Communication Development
Strategies to support your child's communication development within their everyday routines and play.
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Supporting Behaviour: What to say
It’s so simple - but changing up the way you pose questions to your little one can reduce frustration for the both of you. I posted about this in my...
Language Development Tip: Reading on Repeat
You don’t always need new books. Sure - it’s nice to have new stories to read but I already know that your little one likes their favourite books on repeat....
Where did I come from? Photos from Language Development
Most kids LOVE to look at pictures of themselves when they were younger. I know the mums who went to SPACE class with me thought I was a little nuts...
Supporting Behaviour: What to say
Kids learn more though positive experiences. Praise is important - the more you can praise your child for doing the right thing, the more likely they are to do that...
Tempt them to communicate: Do the unexpected
If you were looking for permission to be really silly - here it is. Doing the unexpected is a wonderful way to spark your child's interest, get their attention and...
Use their special interest
Many of your little ones may have already developed a special interest. A special interest is just something that they love and are drawn to. For August - it's bins!...
Language Everywhere: 🐝🐝🐝
Language is everywhere and there's an infinite amount of new words that your little one has the potential of learning. Remember - language isn't inside your child waiting to come...
Fun ways to teach body parts
My heart hurt as I wrote 'hokey tokey' for my fellow kiwis. It's 'hokey cokey' in the UK (where I'm from) and I've learned it's 'hokey pokey' in the USA....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Speak Normally
I'm not sure why we all started talking in the third person to our children but I'm here to tell you that you don't have to! And it's better not...
Story Spoons
If you're into bringing stories to life then this is for you! Wooden spoons are cheap, easy to get a hold of and make EXCELLENT story props! So easy for...
Picnic Prattle
Ok - we have a lot of picnics. Even if it's just in the lounge or with play food, we're ALL ABOUT IT. And there's many reasons why. Firstly. Lockdown...
Story Stones
I read Hairy Maclary about 6 times a day. August LOVES it - so I wanted to bring the story to life a bit. I made these story stones last...
Contain your excitement
Your eyes haven't deceived you. I've just given August all the plastic containers I could find (nope they don't all have lids) and let him go to town. Containers are...
