School Age
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Does your toddler melt down because their socks feel ‘wrong,’ forget what you asked them to do halfway across the room, or insist on doing everything themselves but then can’t quite follow through? Does your school-age child sometimes stare at… 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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What is Postural Stability? Postural stability is a person’s ability to maintain balance while keeping their body in the position needed to effectively complete a task. When eating solid foods, (i.e. from weaning onward), postural stability is achieved when a… Read more
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Looking for fun ways to support your child’s communication development at home? Try these activities and games! Attention Building and Turn-Taking Games for Baby Listening, Problem Solving, and Sound Play for Toddlers Speech and Language Play for Primary School Age… Read more
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As a part of supporting children to develop a positive relationship with food and mealtimes, we regularly talk about creating opportunities for children to be actively involved in mealtimes. However, sometimes it can be challenging to involve children in the… Read more
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As children, my brother and I always baked Christmas cookies, and on Christmas Eve we would chose our favourites to leave out on a plate for Santa (next to some carrots for his reindeer of course!). Although there were several… Read more
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We all know that young children enjoy music, but did you realise that singing with your child is a fantastic way to support the development of their communication skills? From before birth, infants are responsive to music, with young infants… Read more
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If your child is receiving speech and language therapy, you may have heard the term ‘Total Communication,’ but have you thought about what that means? Before we delve into what a Total Communication Approach is and how it can support… Read more
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Did you know that there are two ways children can develop language?! Most people are only familiar with Analytic Language Learning; however the second type of language learning, Gestalt Language Learning, also known as Gestalt Language Processing (GLP), is an… Read more
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