Nothing in it for you but its still worth it!

During the years that it took me to conduct my dissertation research, I had to ask, convince, or beg a lot of parents to take a whole day and participate in my study at the Child Development Lab at the University of Maryland. I traveled with my research assistants and a car full of equipment [...]

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“Do I have to keep going to speech?”

Marie was 9 years old when she turned to her dad during the car ride home from a birthday party and asked “Do I have to keep going to speech?” Marie’s dad was totally floored – he was not expecting this question. Speech therapy was as much a part of the family’s routine as grocery [...]

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