Communication Development
Strategies to support your child's communication development within their everyday routines and play.
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How speech sounds develop: The next 9
Some sounds are harder to say than others. If you haven't already, check out my first post with 'the early 8' to learn which speech sounds typically develop first. This...
How speech sounds develop: The early 8
Some sounds are harder to say than others, so we don't tend to hear children say them until they're older. Knowing WHEN sounds typically develop will ensure that you're not...
Don't miss the teaching opportunity
I hear SO MANY people missing the teaching opportunity by saying "good boy" or "good girl". If this is you - don't be offended! I can FEEL the excitement of...
Fill them up with language: Swimming Edition
Just LOOK how much vocab you can teach when you take your little one swimming. And this is MINIMUM - there'll be so many more things specific to your local...
Say and sign before you do: Water
Being able to ask for a drink is so important - especially as summer is approaching. We're all fab parents so we tend to anticipate our little one being thirsty...
Ear Infections & Language Development
Babies and young children get more ear infections than adults do because their anatomy is a little different. We all have tubes in our ears that drain fluid, but in...
If your baby isn't talking yet
You can help your little one to learn how to talk to you by making noises and having fun.You read that correctly.Way before talking develops (from birth, actually) your little...
Say it back correctly
It takes a long time for little ones to master saying words correctly, and along the way they tend to have all kinds of cute ways to say things. It's...
Interpret their message and speak for them
We're always reading our child's noises, babbles, body language, facial expressions and movement to guess what they want and respond. If you learn to INTERPRET and SPEAK FOR THEM before...
Teach them how to ask for help
It's really easy to fall into the trap of asking your little one lots of yes/no questions but every time we do - they're only getting to practice yes and...
Fill them up with language: Toilet Edition
I know you're all going to get to a point where you want your little ones to independently use the toilet and fully transition out of nappies. I want to...
Mealtime Signs: A video walk through
This has been on my to-do list for ages! Here's a walk through of the mealtime signs. Tag your friends who are interested in signing to their little ones! It's...
How to teach your toddler to count
Some children learn to to count when they're 1, some take a little longer and count when they're closer to 5. As with all milestones, there's huge variation, but what...
Say it back 3 times
You HAVE to make yourself sound like a weirdo if you want to support your child's communication. Why?! Because sounding weird makes your little one TUNE IN to what you're...
Fill them up with Language: Washing Edition
Just LOOK at all the language you can pour into your little one as you do the washing. There's no need to feel guilty when you need to get stuff...
Why you should teach 'more'
When your little one can sign or say "more", the world is their oyster. They'll be able to request more of anything: think food, toys, stories or cuddles, and you'll...
Say and Sign before you do
Here's the thing. If your toddler cries at your feet and you just pick them up, then they learn that 'crying at mums feet gets me picked up', so they'll...
Don't say 'Say'
Think about it - when you ask your little one to "say_______" You're just teaching them the art of imitation. So whilst they might imitate you when you say "say...
Talking Tip: Hold things up to your mouth
An oldie but a goodie.If you're showing your baby something new - hold it up to the side of your face, close to your mouth. This way - you've drawn...
Teaching new vocab: Pull
Babies learn the meaning of new words by us modelling (saying) them in context (in the place where they fit) and by using lots of repetition. We can't expect children...
