Make the Most Out of Story Time
Six to twelve months after being born your child starts to look at photos, recognize sounds and point to items that interest them. Reading to your child regularly is one of the most important factors for them to develop a healthy level of communication in the infancy stage. Your life as a parent has become […]
Help your child make friends free workshop was a success!
On Monday, August 12, 2013, we held a wonderful workshop here at The Speech Therapy Centres of Canada. The free parent speech therapy workshop was tailored towards helping parents understand the challenges their children face when communicating with others. The workshop was designed to show parents different ways they can help their children overcome communication […]
My Child’s First Speech and Language Appointment
If you know what to expect before your child’s first speech and language assessment, it is a good idea to prepare and make the most out of the session. During the Speech-Language Pathology (S-LP) assessment, testing will take place and the parent will be interviewed. Assessments, including the time involved, will vary depending on the […]
Five Pre-linguistic Skills Children Must Achieve
For a child, learning to communicate involves many steps. There are some skills that a child must develop before being able to use speech and language as a functional way to communicate. Here are five pre-linguistic skills your child must achieve: Joint Attention: This is your child’s ability to understand that he or she and […]
Children and Age-Appropriate Attention Spans
Your Child’s Attention Span Are you worried your child’s attention span lasts only a few seconds or minutes at most? Well that’s probably an accurate observation. Some parents often come in and report, “My child’s attention is so short—he moves from one toy to another all the time.” Well, what is the normal attention span […]