Last year, we gave you some tips to promote your kids’ language development while having fun with the whole family. Actions speak louder than words. So, this year, we’re keen to practice what we preach. We’ve instituted family fun days. Every week or two – starting today – we’re going to publish a mini-article summarising…
The irony of spending time away from my family to write this post about increasing communication at home isn’t lost on me. Nor is the truth about how hard it is to do this stuff in practice! I suspect our family is fairly typical for Sydney. Both parents work, juggling child-minding with help from family….
“In one ear and out the other.” “Doesn’t listen to a word I say. He just zones out.” When parents describe their children like this, I think about potential working memory problems. Increasingly, Google-savvy parents ask for my views on whether their language-delayed child might benefit from an expensive working memory training program to help…
(A) WHO NEEDS HELP? A person who has: had a stroke hurt their head might need your help. These people might need help to: read words understand words (B) WHO SHOULD HELP? You Everyone (C) HOW TO HELP When you write, do all of these things: 1. Use short sentences I want lunch:…
There are some fantastic school readiness checklists and speech-language programs out there to help you help your child develop the language skills necessary for his or her first day at big school. But what signs of language delay should you look out for after your child has started school? Of course – disclaimer alert! – children don’t…
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