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Baby Sign: 8 Reasons to teach your child to sign and 7 Tips on how to do it

Sign, don't sigh! Tips to get your baby using keyword signs. As a speech pathologist, I’m often asked about the value of teaching babies...

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Don’t ‘Wait and See’: Find out early if your child's development is on track

Alison McDonald

Feb 92 min read

Don’t ‘Wait and See’: Find out early if your child's development is on track

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...

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Effective Strategies for Enhancing Vocabulary Development in Children

Alison McDonald

Aug 3, 20233 min read

Effective Strategies for Enhancing Vocabulary Development in Children

Photo: Michelle Coughlan, Little Kite Photography Start with Verbs Verbs, words that illustrate actions or what someone is doing, like...

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Alison McDonald

May 11, 20233 min read

What's CAS?

Childhood Apraxia of Speech Photo by Camille Minouflet on Unsplash Childhood apraxia of speech (CAS), also known as developmental apraxia...

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Alison McDonald

Aug 16, 20223 min read

Socially Speaking Babies

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

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Alison McDonald

Aug 15, 20223 min read

Socially Speaking

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...

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Tips for Grandparents: How to Use Video Calls to Connect With Your Grandkids

Alison McDonald

Sep 28, 20213 min read

Tips for Grandparents: How to Use Video Calls to Connect With Your Grandkids

Photo by McKaela Taylor on Unsplash In 2020 we all became familiar with the concept of video conferencing. It was a useful tool for...

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What it takes to be a successful verbal communicator

NSP Team

Apr 7, 20213 min read

What it takes to be a successful verbal communicator

If I were to ask you what ‘communication’ is, I’m sure you’d come up with a great answer. Communication is making yourself heard and underst

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6 Reasons Your Child Should See a Speech Pathologist

NSP Team

Apr 1, 20214 min read

6 Reasons Your Child Should See a Speech Pathologist

#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...

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8 Tips to Help Your Child’s Auditory Working Memory

NSP Team

Mar 10, 20214 min read

8 Tips to Help Your Child’s Auditory Working Memory

Remembering and acting on what we hear requires us to use our auditory working memory.

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Alison McDonald

Feb 11, 20214 min read

What to do when your child won’t talk

t’s been a great day. You’re heading to school to pick up the kids. You’re excited to hear about their new classes, new teachers...