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*** A Top 1.5% Podcast! *** Getting Kids to Listen, Speech Therapy, IEP, Communication with Kids, Parent Mentor, Family Connection Are you tired of repeating yourself with your children or wonder why they don’t listen? Are you frustrated that your kids argue, whine or debate with you? Are you afraid you are doing the wrong thing to build communication, but you are not sure what to do? Hey parents, you don’t need to stay overwhelmed, exhausted, and triggered by the fuss. In this podcast, you will find solutions to … get kids to listen better with clear communication and boundaries that benefit kids. All while enhancing your relationships! My mission is to help puzzled, busy, worried parents read their child’s behavior as communication. When we understand what they are communicating, WE start to communicate differently! This is true of children with normal language development, children in dual language homes, and children with language delays. When Your Language allows for discovery, creativity, curiosity and exploration, connection is born. Connected kids are courageous and listen better. Connected kids have fewer meltdowns. Listen in to learn empowering strategies for teaching and listening! Hello, my name is Dinalynn Rosenbush, mom, grandma, Speech Language Pathologist of over 25 years. I’ve worked with hundreds of children with speech & language delays and navigated divorce and single parenting. Through training and my own struggles, I learned to use specific language in specific ways to build connection. I learned to Teach AND USE better communication. Our communication is not only our words, but it is the feeling our children have when we speak with them. Let’s create a home where exploration is welcomed, mistakes are stepping stones, and practice is expected. When kids believe you are on their team, eventually, they join your team! Because, what works for speech and language disabled children, simply works! I believe all parents should have access to these skills, not just specialists. It is my hope to give small nuggets of information in each episode to build your communication toolbox. So, if you are ready to build deep, meaningful connection AND create a more peaceful, productive and happy home. Listen in! Let’s interrupt the way you have been parenting. so that you CAN BECOME THE PARENT you WANT to be. I am glad you are here! Dinalynn EMAIL: hello@thelanguageofplay.com BOOK A DISCOVERY CONVERSATION: https://calendly.com/hello-play/let-s-meet-session https://linktr.ee/thelanguageofplay
Hey Friends~
Walking the road of parenting is hard. It is filled with joy and struggles. We are okay to feel the way we feel. No matter what you feel about it. Learning to let go of negative judgment and condemning thoughts about our feelings is critical to be authentically yourself. Parents are often able to do this with their kids, but continue to struggle to be so kind to themselves. If this is you, you will LOVE today’s Episode with Susanna Peace Lovell, author of Your True Self is Enough.
Susanna’s daughter wrote in the forward of the book, “Learn to understand your child rather than make them do what you think is normal.”
When you learn from your child who they are, instead of trying to create them to be who we want them to be, we free ourselves to do the same for ourselves.
You will be glad you tuned in to this encouraging and authentic episode.
Always cheering you on!
Dinalynn
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ABOUT THE GUEST: Susanna Peace Lovell received her B.A. from UC Berkeley and is an author, speaker, disability rights advocate and a certified professional life coach dedicated to the health and wellness of disability families everywhere. This is also her lived experience raising a teenage daughter with myriad disabilities and diagnoses including ASD (autism spectrum disorder), ADHD, anxiety and severe food allergies.
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IG = @mamapeace
www.susannapeacelovell.com
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Hey Friends~
Everyone has some type of dysfunction in their upbringing, but these days MANY people are unsure what a healthy family looks like! Parents often express that they wonder how to raise their kids without repeating what their parents did. One way to learn Traits of Healthy Families is to read books! Another way is by learning to speak love into your families in ways that each person understands best.
Dr. Gary Chapman, a New York Times #1 Bestselling Author, is today's guest on The Language Of Play!
He says you should “WRAP YOUR DISCIPLINE IN THEIR LOVE LANGUAGE.” Tune in to understand what that means with examples how to do it!
Always cheering you on!
Dinalynn
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ABOUT THE GUEST: Gary Chapman, Ph.D.—author, speaker, pastor, and counselor—has a passion for people, and for helping them form lasting relationships. Chapman is a well-known marriage counselor and director of marriage seminars. The 5 Love Languages® is one of Chapman’s most popular titles, topping various bestseller charts for years, selling over twenty million copies, and has been translated into 50 languages. Chapman has been directly involved in real-life family counseling for more than 30 years, and his nationally syndicated radio programs air on the Moody Radio Network and affiliate stations.
