October 2018

Your babies grow up faster than you can believe. I don’t know this from experience, but have it on very good authority (said any parent ever). Your little bub will grow and change in so many ways including developing their understanding of language and how they express themselves. I have had so many parents ask me how they can encourage their children’s language. As I’ve had conversation after conversation, I’ve adapted my language development ideas so they can fit in with the busy parent’s schedule. Here are four golden ways to encourage language development for all ages that are fun, […]

It is a challenge to navigate the world of a child development. There is a lot of conflicting information on the internet. In my experience as a speech pathologist, the parents I work with are often overwhelmed and confused by what is out there. Child rearing is not for the faint-hearted. So our aim here is to help simplify at least one element of child development for you; language development. Let’s get an overview. What is language development? Language can be broken down into two subsections. Receptive language is how a child understands what is spoken (Paul & Norbury, 2013). […]