Communication Development
Strategies to support your child's communication development within their everyday routines and play.
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What to do if your baby isn't talking yet
No words?Time to start helping your little one to imitate exclamatory words! They count as first words too!So what are those?Exclamatory words are fun little words full of emotion that...
Is this the reason your child isn't combining words yet
1 word-->2 words
Let's get your little one combining words!Share this one with a parent who's little one has just started talking.
What counts as a first word?
"Mama" or babbling?To know if your child is saying a word or just babbling, you need to consider whether they are saying the 'word' CONSISTENTLY and INTENTIONALLY when what they...
I love taking my Kids Shopping
I love seeing the joy they get from feeling independent and like they're helping out. Is it controversial to say that I love taking my kids shopping?! I always feel...
Communication Milestones
BUT WHAT IF MY CHILD ISN'T DOING THESE THINGS?Don't panic. You're not alone. Some children take a little longer. If your child is in this age bracket and only doing...
Quick Tips for Language Development
YOU are your child’s best teacher.Making these small changes to the way you respond to your child can have a huge impact on their language development. It’s all about creating...
Tell a Story to get a Story
Less questions, more comments. Did you have a good day?Yep.What was the best bit?Lunch.Who did you play with?Dunno. If you’re struggling with one word answers from your child, then it’s...
Is my Child being Lazy with their Speech?
There's no such thing as lazy speech.If your child COULD speak correctly then they absolutely would. It's wayyy harder than you think to learn a new sound then remember to...
7 Skills Your Child needs Before they can start to Talk
Language is built on solid foundations, and these are the 7 foundation skills your little one needs before they can start talking.It's like learning to walk. Babies need to reach,...
Language Development Tip: Choices Help Language to Develop
Not only will offering your child choices show them respect and reduce tantrums because they feel like they're in control, it can also help language development.Think about it, "do you...
Six Common Mistakes when Teaching a Child their First Words
Are you teaching or testing??!It's SO EASY to fall into the 'testing' role when teaching kids to talk because we so badly want to hear their first words. And when...
4 Things You can do to Teach Your Child to Talk
Kids learn all their language from listening to us. They're not born with words waiting to come out.So, it makes sense that there's things we can do differently to make...
What to do if your Child is only Saying Parts of Words
It's so easy to help a child to hear and use all the syllables in a word - simply tap it out with them.The trick here is to just model...
Speak Normally to Support Language Development
It's totally fine to speak in the first person and speak normally. Our kids get it!!It's best we model how we want them to speak in the future - after...
Teach your Child to Talk using Bubbles
Bubbles machines are FUN and there's definitely a place for them - but when you blow your own bubbles with your child, you're much likely to be a fantastic language...
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...
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...
How to Support Communication Development with your Newborn
I know there’s some mums out there who don’t feel confident with what they’re doing with their little one to engage them and further them when they’re tiny. But all...
Teach your Toddler to Join Words Together
Save this is you're trying to teach your child to combine words! Typically, most children can combine two or more words before the age of 2. Some children take a...
How Speech Sounds Develop
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...
