Services
Babble and Beyond provides speech, language, and feeding therapy for children and their families in Concord, NH. Individual therapy and parent coaching are provided in the clinic or online via our secure teletherapy platform. Group opportunities are also available (please check our Facebook page for the most current group updates).
Services typically begin with an evaluation. Our evaluations are a thoughtful combination of parent input, standardized assessments, observation, and therapist-child interaction. The evaluation process allows us to develop an understanding of a child’s strengths, skillset, and challenges. The results, along with family preferences, will guide our treatment planning and goals.
Speech & Language Evaluations and Therapy
Using a combination of play-based therapy, evidence-based approaches, and parent coaching, our sessions are always designed to be engaging and motivating. We invite families (siblings included!) to be active participants in our sessions to help with the carry-over of skills. We specialize in working with children to address communication challenges in the following areas:
Late Talkers
Articulation Disorders
Phonological Delays
Receptive/Expressive Language
Social Communication
AAC
Feeding Therapy
Using a whole-child approach to feeding, we are committed to developing a comprehensive understanding of the child’s challenges and the family’s goals for therapy. Feeding therapy addresses motor planning for sucking, chewing, picky eating, and medical history. We understand the importance of safe eating and adequate nutrition as well as making mealtime an enjoyable experience for everyone. We are trained in the SOS (Sequential Oral Sensory) Approach to Feeding to address:
Picky Eating and Food Refusal
Oral Motor Skills
Parent Education
Myofunctional Therapy
We are TOTS trained and certified in the Simon Says program to address myofunctional disorders. These programs incorporate a variety of exercises to evaluate and stimulate different muscles and to retrain the muscles of the face and tongue for proper posture within the mouth. A few of the things we address include:
*Evaluating & treating tethered oral tissues (lip, tongue, & buccal ties)
*Improving resting tongue posture
*Eliminating oral habits (e.g., thumb sucking)
* Improving nasal breathing
*Supporting and improving feeding & swallowing
*Tongue thrust
Parent & Caregiver Coaching
We believe in empowering the most important people in a child’s lives with the tools to support ongoing development at home, school, and in the community. Parent coaching is an excellent option for children who are not ready for direct therapy. Coaching is available to anyone wanting to learn how to:
Learn strategies to help your child communicate and interact during everyday routines and activities
Understand how to engage your child in back and forth communication exchanges (even before he or she is using words to communicate)
Manage mealtime and feeding challenges
Community Playgroups
We believe in providing a variety of opportunities for children to learn and practice new skills in the community, among their peers. We also believe its important for caregivers to have a safe place to connect over shared experiences. In one of our playgroups you will:
Learn strategies to help your child communicate and interact during everyday routines and activities and maximize opportunities by following their lead
Foster social and communicative growth through play
Meet other families with children the same age and build new friendships
Engage with your child in music, movement, stories, and sensory play
**In Person groups are offered in 5-week sessions. Each week has a different theme to support functional language development.