Practicing pronouns
When children mix up their words, it’s often cute to those who know them well, but confusing to those who don’t know what they mean. Language mix-ups are part of learning, but some kids get ‘stuck’ with a mix-up. Common pronoun confusions to look out for include: To help your child get their pronouns right, […]
Getting rid of that cute lisp
Lisps (not saying the ‘s’ sound accurately) are really cute until your child is 4 and a half years old and starting to socialise more. By then, lisps can start to impact: Here are some simple tips and tricks to get your child saying the “s” sound to eliminate the lisp: Don’t leave it until […]
Making learning letters fun
Learning letter sounds is a long but vital learning journey for children. Here’s what you can do to get the journey started if your child is struggling: What can I do? Why is it important? Need a little extra support? We can help. Start the conversation with a Kid Sense Speech Therapist by calling 1800 […]
Mixing Up Words: Overcoming Kid’s Language Mistakes
Sometimes all of us get our words mixed up, but we can fix it up when we make mistakes! Kids can mix up words in a sentence when they are first learning to make longer sentences to request (e.g. ‘I can have that please?’ instead of ‘Can I have that please?’). Often it means that […]
Speech Therapy: Making it fun and fabulous!
At Kid Sense we know that play is the foundation of children’s learning so it stands to reason that Speech Therapy must be fun and creative to help teach children without them realising they are learning. Our Speech Therapists recognize the importance in gaining a child’s interest quickly and completely to secure their active attention […]
Whatchamacallit? The frustration of wording finding difficulties
“What’s it called? You know…? It’s a … ugh!”. Not being to find the right words is just so irritating! Is it any wonder that children with word finding difficulties just give up and stop talking?! A ‘word finding’ or ‘word retrieval’ difficulty is when a child knows and understands a particular word, but has […]
Baby Talk: Teaching your baby language
Infancy is such a wonderful time but being a parent can be a little overwhelming. If you are wondering what you can do to give your child the best start at developing their language, then read on. In short: Teach your baby to talk by talking to them. As well as being the springboard to […]
Dribbly kids & unclear speech
Dribbly kids & unclear speech Do you know kids who are messy eaters, who dribble, whose talking is unclear or whose speech is not understood by people outside the immediate family?Difficulty moving and using the muscles of their mouth (oro-motor skills) is the most probable explanation. The ability to move and co-ordinate the mouth muscles […]
