Kids Communicate / Hoboken Myo

Lauren greatly helped my son who had a very severe tongue tie at birth who had feeding issues. Multiple unique approaches helped him to breast and bottle feed successfully as well as help with gas issues and is now 5 months doing great!

If you’re considering working with Lauren, I HIGHLY recommend it. She is truly one of a kind! We started seeing Lauren when our baby was 3 months old after struggling with feeding issues, colic, and reflux. From our very first session, Lauren’s incredible knowledge, kind heart, endless patience, and passion to help, made such a difference—not just for our baby, but for us as parents. She gave us the tools and support we needed, and our little one absolutely loved each session with her. I only wish we had started seeing her sooner!

My 7-year-old has been working with Lauren Gurtman at Kids Communicate since he was 2. She has supported his motor speech, oral motor, and phonological awareness in an integrative way. People regularly comment on how much she has assisted with his intelligibility and her work with him also has improved his reading. She is so informed, knowledgable, and holistic, and she is able to motivate our son in ways that no one else can. He actually looks forward to going! Lauren is a gem and we feel so lucky to have her in our son’s life and love that she’s here in Hoboken. We would have had to travel into NYC to find a comparable service. It doesn’t get better than Kids Communicate and I would not hesitate to recommend her.

As a pediatric dentist that has worked with Lauren for many years, I cannot emphasize enough what an outstanding provider she is in the field of myofunctional therapy and craniosacral therapy. As a myofunctional therapist she is instrumental in helping children enhance the use of their oral and facial muscles and improve their swallow and nasal breathing. As a CST provider she is able to relax the nervous system through fascial manipulation and thus help the children be calmer in the dental chair. Additionally, her CST skills allow primitive reflex integration to occur and sensory issues to diminish. There are simply no words to describe Lauren's skills nor her passion and absolute dedication when it comes to helping children improve their oral function. If you are a Hoboken resident, I cannot recommend Lauren more highly. - Dr. Naomi Hillel

I can’t say enough amazing things about our experience with Lauren. Our daughter had apraxia of speech. At the age of 2 she could pronounce about three words. She had a tounge thrust and low muscle tone as well. We started at a really difficult place. Lauren was beyond patient and helped us through all the next steps to get our daughter where she needed to be. With a lot of intensive work and help from Lauren and her amazing therapy dogs, our daughter blossomed into a confident little girl who was finally able to express herself. Lauren’s extensive experience and knowledge literally saved her. I couldn’t imagine where she would be without her. She is now 9 years old and thriving. Thank you Lauren!!