Communication Development
Strategies to support your child's communication development within their everyday routines and play.
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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...
Turn off the background noise
Did you know that research has shown that background noise can impact on language development? Let's talk about why this is.Have you ever driven though the drive-thru at your fave...
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...
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...
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...
Sing to Learn
Nursery rhymes are EXCELLENT for language development. My Mam's been teaching August a new word a day by singing to him and it's so exciting to see!HOW does it help?...
The Language Development Ladder
Here's how I like to think of language development: It's like a ladder. All children are on this ladder somewhere, even if it's just briefly, and there's things we can...
Help your baby to start talking!
Communication temptations are little purposeful opportunities set up to tempt your baby to show you what they can do! The PAUSE is the most important thing here. You're going to...
Tempt your child to communicate
Create opportunities for your child to initiate an interaction with you by setting up a COMMUNICATION TEMPTATION. Place a favourite toy or snack within view but out of reach, or...
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...
Communication Temptation: Offering Choices
Imagine knowing what you want but not being able to tell anyone! That's often the frustration that faces our little ones and more often than not they're desperate to let...
Sign with us: Dear Zoo
Let's add some books to our repertoire! Dear Zoo is a favourite of ours - it has a really great rhythm, it's simple, it has animals, it has lift the...
Bringing the Ducky Song to life
You've all probably sang this song before. Your babe probably loved it - but have they any idea what you're singing about? I've turned this song into a water play...
Communication Tempation - Pausing
Click here to swipe to see a video of me showing you how I use the 'pausing' technique to teach August how to communicate with me that he wants to...
We love books!
We love books! With a Speech and Language Therapist for a Mam, August has no choice really. Did you know that children who's parents read them 5 books per day...
When do different speech sounds develop?
What’s the difference between speech and language??? Language is the words and signs we use to get our point across. So when we’re learning a new language, we’re learning a...
How to teach your toddler to join words together
Typically, most children can combine two or more words before the age of 2. Some children take a little longer and some children learn this much sooner.The BEST WAY you...
Gestures and When They’re Likely To Develop
You already know that all kids are different and they develop at varying rates - but here’s a general guide to when you might expect to see some common gestures....
