"Welcome to the Early Intervention Program..."
"Early Intervention provides family-centered services to help children who qualify to develop the skills they will need to continue to grow into happy and healthy members of the community." - EI website I researched the Early Intervention (EI) program a couple months ago, around Conor and Caden's 15 month pediatrician appointment. While the pediatrician nor myself feel that there is any need for concern or worry, I wanted to bring up the EI topic in my blog for other moms and parents experiencing similar situations. When I inquired with the pediatrician about their lack of "expressing and/or responding" at their appointment, she mentioned a few techniques I could incorporate in our daily routine, to sort of "ramp up" their communication. For example, she mentioned I could name and repeat every object or act we were doing. Like "milk milk milk" for their sippy cups, or "up up up" if they wanted to be held. Or even sounds...