Originally Posted on 05 October, 2021 in Sassy Mama SG. Written By Melanie Muttitt Masks, lockdowns, safe distancing regulations… are these having an impact on our children’s speech and development? For many kids in Singapore, wearing masks is ‘normal’. Very young kids have grown up seeing parents, carers, and…
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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…
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