Try one of these next time you're playing with your child and watch their language grow When I was in grad school I was assigned clients to work with in the student clinic. Each room had a 2-way mirror into an attached observation room where parents could sit during their child’s speech session. I remember wondering whether the parents would think I was actually doing any speech therapy since at first glance, a speech session with toddlers can look a lot like regular old play

It seemed like one second I was counting down the days until my due date and the next second I was lighting the gold "1" candle on my daughter's first birthday cake. How had a year passed so quickly? Now we're nearing the 18 month mark and I keep wishing there was a way to bottle up moments to bask in later: her warm fresh smell right after a bath, the way she sleeps with her bum up in the air, her first coos. Instead I just try to savor every moment of it as much as I can. I