{"id":342,"date":"2022-12-23T08:44:42","date_gmt":"2022-12-23T08:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valuedvoices.com\/?page_id=342"},"modified":"2023-09-25T08:17:41","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T08:17:41","slug":"stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/valuedvoices.com\/stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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create the connection you crave with your child<\/h2> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t
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How Valued Voices opened the language floodgates for 4-year- old Finn, changing his life forever.<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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How Valued Voices changed frustration & hopelessness into a world of stories and songs for two brothers.<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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How Valued Voices helped Luke go from being \u201cvoid\u201d to thriving and getting straight A\u2019s.<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Finn<\/h2>\n

How Valued Voices opened the language floodgates for 4-year-old Finn, chaging his life forever.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe communicates so clearly, and I will never get tired of hearing him speak!\u201d
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Finn\u2019s mom, Danielle, describes his early expression as unique.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cOne of my earliest observations was that he was able to entertain himself for much longer than other children his age. He was comfortable in his independent play for long periods and seemed to entertain himself so easily.\u201d
But when Finn found something funny or interesting, he didn\u2019t share it with his parents or others. As Finn started to communicate, his mom also noticed that his language was very focused on labeling things. He had an extended list of words that he would say, but they were all nouns.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile he had a high word count before age 2, his functional language was very low, and he didn\u2019t say hello or good-bye. He also had a very challenging time communicating his needs.\u201d<\/p>\n

Finn also loved the alphabet very early on and was able to sing his ABCs and make phonetic letter sounds before 15 months. An exciting development at first, but then his parents quickly noticed that Finn\u2019s love of the alphabet wasn\u2019t translating into proper language.<\/p>\n

Danielle knew before Finn turned two that his language development wasn\u2019t on track. She researched online and realized he needed specialized support. Thankfully, she also learned that children have exceptional brain plasticity before age five and that the earlier they receive help, the better outcomes they can achieve.<\/p>\n

FINDING Valued Voices<\/h5>\n

\u201cFinn made incredible progress during his time at Valued Voices. The first thing he learned \u2014 just two weeks into his therapy \u2014 was the phrase \u2018I want.\u2019 This was the most significant breakthrough he made. As soon as he learned that this phrase would help get his needs met, the language flood gates started to open.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAdditionally, the direction and coaching that my husband and I received from Sholeh on things we could do at home to support Finn were priceless. We were able to make small, easy changes to the way we behaved with Finn at home that supported his progress.\u201d<\/p>\n

FINN TODAY<\/h5>\n

\u201cToday, Finn is an incredibly happy, engaged 4-year-old whose expressive and receptive language is now age-appropriate. He communicates so clearly, and I will never get tired of hearing him speak! He has a rich vocabulary and has started to learn to read.<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t

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Do our family stories sound familiar? We understand both the stress of knowing in your heart your child needs additional support and the fear that the choices you make for them won\u2019t yield results. Our holistic approach to Child Communication Development is the difference your family has been looking for. Find the right help here.<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Jonathan & Noah<\/h2>\n

How Valued Voices changed frustration & hopelessness into a world of stories and songs for two brothers.<\/p>\n

\u201cI went from hoping they could simply tell me what was wrong or how they were feeling to hoping for a few minutes of silence because they talk nonstop! It is the sweetest transition, and I am so thankful for that.\u201d<\/span>
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When Jonathan and Noah were about 2-years-old, their mom, Sara, started to notice their expressive language differed from their peers.<\/strong><\/p>\n

When Jonathan and Noah were about 2-years-old, their mom, Sara, started to notice their expressive language differed from their peers.
\u201cThey only used a few words, and even those words were only intelligible to close family. I had hopes that their language would expand over the next year, but it did not. They turned 3-years-old and still had only a handful of words as well as sounds that they could say. They understood everything and were so frustrated that they couldn\u2019t express themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n

