Just kidding! But seriously, “Is there anything I can do to help my child improve his/her grammar skills?” is a question that we, as Speech-Language Pathologists, are asked often. Fortunately, there IS a lot that caregivers can do to work on these skills at home. However, before we get to the solution, we have to understand the “problem” first. Some children have a hard time using word forms correctly, such as: Plurals (ex: balloons, apples, cars, geese) Pronouns (ex: he/she,

Are sippy cups ok to use? Are sippy cups really THAT bad? Don’t they foster independence? Don’t they help children transition from a bottle? If you have found yourself asking these questions, you are not alone! Between the ages of 12-18 months, many parents begin to transition their child from a bottle to a sippy cup, with the end goal of having them drink from an open cup. And the generalized notion seems to be that as long as the liquid inside the cup is not sugary (causing