Rise & Sign

10/12/2026

Comment “NINE” for my 9 most effective activities for helping toddlers learn more words— so they communicate more and tantrum less! 🥰

10/08/2026

10/02/2026

Comment “NINE” for my 9 activities that I use to help teach toddlers to follow directions and use more words! I have a challenge for you— 9 activities. 9 days. 9 minutes per day. I’ll send more info to your DMs!

10/01/2026

Comment “APP7” to get a free trial of the Sign & Say app where you can learn ASL vocabulary from Deaf instructors, PLUS language development strategies and activities for how to help your toddler say and sign more words! Know a family who needs this? Share this resource with them! (Sign & Say is available on Apple and Android in the US. Not available in your region? We have all the video content from the app in a self-paced course. I’ll send more info, just comment APP7 if you’re interested!)

09/30/2026

What would make you feel supported from your village? Let me know in the comments so others can get ideas for how to support their people!!

09/29/2026

Comment “100” for my free 100 word list! These are the most important words to work on with toddlers to help them go from single words to using phrases and sentences!

09/28/2026

ASL has its own vocabulary, grammar, syntax, and is a completely different language from English— but it’s still robust, complex, and equal to any spoken language! Even if all speech therapists can’t learn ASL, they should still have respect for it!

09/19/2026

What unsolicited advice have you gotten about your child’s language development? 😅🫶🏼

09/18/2026

So maybe your toddler isn’t talking as much as you’d expected. The pediatrician gave you a checklist and it’s “ummm no he’s not really doing that skill yet.” Those thoughts start to creep in.

“Is he going to catch up?

Should I be doing something at home to help him talk?

Is this why his tantrums have been so big lately, because he can’t tell me what he wants?

I talk to him all the time but he doesn’t respond back, is there a deeper reason why he’s not talking more yet?”

And people try to reassure you, but it doesn’t feel very comforting.

“He’s fine, he’s only 2. Just wait and see.”

But you’re like, “So.. you want me to just wait? By 24 months old the average toddler says 300 words (and we want to see at least 50) and he’s only saying a few.”

If you ARE feeling worried, I just want to be the first one to say that I know this process can be tough to navigate. And I believe the antidote to worry isn’t empty reassurance or just waiting to see if he happens to start talking tomorrow— it’s being proactive.

Maybe he catches up quick, maybe it takes him more time. Right now, we don’t know. But what we can do is learn simple strategies and activities on how to boost his vocabulary at home. It’s not scary or complicated, it’s actually super fun. 😅

If this is where you’re at— I have a challenge for you to try. 9 days. 9 activities. 9 minutes each. These are the 9 most effective activities I teach parents to help their toddler learn new words. Comment “NINE” and I’ll send you more info 🫶🏼

09/18/2026

Comment “NINE” and I’ll send more info on my 9 activities that boost communication! These activities require no prep and are the MOST EFFECTIVE activities I use daily with the toddlers I work with!