The family\u2019s insurance company conducted a speech evaluation and told Sara her sons were severely delayed. That\u2019s when she started researching different clinics in the Newport Beach area.<\/p>\n

FINDING Valued Voices<\/h5>\n

\u201cAfter a brief phone consultation with Sholeh, I knew I had found our place. She answered all my questions and validated my fears while giving me hope. She was also very understanding, knowledgeable, and encouraging.\u201d Since working with Valued Voices, both of the boys have made significant progress with their expressive lan- guage. Sara says they went from speaking only a few words with minimal sounds to speaking in sentences with increased intelligibility.<\/p>\n

\u201cI went from hoping they could simply tell me what was wrong or how they were feeling to hoping for a few min- utes of silence because they talk nonstop! It is the sweetest transition, and I am so thankful for that.\u201d<\/p>\n

JONATHAN AND NOAH TODAY<\/h5>\n

Sara says Jonathan still has moments where others can\u2019t understand him, but overall, he is intelligible, and his expressive language has improved significantly.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis vocabulary has also significantly increased, so if there\u2019s a word that he\u2019s unable to say correctly, he knows how to describe it to get this point across. In addition to learning his sounds, he\u2019s also learned coping strategies that help him greatly in preschool and with his peers. Noah has nearly caught up with his peers, with only a few grammatical and speech errors that we\u2019re working on. He shares elaborate stories, asks countless questions, and is always singing songs. It\u2019s a complete change from a year ago!\u201d<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t

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Luke<\/h2>\n

How Valued Voices helped Luke go from being \u201cvoid\u201d to thriving and getting straight A\u2019s.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat Valued Voices gave to Luke extends far beyond filling the speech and language voids that were, sadly, such a large part of his toddler years. They gave him unconditional love, guidance, and confidence, all of which have left indelible marks in his life and ours.\u201d Elana, Luke\u2019s Mom<\/span><\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Luke\u2019s mom, Elana, knew pretty early on that her son had challenges when it came to verbally communicating.
\u201cSure, he babbled and cooed and was a noisy baby, but something was off \u2013 void. He never had those early sound patterns that are reminiscent of proper speech and language development. It was just noisiness, for lack of a better term.\u201d<\/p>\n

Elana says Luke was a quiet, independent observer from birth. A toddler who watches everything going on around him, absorbing like a sponge, but lacking the tools to express what he was taking in. It would take some time to figure out that a lot of that quietness was rooted in very real speech and language challenges.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were tired of horrible, run-of-the-mill, one size fits all, insurance appointed speech therapists and SLPAs. They would put Luke through the motions while never attempting to engage him. Or they diagnosed him with speech and language disorders that he didn\u2019t have symptoms for. We got no results, no improvements, and a growing frustration that Luke was being ignored.\u201d<\/p>\n

FINDING Valued Voices<\/h5>\n

Elana\u2019s frustration was only exacerbated by a lack of communication from his therapists.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy questioning was often met with a lot of defensiveness and, ultimately, the eventual severing of ties. After<\/p>\n

the seventh or eighth terrible experience and after a great deal of research and conducting interviews, we found Valued Voices. That\u2019s when everything \u2013 I mean EVERYTHING \u2013 changed for Luke and our family as a whole.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were finally blessed with someone who took the time to get to know our son and provide him with the incredible, essentially tailored to him, skills and tools needed for him to communicate with real words.\u201d<\/p>\n

Luke\u2019s mom says his therapists took the time to find out precisely what challenges Luke was facing and broke down for them the difference between speech and language.
\u201cWe never knew Luke\u2019s challenges were in both of these areas; that he was basically without either skill set. Once that was determined, they set out to find what worked for him, be it music, play, games, more structured activities, a combination of things, etc.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat Valued Voices gave to Luke extends far beyond filling the speech and language voids that were, sadly, such a large part of his toddler years. They gave him unconditional love, guidance, and confidence, all of which have left indelible marks in his life and ours.<\/p>\n

