Have you been sitting in a Mum’s group or Playgroup and wondering why the other children are starting to use words and even sentences...

Change is an inevitable part of life, and for children, alterations in daily routines can be particularly challenging, often sparking a...

Several years ago, a lovely friend of mine took a challenge. She decided that every day, she and her children would spend at least 3...

Photo: Maree Vesseur Did you know that our social skills start developing from the moment we’re born? Babies learn very quickly how to...

Photo by Jessica Da Rosa on Unsplash Social skills are the skills we use daily to interact and get along with others. They are the ways...

As parents, we all want to see our children succeed in life. Of course, we want them to become the unique individuals they’ve been...

In linguistic terms, basic concepts are the words that help us understand and describe the world around us. They are the words that...

#1 If your child is slower than average to start speaking. Have you been sitting in a Mum’s group or Playgroup and wondering why the...

Dialogic reading. Perhaps you’ve come across this word while reading through articles and websites and have wondered what it means. At...

My Child is Anxious. How Can I Help? Anxiety is increasingly common in today’s fast-paced world. Often, we can think of stress and...

What does ‘self regulation’ mean? Every child is unique. Some children can get overwhelmed easily, and others remain calm. In the same...

Early on, a child’s language is mainly based around their current environment. Conversations are usually focused on topics such as daily...

The building blocks for reading and writing are also called ‘emergent literacy skills’. These skills are important for every child to...

We often think of our language as being very fixed. We were all taught grammar rules in school, right? Rules can’t change! But, over a...

Here is a statement I think we can all agree on: English spelling is weird! Wait, shouldn’t that be ‘wierd’? Isn’t it ‘i’ before the ‘e’?...

A cough is a sudden burst of air coming from your lungs up your nose or mouth. It causes your vocal folds to slam together, like when you...

What exactly IS a stutter? It is the disruption in the fluency of verbal expression; the opposite of what would sound like smooth speech....

There are lots of common myths about children growing up hearing two or more languages, and not all of them are true. Our very own Emilia...

Have you ever been a bit nervous to communicate with someone who has a disability? It can be a bit daunting sometimes, especially if you...

Have you ever noticed how young children begin to play imaginatively? Early on, they will pretend to feed a teddy, or make a plane fly...