Help – Why Can’t I Teach My Child At Home?
“I see how you do it but I just can’t teach him at home!” Kirsten said to me at the beginning of a speech therapy session for Leonard. “I read your
How to get a child to eat – 5 tips from a speech therapist
Are mealtimes stressful for you and your child? Do you worry about what to prepare or whether your child is getting the nutrition he needs to grow and be healthy? If
9 Things To Do To Help Your Child Communicate
My previous blog summarized the 3 key principles to stimulate communication. Here are actual examples for each of the 3 key areas: I. ‘Get what you want’. 1. ‘Oh my, this is
Don’t Try Getting Your Child to Talk Until You Read These Tips
“I just want a child I can connect with,” said Mrs Chang as she sat in my speech therapy room, with quiet frustration. The fact is, if you are trying to
What the speech and language therapist will do
As a successful speech and language therapy centre, we get asked quite a lot about the initial consultation (or assessment) and subsequent sessions. We thought it would be useful for
Who do I get help from – a speech therapist or a language therapist?
Are the different terms adding confusion as you anxiously look for help for your child? What kind of problem does my child have? Speech or Language or both? Who is
What you can expect of the speech and Language therapist (and what you can’t)
The speech therapist can’t make your child talk. You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it drink. Similarly, you can (perhaps) make your child go to the
Video about stuttering and the brain
I am glad people are educated about stuttering being a real speech difficulty due to different parts of the brain not working together to produce fluent speech. It is not
Toys and techniques for improving language skills in children
My therapy clients are always asking me where I get my toys that I use in my speech and/or language therapy sessions. I came across this great list about recommended