{"product_id":"9781606132104","title":"Children with Cleft Lip and Palate: A Parents' Guide to Early Speech-Language Development and Treatment","description":"Turn to this book for family-friendly guidance and support for young children with clefts—cleft lip, cleft palate, and cleft lip and palate—one of the most commonly occurring birth defects. Learn about: \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ewhat clefts are\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehow they are repaired and when\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003efeeding problems before and after surgery\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edental issues \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehearing \u0026amp; middle ear problems \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eyour child's treatment team\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eyour child's perspective\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003evelopharyngeal inadequacy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003espeech-language skill building activities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eA team of speech-language pathologists focuses especially on mitigating the speech and language problems experienced by infants and toddlers (ages birth to three) with cleft palate. Parents can use the book's dozens of practical, hands-on activities to improve their child's speech. For example, \u003ci\u003eBug Race!\u003c\/i\u003e uses a cotton ball or pom-pom—add eyes and voilà, you have a bug!—that the child moves by releasing pressure from behind the lips to stimulate oral airflow to produce the consonant \/p\/. Build valuable speech skills while you both have fun!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHelpful strategies, illustrations of cleft repair procedures, photos of equipment, and recommended resources empower parents to get started on addressing speech problems of very young children and other issues for school-aged children. Speech-language pathologists, early intervention specialists, and medical professionals will also want this book to recommend to the families they serve.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Woodbine House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47049875161328,"sku":"9781606132104","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781606132104_p0.jpg?v=1763829695","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781606132104","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}