Preschool Age
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For many young children learning to talk, words don’t always sound like the adult version; “sun” might sound like “thun” or “zoo” might become “thoo.” These small differences in pronunciation are often called lisps, and in many instances are a… Read more
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A common concern that parents of young children have when starting speech and language therapy is, “When will I find the time to practise speech and language strategies with my child?”. And I get it, you are busy! As parents… Read more
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Do you find mealtimes with your child challenging, and are you left wondering, “How do I get my child to eat”? One of my favourite mealtime approaches is Ellyn Satter’s Division of Responsibility. It sets out the responsibilities of the… Read more
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If your child is receiving speech therapy for speech sounds then you probably have speech sound homework; and if you are anything like me, you need fun ways to keep your child (and yourself!) engaged. Luckily there are several fun… Read more
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Stammering, also known as stuttering, is a stoppage in the flow of speech. Approximately 8% of children will stammer at some point with stammering typically emerging between the ages of 2 and 5 years as children are developing spoken language… Read more
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Research has found that between 25% and 45% of typically developing children struggle with feeding at some point during childhood, but how do you know if your child’s feeding difficulties are a phase they will out grow or something for… Read more
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A feeding assessment generally takes place at a regular meal or snack time in your home or in your child’s nursery or school setting. It is important that your child’s Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) see a typical mealtime, so… Read more
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The word ‘assessment’ can make many of us feel nervous, however a speech and language assessment should be a positive time for you and your child’s Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) to work together to determine what areas of speech… Read more
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What is a Food Jag? A food jag is when a person eats the same food, prepared the same way, every day. As adults, many of us engage in food jags with our breakfast meal – we eat the same… Read more
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What is Gestalt Language Learning? Gestalt Language Learning, also known as Gestalt Language Processing (GLP), is a pattern of learning language where children acquire language in chunks or “gestalts”. Children start by repeating language verbatim that they have heard elsewhere.… Read more
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