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** Please note that Instagram suddenly locked us out of our original account, @abcspeechandlanguage, as of November, 2021 when IG changed to META.  We no longer have access to that account.**  

 

Our CURRENT ACCOUNT is:

 @abc_speechandlanguage 

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WORKSHOPS 

 

Our thanks to everyone who attended our last "Shaping Behavior: Strategies and Techniques for Preschoolers" workshop at The Great Room Cafe in Redondo Beach!  

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No Child Development workshops are currently scheduled.  However, please check back with us periodically and/or send us an email if you'd like to be added to our mailing list for events OR if you or your group or school would like to host one of our workshops.

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FANTASTIC Parenting Books

(Our standard for such books is very high -- only two have met it, thus far.)

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Bringing Up Bébé: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting

By Pamela Druckerman

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Solidly researched, science- and experientially- based.  Written in delightful and humorous narrative form.

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www.amazon.com/Bringing-Up-B%C3%A9b%C3%A9-Discovers-Parenting/dp/0143122967/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2D2L90TEOD6UQ&dchild=1&keywords=bringing+up+bebe&qid=1614139787&sprefix=bringing+u%2Caps%2C236&sr=8-2

 

Bringing Up Bébé... is also available on AUDIBLE and GOOGLE PLAY:

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https://www.audible.com/pd/Bringing-Up-Bebe-Audiobook/B0074OA66S?source_code=GPAGBSH0508140001&ipRedirectOverride=true&ds_rl=1257028&ds_rl=1260658&ds_rl=1258208&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIj-KwvdyB7wIV-h-tBh0cOAW8EAQYASABEgIqNPD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

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https://play.google.com/store/audiobooks/details?id=AQAAAAAEHiMeNM&gl=US&hl=en-US&source=productsearch&utm_source=HA&utm_medium=SEM&utm_campaign=PLA&pcampaignid=MKT-FDR-na-us-1000189-Med-pla-bk-Evergreen-Jul1520-PLA-Audiobooks_Family_Relationships&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIj-KwvdyB7wIV-h-tBh0cOAW8EAQYAyABEgIsBvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

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Raising Lions, Second Edition, 2021

The Art of Compassionate Discipline 

By Joe Newman

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www.amazon.com/Raising-Lions-Joe-Newman/dp/1453639683/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1548046090&sr=1-1&keywords=raising+lions

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The first edition of Raising Lions is also available in AUDIO FORMAT:

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www.audible.com/pd/Raising-Lions-Audiobook/B07TCS1FCD?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWT-BK-ACX0-155896&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_155896_rh_us  

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Articles

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"Our Love Affair with Digital is Over"

The New York Times

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www.nytimes.com/2017/11/18/opinion/sunday/internet-digital-technology-return-to-analog.html

 

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"Kids don't need a cellphone; they need a digital diet" 

Los Angeles Times

 

www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-riley-digital-device-diet-20170102-story.html

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"Your smartphone is making you stupid, antisocial and unhealthy.

So why can’t you put it down?"

The Globe and Mail, Canada

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www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/your-smartphone-is-making-you-stupid/article37511900/?utm_source=Shared+Article+Sent+to+User&utm_medium=E-mail:+Newsletters+/+E-Blasts+/+etc.&utm_campaign=Shared+Web+Article+Links

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On HOMEWORK

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We at ABC Children's Speech and Language have long been very vocal about our anti-homework stance.  It's even assigned in many preschools.  We now wish to share the book and article below and hope that your child(ren) will be spared:

 

"Why Kids Are Better Off Without Homework"

The Daily Telegraph, London

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www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/opinion/why-kids-are-better-off-without-homework/news-story/1eadd751fde12f4bef1dc5e8122b3473

 

 

The Case Against Homework: How Homework Is Hurting Children and What Parents Can Do About It

By Sue Bennett and Nancy Kalish

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www.amazon.com/Case-Against-Homework-Hurting-Children/dp/030734018X/ref=sr_1_1?s=apparel&ie=UTF8&qid=1550029631&sr=8-1&keywords=The+Case+against+Homework

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