Foundations of Play

Teaching you the four pillars of play, what to play with your infant, and how to incorporate movement into play to help your child develop more rapidly

Gain the knowledge and skills to…

Understand the guiding principles of play

Identify specific activities, games, and toys that stimulate infant development

Incorporate movement into play

Recognize how play builds cognitive, emotional, and physical development

What and how you play with your infant DOES make a difference in their development

We created this course to help parents learn the foundations of play and just how important play is to their child’s development. There are few things that you can do that are more important to your child’s development than to play with them. That is why we created this course, to teach you the knowledge and skills needed to know, not just how to play with your infant, but how to play in a way that is helping them develop their speech, language, and communication skills. In this course we will teach you research based, tangible, easy and fun ways to engage with your little one. You will learn how to incorporate play into your daily routines and you will learn the true value of playing with your infant.

This course will help you…

Encourage your infant to take turns while playing

Facilitate cooperative and independent play skills

Understand how to use the toys you already own to develop their communication skills

Teach important cognitive skills such as cause and effect to your child while playing

Learning the foundations of play is critically important in your ability to help foster growth and learning for your infant

Our promise to you is that by taking this course you will gain the knowledge and skills necessary to play with your infant, and be able to stimulate and develop your child’s speech, language and communication abilities.

Foundations of Play includes:

Our curriculum includes 5 chapters, 16 handouts, and contains 20 mini video lessons in which you’ll learn:

The four principles of play

Research-based play techniques that help your child learn faster

Understand the importance of play on your child’s development

How to adapt toys that you already own to fit your child’s needs

Feel prepared to engage and interact with your newborn

Feel confident and comfortable implementing the strategies and principles of play into your everyday routines

This course is:

Evidence based, research backed and of course play focused

Easy to incorporate into daily routines and busy schedules

Backed by our 30-day money back guarantee

Written and taught by a licensed and certified pediatric speech-language pathologist

Filled with step-by-step educational videos

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Who are these courses for?

    These courses were written and designed to help parents of infants and toddlers, as well as anyone who is looking to learn more about children’s communication, speech, language, and feeding development.

  • Are these courses really worth the price?

    These courses are not just another “self-help course” or a quick “90 second guide to turn your toddler into a genius course”. Rather these courses are packed full of research based, fun, and easy to apply strategies that will help your little one grow and develop their speech, language, and communication skills. These courses will help your child learn, grow and develop to meet, and hopefully exceed their age-appropriate milestones. These courses will also help you, the parent, know what to look for, how to identify, and how to address any red flags that your little one might run into. Ultimately, these courses were created to empower and equip you, the parent with the knowledge and skills necessary to feel comfortable and confident knowing the strategies necessary to set your child up for success in all areas of the life.

  • What is the format of these courses?

    Our courses are mainly video lessons paired with downloadable course material along with several self-assessments throughout the courses. Additionally, all of our courses teach practical, research based, fun activities that are easy to incorporate into your daily routines.

    The course Communication 101, also includes a 50 page workbook that Kasey walks you through, and helps you fill out throughout the course.

  • Do you offer any refunds?

    Absolutely! We want these courses to be meaning, helpful, and impact your child’s everyday life! If, for whatever reason, after completing any of our courses you don’t feel like you have been given the tools and knowledge promised in these courses please reach out to us and we will make it right!

  • Who wrote these courses?

    These courses were written and taught by Kasey Wade, a licensed and certified Speech and Language Pathologist. Kasey has a rich history and educational background in child development and also possesses her Teaching License in the state of Minnesota.

  • Is this course just for parents or would I benefit from this course if I am a grandma or a teacher?

    These courses are intended to serve parents as well as other adults who care for, teach, or nurture children! The research, strategies, and information taught throughout can be applied by any adult who is around kids!

  • What are the course handouts?

    The course handouts are packed full of information learned in the courses and meant to serve as a roadmap for you after you have completed this course. The handouts contain tips, tricks, facts, graphs, visuals, and charts to synthesize the material learned throughout the video lessons.

  • How long will I have access for?

    You will have lifetime access to any courses purchased and all related course material!