THE HOT LIST KIDS & TEEN GUIDE

The beginning of a new year is the perfect time to focus on a few important services your children may need. Whether its speech, music lessons, exercise classes, college prep or psychotherapy, here are a few of my favorite go to’s in northern New Jersey from my HOT LIST.

MUSIC LESSONS

One of the biggest questions I get is “Do you know anyone that comes to the home to teach guitar, piano, drums, etc?” Not only do I know someone, one of the best, Adam Kestler and his staff, are in our backyard!

Adam Kestler is the founder and owner of Home Sweet Home Music Lessons, where he and his staff offer in-home music lessons on all instruments. Home Sweet Home Music Lessons prides itself on providing comfort, convenience, and quality music education for its students.

Home Sweet Home travels to you and offers a FREE trial lesson (just mention Lulu and Lattes). They offer lessons on all instruments for students of all ages. They also offer Music lessons for students with special needs. Home Sweet Home holds both winter and spring recitals.

Home Sweet Home Music Lessons, Adam Kestler, [email protected]

EXERCISE

BARITEENS

I think the key to getting your kids to exercise is suggesting a class they can both workout with a friend and be so much fun they can’t wait to go back! This is definitely Bariteens. Bariteens has a creative movement program that combines elements of dance, gymnastics, and games to stimulate young minds and keep their bodies active. Classes incorporate a warm-up, basic cardio moves, organized games, and freestyle dance. The girls LOVE it and keep going back for more.

SPEECH

SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST

When I was looking for a speech therapist for my younger son, a friend had recommended Deanna Goldstein, executive director of NY Speech & Language Services. Deanna and I clicked over the phone and I knew she was the right fit after meeting with my son. NY Speech & Language Services dramatically improved my son’s speech in less than a year.

Deanna has experience working with a variety of populations, including, but not limited to, children with developmental language delays, auditory processing difficulties, reading comprehension issues, articulation errors, stuttering issues, oral motor deficits, different types of feeding issues, autism spectrum disorders, and Down syndrome. In addition, she provides language based tutoring services which help to improve language learning across all subject areas.

NY Speech and Language Services priority is to collaborate with the parents, school and/or other therapists to accurately meet the needs of the children they serve and assist in creating the best educational program to further the development of each child. The main goal is to work with the child, family, and school to provide an environment in which speech and language will thrive.

NY Speech and Language Services, Deanna Goldstein, [email protected]

SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST & FEEDING SPECIALIST

Looking for a feeding therapist – Heidi is your girl!! Heidi Miller has been practicing Pediatric Speech and Feeding therapy with a passion for almost 20 years. Heidi has a particular interest in working with feeding disorders.  She has been trained in the SOS Approach to Feeding and has taken extensive continuing education Feeding related courses. Heidi uses a variety of feeding approaches to help children meet their feeding potential and educate families on how to re-establish feeding boundaries.

Heidi believes in a mulit-modality approach to treat speech and language disorders. This helps ensure the child is being taught to their best learning style. While teaching speech and language, it is also critical to make goals FUNCTIONAL to the daily life of the family. Teaching families to better understand and communicate with their kids is a joy. Regarding speech and language, she works mostly with children with a variety of speech and language disabilities including: Articulation, Oral Motor based problems, Apraxia, Receptive & Expressive Language, Auditory Processing & Pragmatic (social skills) Disorders.

Heidi Miller Speech can help YOU more effectively COMMUNICATE with your child.

Heidi Miller Speech can help YOU with problems you are experiencing FEEDING your child

Heidi is offering Lulu readers a free 10 minute feeding consultation via phone or in office to determine if a full feeding evaluation would be beneficial.

Heidi Miller Speech, Heidi Miller, [email protected]

PSYCHOTHERAPIST

Ready or not, we all go through numerous transitions in our lives – leaving high school to go to college or work, changing jobs, getting married, having children. These become those weeks or months or longer of awkward emotional spaces where we have cut ties with what we know and have not quite settled into what is new. Some are by choice, some by opportunity; others come from natural ends – the graduating from college – and still others are unwillingly imposed on us – sudden layoff from a job, unwanted and uninitiated breakups in relationships. Whatever the circumstances, navigating this gray zone of transitions can be difficult, presenting us with new problems and demanding us to respond in new ways. It is during these times we could all use some professional advice and help. But who to turn to?

For the past 15 years, Beth Sonnenberg, a very highly regarded licensed clinical therapist, has worked with teens, individuals and couples who feel anxious, depressed, stressed, frustrated or just plain “stuck” in their lives. Beth is an interactive, solution-focused therapist who provides support and practical feedback to help clients effectively focus on the emotions that result from life transitions like marriage and relationship difficulties, career changes, relocations, and parenting.

*Please stay tuned for a guest blog from Beth about Five Habits you should implement as a Parent that will result in your child’s happiness and success plus will save you money on therapy!

Beth is offering Lulu readers a free 30 minute consultation. Please mention Lulu’s Hot List when scheduling.

Beth Sonnenberg, [email protected]

COLLEGE PLANNING, TEST PREP & TUTORING

College Planning? In search of a Tutor? Need Help? Admit U is your answer!!

Admit U also offers content-area tutoring available in all levels and subjects, along with executive functioning skills, organizational and study skills, and standardized test preparation

Admit U will offer $100 off college counseling package to anyone who mentions Lulu’s Hot List.

These amazing professionals will definitely help you in time of need!! You will definitely love them as much as I do!

Check out the entire HOT LIST – click HERE!!!!