All day every day, my phone was lighting up. Texts from worried moms, friends that had recently had little ones. Friends that knew I was a speech therapist - a trusted source, a friendly face, someone in-the-know. ”He understands everything, but says nothing” ”How many words should my 22 month have?” ”Charlie had lots of words by now, but Micah has none. Do I need to do anything yet?”
Speech Mom was born out of necessity.
Tip by tip, I started writing down everything I knew from my years as a speech therapist. First, it was a whatsapp message that I’d forward on to friends. Those friends forwarded it on to their friends. Those friends reached out over Instagram with their own questions.
That whatsapp message turned into a blog, which became an e-book, which turned into a series of videos - and after many late nights, that became Speech Mom.
I didn’t set out to create a new business, I didn’t know anything about business. I was a speech therapist (a speech therapist with a very full inbox) not an entrepreneur. But, I believe in every bone in my body that parents are a child’s best teacher and that any parent can advance their child’s speech - if they know how. And once you know how, you can apply them in your every day life, with little effort and lots of reward. <’He said bread’ screenshot>
Maybe your child loves bread, maybe its something else - but it’s hard to put into words how amazing it is to hear their little voice and have those little moments of mutual understanding, of bonding. You’re busy, I’m busy, we’re all busy. Busy, busy, busy - thats why I’ve stripped back what you need to know, to just that - what you need to know. There’s no fluff, no padding - just simple, clear instructions with proven results - all packaged up into little 5 minute videos that you can watch any time any where, as many times as you like. Here’s one you can watch right now.
So, here’s to the carb lovers!
- Hannah, Founder, Speech Mom
