Did you know that prolonged thumb-sucking can affect your child's speech sounds? Here, we briefly discuss the effects of thumb-sucking and provide some general advice on how you can help your child break the habit! 👍Use a reward chart and offer incentives. Praise your child in...
Acquiring basic language is an accomplishment in itself but higher-order language truly fascinates me and I love targeting it in language sessions. This is where we see children really using their language for more complex purposes and put all their basic language skills to use....
A few years ago, I completed the Hanen: More Than Words training when I was based in London, England. If you're not familiar with it, it is an evidence-based programme developed to target social communication in children under 5 years with social communication/language delays and...
At PCS, we’re all about early intervention! Early intervention for children happens between birth to 36 months. For us, it’s never too early to begin speech and language therapy. ...
One of the best parts about being a speech and language therapist is that I get to play… all day long! Of course, there are times when I’m sat a table with picture cards and worksheets but play is usually much more fun… and much...