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Do you struggle with your child’s behaviour at home or at school? Play Therapy could be the answer! What is it? Play Therapy works to alleviate children’s behaviour and emotional difficulties through play. Play therapy gives children the opportunity to express and process emotions that they may not be able…
What is it? Play Therapy works to alleviate children’s behaviour and emotional difficulties through play. Play therapy gives children the opportunity to express and process emotions that they may not be able to express in other ways. Using children’s natural inclination to play, children can express their inner life and…
5 tips for boosting language with your toddler at snack time We often get asked by parents “how can encourage language development with our toddlers at snack time?” Comment on what your child is doing using simple, short phrases. E.g. “mmm eat cookie”. Try to remember to use…
At Treetop, our Speech and Language therapists emphasise the importance of repetition as a strategy to facilitate language development. A study by Newman, Rowe & Ratner (2015), has reiterated the importance of repetition in language development: “(…)”Parents who repeat words more often to their infants have children with better language skills a year and…
“What did you do today at school?” Strategies On The Go: A Conversation After School At Treetop, our Speech and Language therapists are often asked for strategies to facilitate a conversation that starts with the common question “What did you do today at school?”. Sarah Moudry, from the Montessori Blog, provides…
At Treetop, our Speech and Language therapists work with a range of speech difficulties that sometimes impact significantly on the children’s intelligibility. Elizabeth Gunner, from SpeechBlogUK, highlighted a few great strategies that both parents and professional can use when communicating with children whose speech is unclear. For example: Show them you…
At Treetop, our Speech and Language therapists have recently had a few parents ask us how to encourage their toddlers to use their words instead of crying for what they want or simply pointing and making an “uh uh uh” sound. Here are some strategies to try: Try to always…
Speech and Language Therapists in Singapore are often asked how to facilitate children’s development of oral language. The following article provides wonderful advice on how to further develop little one’s oral language in a positive and nurturing manner. (…) Understand that every child’s language or dialect is worthy of respect…
Speech and Language therapists in Singapore are often asked to provide tips on how to improve children’s listening skills. The following article, written by Amanda Baxter, an I CAN Communication Advisor, provides some top tips. (…) Top tips for developing a child’s listening skills Make sure you speak to your…
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