Our mission is to partner with you.
Your trust in us as your child's developmental team is something we take very seriously.
To my fellow parents,
There is quite possibly no deeper connection that is made between two human beings than when an infant cries his first cry and is comforted by the arms of his mother or father. These very first signs of communication occur when an infant learns that a cry will bring food, comfort, and companionship. These are powerful times of early communication in our children’s lives and they set the foundation for a lifetime of emotional and physical growth.
Before children even utter their first word, they communicate quite effectively with us through their eye-contact and mutual engagement. Like when the fork falls off the highchair and your daughter looks down at the floor, then back up to you. No words are spoken, but yet, you clearly understand what she is saying, "Hey Mom! My fork fell down! Can you get it for me?"
No parent ever wants to hear the words “your child is delayed”. We can help you. Since 1994, we have earned the trust of families within Hinsdale and the surrounding suburbs by helping and empowering their children with communication and feeding delays. We help children who have Autism, Sensory Processing Disorder, Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, cleft lip/palate, apraxia of speech and many other developmental delays and genetic disorders. What started as a speech and feeding therapy only practice, has grown to include occupational, physical and developmental therapies along with counseling and a developmental preschool. All of our growth has been fueled by you, our parents, who trust us and recommend our team to their family and friends. We have held the trust of physicians and educators as well, many of them for nearly 3 decades. We are strong believers in the power of self-confidence and feel that one of the greatest dangers is either to expect too little or too much from our children.
We have very selectively hand-picked our therapists through the years as we realize that our team is a reflection of the quality of services that I would expect for my own children. All of our pediatric therapists hold either a Master or Doctorate degree in their area of specialty. Our team does a phenomenal job of identifying areas of difficulty in children that can affect their communication, feeding, fine motor, sensory processing, visual-motor, physical, social and overall developmental skills. We realize that raising a child who has various difficulties can be challenging and can affect various social relationships and so we also provide pediatric counseling. These sessions may be parent only, parent and child, child only or small social emotional groups. We tailor our approach to the individual needs of each child and their family.
For years we were located in downtown Hinsdale. When we outgrew that space, we moved into our Westmont home. After several expansions there in 4 years, we found the perfect second home in Woodridge. Our bright and cheerful Child Enrichment Centers will always be easy-to-access single story locations with expansive window lines that allow for a ton of natural light and have parking galore! The first thing your child will see when they walk in is a huge gym loaded with all kinds of swings, rock walls, bridges and toys! That is done by design. Children learn through play and we want them to know the INSTANT they walk into Hummingbird is that it is a safe and fun place to be. Kids LOVE coming to Hummingbird and parents love the fact that our centers are professionally cleaned and sanitized EVERY night.
Some of our children come for an hour or two a week, while others can be with us all day long combining our developmental preschool along with private therapies. Each child is unique and so deserves a team that takes time to understand not only where your child's needs are but where your families needs are as well. We realize that a huge part of our role is to support and empower you, the parent, and show that merely changing the way we talk and interact with our children can make a huge difference in their life's skills.
If you are concerned about your child’s speech / language, feeding or developmental skills, you may find the developmental milestones chart helpful. Then, talk to your pediatrician, or contact us with any questions. You will speak directly to a pediatric therapist when you call so that they can answer any question you may have.
Our dedicated team of pediatric therapists will provide you and your family with the clinical expertise that you should expect. Our nurturing relationships that we share with all our kiddos and their families creates cause for celebration, for both you and us, over every triumph your son or daughter experiences. We look forward to meeting you and your child and getting them on their way :)
Smiles,
Christina & Our Entire Pediatric Team
There is quite possibly no deeper connection that is made between two human beings than when an infant cries his first cry and is comforted by the arms of his mother or father. These very first signs of communication occur when an infant learns that a cry will bring food, comfort, and companionship. These are powerful times of early communication in our children’s lives and they set the foundation for a lifetime of emotional and physical growth.
Before children even utter their first word, they communicate quite effectively with us through their eye-contact and mutual engagement. Like when the fork falls off the highchair and your daughter looks down at the floor, then back up to you. No words are spoken, but yet, you clearly understand what she is saying, "Hey Mom! My fork fell down! Can you get it for me?"
No parent ever wants to hear the words “your child is delayed”. We can help you. Since 1994, we have earned the trust of families within Hinsdale and the surrounding suburbs by helping and empowering their children with communication and feeding delays. We help children who have Autism, Sensory Processing Disorder, Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, cleft lip/palate, apraxia of speech and many other developmental delays and genetic disorders. What started as a speech and feeding therapy only practice, has grown to include occupational, physical and developmental therapies along with counseling and a developmental preschool. All of our growth has been fueled by you, our parents, who trust us and recommend our team to their family and friends. We have held the trust of physicians and educators as well, many of them for nearly 3 decades. We are strong believers in the power of self-confidence and feel that one of the greatest dangers is either to expect too little or too much from our children.
We have very selectively hand-picked our therapists through the years as we realize that our team is a reflection of the quality of services that I would expect for my own children. All of our pediatric therapists hold either a Master or Doctorate degree in their area of specialty. Our team does a phenomenal job of identifying areas of difficulty in children that can affect their communication, feeding, fine motor, sensory processing, visual-motor, physical, social and overall developmental skills. We realize that raising a child who has various difficulties can be challenging and can affect various social relationships and so we also provide pediatric counseling. These sessions may be parent only, parent and child, child only or small social emotional groups. We tailor our approach to the individual needs of each child and their family.
For years we were located in downtown Hinsdale. When we outgrew that space, we moved into our Westmont home. After several expansions there in 4 years, we found the perfect second home in Woodridge. Our bright and cheerful Child Enrichment Centers will always be easy-to-access single story locations with expansive window lines that allow for a ton of natural light and have parking galore! The first thing your child will see when they walk in is a huge gym loaded with all kinds of swings, rock walls, bridges and toys! That is done by design. Children learn through play and we want them to know the INSTANT they walk into Hummingbird is that it is a safe and fun place to be. Kids LOVE coming to Hummingbird and parents love the fact that our centers are professionally cleaned and sanitized EVERY night.
Some of our children come for an hour or two a week, while others can be with us all day long combining our developmental preschool along with private therapies. Each child is unique and so deserves a team that takes time to understand not only where your child's needs are but where your families needs are as well. We realize that a huge part of our role is to support and empower you, the parent, and show that merely changing the way we talk and interact with our children can make a huge difference in their life's skills.
If you are concerned about your child’s speech / language, feeding or developmental skills, you may find the developmental milestones chart helpful. Then, talk to your pediatrician, or contact us with any questions. You will speak directly to a pediatric therapist when you call so that they can answer any question you may have.
Our dedicated team of pediatric therapists will provide you and your family with the clinical expertise that you should expect. Our nurturing relationships that we share with all our kiddos and their families creates cause for celebration, for both you and us, over every triumph your son or daughter experiences. We look forward to meeting you and your child and getting them on their way :)
Smiles,
Christina & Our Entire Pediatric Team