CONTACT THE GUEST: www.5lovelanguages.com
Dr. Chapman’s most recent book: 5 Traits of a Healthy Family: Steps You can Take to Grow Closer, Communicate Better, and Change the World Together
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Hey Friends~
The question comes up often this time of year, “How do you explain Halloween & monsters to a toddler, especially a toddler struggling with fears?”
Actually… Kids don’t wait for halloween to fear monsters! The issue of fears is real at any time of the year. But for lots of kids, it gets ramped up during Halloween time! You cannot even go to the grocery store without seeing scary faces.
Let’s unpack 4 ways you can help your little one get past fears. Listen to this Episode to understand the importance of what to do first and then the application of these strategies!
FIRST: REMEMBER: KIDS' IMAGINATIONS are BIG and WONDERFUL!
Then, Here are 4 Things to help:
Always cheering you on!
Dinalynn
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Hey Friends~
How we communicate with our kids determines how well they understand us, Communication is key! Developmentally, we know our kids are at different levels. How do we know what is good for them?
In play, we can learn where they are at. Today’s guest, a play therapist, Anastasia Arauz, defines play as when we are “Peaceful and grounded with who your soul is.” We discuss HOW to use play to build deep trust, get over communication hurdles, and address trauma. Take a step back. Don’t fix. Just listen and follow. Stay purely present without your phone.
Her mission is clear: to guide families in developing a healthy mindset for building a balanced family system. You will learn so much in today’s episode! You will be glad you listened!
Always cheering you on!
Dinalynn
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ABOUT THE GUEST: Anastasia graduated from Appalachian State University with a degree in Elementary Education in 1996 and earned a Master of Arts in Counseling from North Carolina Central University in 2003. She also completed a Post Master Certificate in Couples and Family Counseling at UNC Greensboro in 2009.
With 5 years of experience as a middle school teacher and 9 years as an elementary school counselor, Anastasia became a Registered Play Therapist in 2014 and served on the Board of the North Carolina Association of Play Therapy from 2013 to 2020.
From 2019 to 2023, she built a private practice in Jacksonville, NC, working with children and families. In 2022, she began coaching parents to help them create a healthy mindset and a balanced family system.
CONTACT THE GUEST:
Instagram: anastasia.arauz
https://www.anastasiaarauzcoaching.com
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Hey Friends~
Our parenting and communication habits set up our children to have habits of responding.
In general…
If we habitually require them to interact, they will be interactive.
If we expect and create situations where they must speak, they will speak.
How we spend our time is what they see is how TO spend time!
In today’s episode, we talk about the HABITS we have CREATED around our communication with our children and Which 4 habits you can develop in your interactions that cause language to blossom!
Always cheering you on!
Dinalynn
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174 Gina Prosch: Children Learn Best When They Don’t Know They Are Learning At All. See How!
154 A Single Father of Triplets Shares His Success Story. Happy Father’s Day!
And so many more…
Hey Friends~
Play Dumb & Sabotage! To the SLP, this sounds creative, loving, and intentional for making progress. To others, it might sound mean or undermining!! Listen in to see how to play dumb and sabotage well. Today’s guest, Jeaneen Tang’s definition “To mindfully under-estimate” for the purpose of expanding language.
Lots of fabulous nuggets of information today!!
Always cheering you on!
Dinalynn
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ABOUT THE GUEST: Jeaneen Tang, speech-language pathologist and mother of a special needs child. Along with my over 20 years of experience with working go with children and adults with neurodiversity, I also have an 11 year old son who is neurodivergent. He suffered a traumatic brain injury and stroke at 13 months old. My personal and professional relationship with this amazing population has forever changed me. I hope to change their world too.
CONTACT THE GUEST: http://www.playdumbandsabotage.com
Get Your Book Here: www.playdumbandsabotage.com
IG business: @playdumbandsabotage
IG personal: @jt808
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166 Bonus! Narrating: Effective to handle difficult behaviors and build language! Here’s how!
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Hey Friends~
Have you been cultured to be quiet? Have you grown up NOT telling what is actually true for you? Perhaps you know that if you tell what you actually think - It would not be okay. You learned to say what is expected of you.
