often takes the form...

Author Interview * A note of appreciation goes out to Leslie Barrett, publicist at PRByTheBook.com, who pointed today's guest our way.  Today we are joined by author Tinita Kearney for yet another author interview on our blog. (We try to schedule one interview per month). Dr. Kearney is a speech pathologist who has recently released  Lola Koala’s Travel Adventures , a fun book that teaches kids aged 2-6 critical language skills through an enchanting, 22-page adventure.  Check out her newest children’s book series at  lolakoala.com  and subscribe to get weekly communication tips and tricks. Q: What is your education/career background? I have had a desire to work with young children since high school and have done that for every job I've had since that time. I am now a paediatric speech-language pathologist and I take great joy in helping little ones improve their speech and language skills both in my private practice and in the public school system that I work wi...