“I’m a former teacher and my 3-year-old son was having difficulty pronouncing his “F” sound. I had tried all the typical things that they would try in a school setting, however, nothing was working to help him and he was growing increasingly frustrated and more difficult to correct without a meltdown. I knew that he wasn’t far enough behind as a whole to qualify for speech services in a school setting until he got further behind which was not the goal. A friend recommended Dinalynn and from our first meeting my husband and I felt confident that she would be able to help us help him. She met with us weekly as that worked best for our family. There were a lot of changes that we, as parents, needed to make, emphasizing the positive and changing our approach to speech itself. Our son’s confidence grew and his speech has grown and corrections are no longer a meltdown waiting to happen but rather just something we can mention in passing. He has also begun self-correcting to achieve the accurate sound and be understood. Dinalynn saw where our son was and taught us small changes and built upon each step until it became a foundational building block, something we just did as second nature. Her knowledge of speech is incredible and I’m always learning more every session. Together we are helping our son succeed. She created a partnership and emphasized that she is helping us become better parents to help our son, and he was able to learn from us after we were taught the skills. My husband and I strongly recommend Dinalynn, not only for the growth and change we've seen in our son the last few months, but for the things we've learned and implemented that will go forward into our grandchildren’s lives. This isn't just a class for our son for his now, but for our family as a generational blessing.”