This is “socialized behavior.” … There is a time for that.
Not Today!
If you want your kids to tell you the truth, you need to be able to accept ALL KINDS of truth. We cannot expect our kids to only speak the truth when we want to hear. That is, if you want an authentic, honest relationship with them!
If we start this socialized pattern when they are small, we inadvertently teach them they cannot trust themselves, which leads to many unnecessary struggles.
Always cheering you on!
Dinalynn
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Hey Friends~
This is a follow up to Episode 42 about teaching very young children to use the toilet. However, we also learn that Gwen inadvertently taught her 1 year old, that communication through screaming works!
We all teach something we did not intend to teach at times. Gwen shares how she discovered this truth, and decided to change it. Listen in for ideas that apply, too!
Always cheering you on!
Dinalynn
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146 Think Your 1 Year Old Should Speak More? 5 Tips To Find Success
157 When A Temper Tantrum Isn’t A Temper Tantrum??!!
22 Do You Know How to Expand Your Child’s Language Skills? Here’s a Picture Book Example
Hey Friends~
Is your child using past tense mistakes like “I maked it,” instead of “I made it” ?
Do they use present tense instead of past: “I cook,” when it was actually this morning when they helped with breakfast?
Past tense errors are a common indicator showing a child needs some help with language development. A common mistake parents make is thinking the child will simply figure it out. While that can be true sometimes, waiting also allows them to create habits that later need to be undone and re-learned.
If you’d like to know how to help your child with using better language NOW, listen in for 4 simple steps to make the correction easy. Why not help your child early, along the way, as they are developing!
Always cheering you on!
Dinalynn
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99 Helping Your Child Talk About Things That Recently Happened Using Past Tense
Hey Friends~
Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) is a communication disorder that interferes with learning, understanding, and using language. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the USA says DLD “is one of the most common developmental disorders, affecting approximately 1 in 14 children in kindergarten.” To add to the confusion, over the years, “DLD has also been called specific language impairment, language delay, or developmental dysphasia.” Source: https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/sites/default/files/Documents/health/voice/developmental-language-disorder.pdf
Is your child struggling in school? Not listening well? & Unable to communicate what they mean?
Today’s guest, Lois Letchford, shares her story that led to connecting the dots for her son’s understanding and learning in the presence of Dyslexia, Developmental Language Disorder, and other developmental struggles. She put away what was not working and used what her son was interested in. She says, “Curiosity propagates in the brain in untold ways.” She gives practical descriptions that you can use, whether you are a teacher or a parent, to help your children better.
This episode is a must listen for Parents, Educators, Child-care workers, Speech Pathologists, and all those living or working with children! Please share this episode with those who are!
Always cheering you on!
Dinalynn
CONTACT the Host, Dinalynn: hello@thelanguageofplay.com
ABOUT THE GUEST: Lois Letchford’s dyslexia came to light when she faced teaching her son, Nicholas. Examining her reading failure caused her to adapt and change lessons. The results were dramatic. Lois qualified as a reading specialist using her non-traditional background, multi-continental experience, and passion for assisting other failing students. Lois received teaching degrees in Australia, Texas, and a master’s degree from SUNY, NY.
Reversed: A Memoir is her first book. In this story, she details her dyslexia and the journey of her son’s dramatic failure in first grade.
CONTACT THE GUEST: lois@loisletchford.com
Get her book: “REVERSED” https://www.loisletchford.com/thebook
https://www.instagram.com/loisletchford/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/loisletchford/
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Amanda is a wife. A mother. A blogger. A Christian.
A charming, beautiful, bubbly, young woman who lives life to the fullest.
But Amanda is dying, with a secret she doesn’t want anyone to know.
She starts a blog detailing her cancer journey, and becomes an inspiration, touching and
captivating her local community as well as followers all over the world.
Until one day investigative producer Nancy gets an anonymous tip telling her to look at Amanda’s
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Award winning journalist Charlie Webster explores this unbelievable and bizarre, but
all-too-real tale, of a woman from San Jose, California whose secret ripped a family apart and
left a community in shock.
Scamanda is the true story of a woman whose own words held the key to her secret.
New episodes every Monday.
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Amanda’s blog posts are read by actor Kendall Horn.
