Parent Tips

It is a well-known fact that talking to your child and exposing them to many different words helps them develop their language skills. However, this is not the be-all and end-all.

Music not only brings joy to children, it also benefits children’s cognitive development. Music can then be used to motivate children to engage in learning activities.

Emotion regulation is the ability to control one’s emotion so that the response to the environment is socially appropriate.

The idea is to supplement your verbal messages to your child by using an additional way to communicate.

It is important that children are exposed to a variety of fine-motor activities to help develop good hand strength.

Children build on their strengths and work on their weaknesses. This is one of the most important things to keep in mind when we are with the children.

Bubbles and rubber ducks are bath time favourites. Did you know that you could use these and many other toys to work on language?

Behaviours can be viewed as communication. There are reasons why children act the way they do, same goes for tantrums and misbehaviours.

Protecting your child’s voice from day-to-day is essential to help them prevent voice problems. Problems can appear as children straining to talk, getting tired easily when talking or changes in their voice quality.

A few books can help to guide families in exploring various emotions. These books explore that all feelings are okay, but it is what and how we deal with emotions that is important.