Parent Coaching and Routines for Early Language Development, with Cari Ebert

What Can Parents Do to Encourage Infant and Toddler Language Development? On this episode of the Learn With Less® podcast, we sat down with Cari Ebert, of Cari Ebert Seminars. Cari is a speech-language pathologist, parent, consultant, author, product developer, and nationally recognized speaker in the areas of Apraxia, Autism, and early intervention (and routines-based intervention) who has dedicated her career to helping young children achieve their maximum potential with speech, language, and social and emotional development. We discussed: * Cari’s personal and professional background, and how she came to do the work she’s doing today* Definitions of the terms, speech, language, and communication* How parents and caregivers can support early communication through everyday routines (and what “routines” even are)* Why there is no such thing as a parenting expert (and what the purpose of parent coaching, parent education, and routines-based intervention actually are)* Cari’s top tips and resources for parents and caregivers hoping to support early communication development Resources Mentioned in This Episode: Learn With Less® “Caregiver & Me” Classes Become a licensed Learn With Less® Facilitator Understanding Your Baby & Understanding Your Toddler: Development & Activity Guides for Playing With Your Baby From Birth to Three Years Games to Play With Babies by Jackie Silberg Games to Play With Toddlers by Jackie Silberg Free Download Handouts from Cari Facebook Live series from Cari Connect With Us: Cari Website / Facebook / Instagram /  Ayelet: Facebook / Instagram / Pinterest Text Transcript of The Episode Ayelet: Today. I am speaking with Cari Ebert, a pediatric speech language pathologist in private practice in the Kansas City, Missouri area. Cari is a therapist, consultant, author, product developer, and nationally recognized speaker who gets paid to do what she loves most: talk! She specializes in early intervention, Apraxia, and Autism, and has dedicated her career to helping young children achieve their maximum potential with speech, language, and social and emotional development. Cari, I have followed you for years and been familiar with your work in the area of early intervention and routines-based intervention, and just working with families with infants and toddlers in general, of all developmental levels.