LUKE TODAY<\/h5>\n

\u201cLuke is doing AMAZING. He is thriving in kindergarten, getting straight As, his teachers and peers love him, and adores everything that school has to offer. He loves to talk and share his ideas and opinions with family and friends.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although Luke still presents with some articulation errors, his mom says he\u2019s aware of them, and he works hard to fix them, especially as he continues to build his reading skills.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe has a gift for music and adores it, along with riding his bike, swimming, learning to play piano, boxing, and being everything I hoped he\u2019d be at nearly 6\u2026 and so much more.\u201d<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t

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I appreciate the strong communication and flexibility provided. My son always leaves with a smile and continues to make progress each week.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \n

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We have been so impressed and we are truly grateful to have found Sholeh! Not only is she highly trained and educated, she is genuinely kind and patient! We cannot recommend her enough!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \n

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My three year old son has been going to Valued Voices for about one year. He has made incredible progress.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \n

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Our son has been attending Valued Voices for about 6 months. He has made tremendous progress in the time that he has been working at Valued Voices.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \n

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We are so pleased to be part of the Valued Voices family. We appreciate the professionalism, the patience, and best of all, the genuine care you all have with my child. I look forward to all of Daisy’s accomplishments!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \n

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Valued Voices has been a blessing to us. Sholeh and her staff are exceptional. They are so sweet with my 3 year old boys, understanding when they have their meltdowns while gently pushing them to excel! I have seen their language and speech develop so much in a short period of time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \n

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Sholeh is amazing and really helped my child. I have been going to her for a year. I love how she implemented her yoga teaching into my child’s session.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \n

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I am a seasoned speech language pathologist and I refer to Valued Voices. Sholeh goes beyond traditional therapy and incorporates breathing techniques to relax children, pet therapy with her dog Kobe, and talent\/creativity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \n

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The staff is very knowledgeable, supportive, positive, and kind. I am very fortunate to have found such a caring place for my child. I highly recommend Valued Voices to anyone looking for amazing speech pathologists.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \n

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Sholeh does an excellent job ensuring parents are educated on how they can work with their child at home. We have learned so much. They are amazing!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \n

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I am so excited to see my boys progress & for them to enjoy their time at speech! Thank you for all your hard work & helping my little ones find their voice!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \n

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I have seen Sholeh work her magic with both children and adults. You definitely want your friends and family to know about her!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \n

