[Matushka]

First, I'll start by saying that I'm a speech therapist. I have 2 kids that receive speech, OT and PT. I agree that therapy, at least with little ones, should be very family focused. The parents need to be taught how to be their child's therapist. On the other hand, I have worked with hundreds of kids/families in the past 20 yrs and I have to say the majority of parents want the therapist to fix the kid. They don't want to participate in therapy, don't do what is recommended, don't practice the homework, etc. The reality is that therapists stop expecting the follow through. I can usually tell which families work with their kids, they're the ones that make progress. I have gotten in the habit of telling parents bluntly, up front, that a session or 2 per week will not correct the problem. Even so, many will initially agree to do the homework but most don't follow through for long. When I was working with EI, the mom's acted as if I was there to give them a break. They'd always find something to do while I worked with the child. With in the office kids, we have parents drop the child at the door and go run errands. When invited to sit in the session or observe through the observation window, most decline. Then the homework book never comes back, gets lost or mutilated. I wish all parents had your attitude toward therapy. Kids would make much more progress in a shorter amount of time.