
Reading Recommendations
A list of my recommended reading if you are interested in the relationship between natural environments and child language development.


Why provide Speech Therapy in Nature?
Nature provides a rich environment that has positive benefits for parent-child relationships and child language development. By providing Speech and Language therapy outdoors, we harness the power of nature to support children's language and speech growth, play and relationship skills, emotional regulation, and early literacy development.
Conducting therapy in natural settings can make it easier for both the parent and child to maintain attention and take on new strategies. When outdoors, away from indoor distractions, children and parents are more likely to engage in longer, more connected conversations. This reciprocal interaction helps create strong parent-child bonds and promotes healthy brain development. Additionally, spending time in nature leads to improvements in children's mental health and emotional regulation, which is essential for successful speech and language learning.