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Luke go from being \u201cvoid\u201d to thriving and getting straight A\u2019s.<\/p>\n<a href=\"#luke\" > Read More <\/a>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Finn<\/h2> <p style=\"text-align: center;\">How Valued Voices opened the language floodgates for 4-year-old Finn, chaging his life forever.<\/p> <h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cHe communicates so clearly, and I will never get tired of hearing him speak!\u201d<br>Danielle, Finn\u2019s Mom<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Finn\u2019s mom, Danielle, describes his early expression as unique.<\/strong><\/p> <p>\u201cOne of my earliest observations was that he was able to entertain himself for much longer than other children his age. He was comfortable in his independent play for long periods and seemed to entertain himself so easily.\u201d<br>But when Finn found something funny or interesting, he didn\u2019t share it with his parents or others. As Finn started to communicate, his mom also noticed that his language was very focused on labeling things. He had an extended list of words that he would say, but they were all nouns.<\/p> <p>\u201cWhile he had a high word count before age 2, his functional language was very low, and he didn\u2019t say hello or good-bye. He also had a very challenging time communicating his needs.\u201d<\/p> <p>Finn also loved the alphabet very early on and was able to sing his ABCs and make phonetic letter sounds before 15 months. An exciting development at first, but then his parents quickly noticed that Finn\u2019s love of the alphabet wasn\u2019t translating into proper language.<\/p> <p>Danielle knew before Finn turned two that his language development wasn\u2019t on track. She researched online and realized he needed specialized support. Thankfully, she also learned that children have exceptional brain plasticity before age five and that the earlier they receive help, the better outcomes they can achieve.<\/p> <h5>FINDING Valued Voices<\/h5> <p>\u201cFinn made incredible progress during his time at Valued Voices. The first thing he learned \u2014 just two weeks into his therapy \u2014 was the phrase \u2018I want.\u2019 This was the most significant breakthrough he made. As soon as he learned that this phrase would help get his needs met, the language flood gates started to open.\u201d<\/p> <p>\u201cAdditionally, the direction and coaching that my husband and I received from Sholeh on things we could do at home to support Finn were priceless. We were able to make small, easy changes to the way we behaved with Finn at home that supported his progress.\u201d<\/p> <h5 style=\"text-align: left;\">FINN TODAY<\/h5> <p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cToday, Finn is an incredibly happy, engaged 4-year-old whose expressive and receptive language is now age-appropriate. He communicates so clearly, and I will never get tired of hearing him speak! He has a rich vocabulary and has started to learn to read.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Do our family stories sound familiar? We understand both the stress of knowing in your heart your child needs additional support and the fear that the choices you make for them won\u2019t yield results. Our holistic approach to Child Communication Development is the difference your family has been looking for. Find the right help here.<\/p>\n<a href=\"\/valued-voices-quiz\/\" > TAKE OUR FREE ASSESSMENT <\/a>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Jonathan & Noah<\/h2> <p style=\"text-align: center;\">How Valued Voices changed frustration & hopelessness into a world of stories and songs for two brothers.<\/p> <p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cI went from hoping they could simply tell me what was wrong or how they were feeling to hoping for a few minutes of silence because they talk nonstop! It is the sweetest transition, and I am so thankful for that.\u201d<br>Sara, Jonathan & Noah\u2019s Mom<\/p>\n<p><strong>When Jonathan and Noah were about 2-years-old, their mom, Sara, started to notice their expressive language differed from their peers.<\/strong><\/p> <p>When Jonathan and Noah were about 2-years-old, their mom, Sara, started to notice their expressive language differed from their peers.<br>\u201cThey only used a few words, and even those words were only intelligible to close family. I had hopes that their language would expand over the next year, but it did not. They turned 3-years-old and still had only a handful of words as well as sounds that they could say. They understood everything and were so frustrated that they couldn\u2019t express themselves.\u201d<\/p> <p>The family\u2019s insurance company conducted a speech evaluation and told Sara her sons were severely delayed. That\u2019s when she started researching different clinics in the Newport Beach area.<\/p> <h5>FINDING Valued Voices<\/h5> <p>\u201cAfter a brief phone consultation with Sholeh, I knew I had found our place. She answered all my questions and validated my fears while giving me hope. She was also very understanding, knowledgeable, and encouraging.\u201d Since working with Valued Voices, both of the boys have made significant progress with their expressive lan- guage. Sara says they went from speaking only a few words with minimal sounds to speaking in sentences with increased intelligibility.<\/p> <p>\u201cI went from hoping they could simply tell me what was wrong or how they were feeling to hoping for a few min- utes of silence because they talk nonstop! It is the sweetest transition, and I am so thankful for that.