Welcome to My Favorites: What We Actually Use, Recommend, and Love at Home

Welcome to My Favorites: What We Actually Use, Recommend, and Love at Home

Hi, I'm Lauren, a speech-language pathologist, mom, and the owner of LM Speech & Language Therapy in Frankfort, IL.

Ten years as an SLP and six years of being a mom have definitely changed the way I look at kids' toys.

I notice which toys naturally get kids talking. Which books they ask to read again and again. Which simple little things somehow lead to the best play, connection, and conversation.

And, of course, which toys sit untouched in the corner after we were all convinced they were going to be the toy.

That's what this blog is for.

I'll be sharing the toys, books, games, and everyday finds that I use in speech therapy and at home with my own kids, along with simple ideas for how I use them to support speech and language through play.

Nothing here is a list I pulled together because I needed something to recommend.

If I share it here, it's because I've actually used it, loved it, or recommended it to the families I work with.

So, grab your coffee and come back whenever you need a new idea for playtime, a book worth adding to the shelf, or something I've found myself recommending over and over again.