Alternative approaches to support early language skills
In our previous instalment, we discussed some of the common factors that prevent children from understanding or using early language and what foundation skills need to be mastered before language can develop. However, for some children, they may have already...
Why Doesn’t My Child Talk
So often, parents come into our clinic, concerned that that their children haven’t started talking. Sometimes, their child’s peers have already started speaking, for other parents, their older children were speaking by this age, and they’re worried that their younger...
The Importance of Play in Learning
The Importance of Play in Learning Play is the primary occupation of children – that is, play is what fills up most of a child’s time, particularly during early development. Play can be defined as any physical or mental leisure activity which is undertaken with the...
Sleep Hygiene
Sleep Hygiene As the weather gets warmer and the light stays for longer in the evenings, many children will be struggling to fall asleep. It may be that this has always been an issue for your child, or that the reduced structure of routines as of late have impacted on...
Life as a young person with Dyspraxia
Life as a young person with Dyspraxia Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), also known as Dyspraxia, is a condition which affects around 5% of school children; that’s around one in twenty. It’s therefore likely that in most classes there is a child with...
Attention & Listening Skills
Developing Attention and Listening Skills Almost all of us have been in a situation where we are spoken to but are not really hearing what the speaker is saying. It is not until the speaker checks with us do we realise that we were not paying attention. Therefore,...
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