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Visuals are a wonderful way to help children with speech and language difficulties understand what you mean, listen and follow directions, and be more independent in their daily activities. Whether it’s pictures or signed language, visuals can help children process words, which come and go in a matter of milliseconds and can be difficult to process and remember.

Speech therapist is going viral for teaching little ones how to say no Speech-language pathologist Hailey Van Asch is helping children find their voices by teaching them how to protest.

Here's why we advocate connection over control:

Connection strengthens your relationship with your child, builds trust and fosters mutual respect. You and your child are a team working together to solve problems. You recognise that your child is learning, and you provide your child with the skills and knowledge to grow and develop.

Connection reduces stress and creates an environment that facilitates learning.

On the other hand, control weakens your relationship with your child. Control often includes criticism, conflict and coercion. You are working by yourself to fix your child. You demand respect from your child without demonstrating how to earn it. You punish your child for not meeting your standards.

Control increases stress and creates an environment that inhibits learning.

Choosing connection doesn't mean being permissive; it's important to discipline your child. Use natural/logical consequences and positive reinforcement to guide your child toward acceptable behaviour.

Connection is better for both you and your child. If you're tempted to exert control, first, make an effort to connect before you correct. Remember, it's you and your child against the problem. Connect and cooperate for the best outcome.

To Supercharge Learning, Look to Play Play and art engage all of our senses and enhance attention.

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How loud is too loud for your young child?

Babies and toddlers have small ear canals that amplify sounds more for them than for adults. To avoid temporary or permanent noise-induced hearing loss, it's important to protect your young child's sensitive ears.

In 2001, the Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics estimated that over 12% of American children between the ages of 6 and 19 had noise induced hearing loss already.

Noisy restaurants, lawn mowers and even portable music players can cause hearing loss with unprotected exposure. Regular exposure to dangerously loud noise levels, like those from concerts, loud car stereos or jackhammers for more than one minute can cause permanent hearing loss.

If you can't completely avoid a noisy situation, put protective gear like ear muffs on your young child to reduce the risk of hearing damage. Choose volume-limiting headphones for your child's personal use with tablets or music players and check the volume yourself to make sure it's at a comfortable level. If your child's device has a volume limit option in the settings, set the volume to about 60%.

If your child is already showing symptoms of hearing loss, talk to your paediatrician.

When the words won’t come. This is my life with aphasia. Aphasia often follows a stroke or brain injury. Bruce Willis and Gabrielle Giffords have publicly acknowledged their aphasia.

Some great information from colleagues at the Shirley Ryan Abilitylab in Chicago on Managing your Parkinson's:

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Repost from take a read! “AAP recommends that you offer your baby a cup instead of a bottle when they start eating solid foods around six months, and steadily move away from bottles between 12 and 18 months. The sooner you start, the easier the transition will be. Your child’s resistance to giving up their bottle doesn’t mean you’re doing anything wrong. Be patient and trust that your little one will gradually start drinking like a big kid. If resistance turns into a full-blown power struggle, talk with your pediatrician and click the link in our bio for more tips from “

👀Look what's just arrived at our office! We can't wait to read this book that shares so much lived experience from a range of contributors. It's edited by the Chair of our Cultural Perspective Committee Marcia Brissett-Bailey