\u201d<\/p> <h5>JONATHAN AND NOAH TODAY<\/h5> <p>Sara says Jonathan still has moments where others can\u2019t understand him, but overall, he is intelligible, and his expressive language has improved significantly.<\/p> <p>\u201cHis vocabulary has also significantly increased, so if there\u2019s a word that he\u2019s unable to say correctly, he knows how to describe it to get this point across. In addition to learning his sounds, he\u2019s also learned coping strategies that help him greatly in preschool and with his peers. Noah has nearly caught up with his peers, with only a few grammatical and speech errors that we\u2019re working on. He shares elaborate stories, asks countless questions, and is always singing songs. It\u2019s a complete change from a year ago!\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Do our family stories sound familiar? We understand both the stress of knowing in your heart your child needs additional support and the fear that the choices you make for them won\u2019t yield results. Our holistic approach to Child Communication Development is the difference your family has been looking for. Find the right help here.<\/p>\n<a href=\"\/valued-voices-quiz\/\" > TAKE OUR FREE ASSESSMENT <\/a>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Luke<\/h2> <p style=\"text-align: center;\">How Valued Voices helped Luke go from being \u201cvoid\u201d to thriving and getting straight A\u2019s.<\/p> <p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cWhat Valued Voices gave to Luke extends far beyond filling the speech and language voids that were, sadly, such a large part of his toddler years. They gave him unconditional love, guidance, and confidence, all of which have left indelible marks in his life and ours.\u201d Elana, Luke\u2019s Mom<\/p>\n<p>Luke\u2019s mom, Elana, knew pretty early on that her son had challenges when it came to verbally communicating.<br>\u201cSure, he babbled and cooed and was a noisy baby, but something was off \u2013 void. He never had those early sound patterns that are reminiscent of proper speech and language development. It was just noisiness, for lack of a better term.\u201d<\/p> <p>Elana says Luke was a quiet, independent observer from birth. A toddler who watches everything going on around him, absorbing like a sponge, but lacking the tools to express what he was taking in. It would take some time to figure out that a lot of that quietness was rooted in very real speech and language challenges.<\/p> <p>\u201cWe were tired of horrible, run-of-the-mill, one size fits all, insurance appointed speech therapists and SLPAs. They would put Luke through the motions while never attempting to engage him. Or they diagnosed him with speech and language disorders that he didn\u2019t have symptoms for. We got no results, no improvements, and a growing frustration that Luke was being ignored.\u201d<\/p> <h5>FINDING Valued Voices<\/h5> <p>Elana\u2019s frustration was only exacerbated by a lack of communication from his therapists.<\/p> <p>\u201cMy questioning was often met with a lot of defensiveness and, ultimately, the eventual severing of ties. After<\/p> <p>the seventh or eighth terrible experience and after a great deal of research and conducting interviews, we found Valued Voices. That\u2019s when everything \u2013 I mean EVERYTHING \u2013 changed for Luke and our family as a whole.\u201d<\/p> <p>\u201cWe were finally blessed with someone who took the time to get to know our son and provide him with the incredible, essentially tailored to him, skills and tools needed for him to communicate with real words.\u201d<\/p> <p>Luke\u2019s mom says his therapists took the time to find out precisely what challenges Luke was facing and broke down for them the difference between speech and language.<br>\u201cWe never knew Luke\u2019s challenges were in both of these areas; that he was basically without either skill set. Once that was determined, they set out to find what worked for him, be it music, play, games, more structured activities, a combination of things, etc.\u201d<\/p> <p>\u201cWhat Valued Voices gave to Luke extends far beyond filling the speech and language voids that were, sadly, such a large part of his toddler years. They gave him unconditional love, guidance, and confidence, all of which have left indelible marks in his life and ours.<\/p> <h5>LUKE TODAY<\/h5> <p>\u201cLuke is doing AMAZING. He is thriving in kindergarten, getting straight As, his teachers and peers love him, and adores everything that school has to offer. He loves to talk and share his ideas and opinions with family and friends.\u201d<\/p> <p>Although Luke still presents with some articulation errors, his mom says he\u2019s aware of them, and he works hard to fix them, especially as he continues to build his reading skills.<\/p> <p>\u201cHe has a gift for music and adores it, along with riding his bike, swimming, learning to play piano, boxing, and being everything I hoped he\u2019d be at nearly 6\u2026 and so much more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Do our family stories sound familiar? We understand both the stress of knowing in your heart your child needs additional support and the fear that the choices you make for them won\u2019t yield results. Our holistic approach to Child Communication Development is the difference your family has been looking for. 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