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Don’t ‘Wait and See’: Find out early if your child's development is on track
Have you been sitting in a Mum’s group or Playgroup and wondering why the other children are starting to use words and even sentences...
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Alison McDonald
- Jan 18
- 3 min
Helping Your Child Cope with Change: 5 Effective Strategies to support their transition to school
Change is an inevitable part of life, and for children, alterations in daily routines can be particularly challenging, often sparking a...
Alison McDonald
- Jul 6, 2023
- 3 min
5 Ways That Outdoor Play Helps Children Develop Language
Several years ago, a lovely friend of mine took a challenge. She decided that every day, she and her children would spend at least 3...
Alison McDonald
- Aug 16, 2022
- 3 min
Socially Speaking Babies
Photo: Maree Vesseur Did you know that our social skills start developing from the moment we’re born? Babies learn very quickly how to...
Alison McDonald
- Aug 15, 2022
- 3 min
Socially Speaking
Photo by Jessica Da Rosa on Unsplash Social skills are the skills we use daily to interact and get along with others. They are the ways...
Alison McDonald
- Jul 20, 2021
- 3 min
What can I do if my child is falling behind at school?
As parents, we all want to see our children succeed in life. Of course, we want them to become the unique individuals they’ve been...
Alison McDonald
- Jul 5, 2021
- 4 min
Concepts, Does Your Child Know the Basics?
In linguistic terms, basic concepts are the words that help us understand and describe the world around us. They are the words that...
NSP Team
- Apr 1, 2021
- 4 min
6 Reasons Your Child Should See a Speech Pathologist
#1 If your child is slower than average to start speaking. Have you been sitting in a Mum’s group or Playgroup and wondering why the...
NSP Team
- May 7, 2020
- 3 min
How To Read Dialogically With Your Child
Dialogic reading. Perhaps you’ve come across this word while reading through articles and websites and have wondered what it means. At...
NSP Team
- Apr 17, 2020
- 3 min
My Child is Anxious. How Can I Help?
My Child is Anxious. How Can I Help? Anxiety is increasingly common in today’s fast-paced world. Often, we can think of stress and...
NSP Team
- Jun 6, 2019
- 4 min
Why Your Child Might Find it Hard to Self-Regulate
What does ‘self regulation’ mean? Every child is unique. Some children can get overwhelmed easily, and others remain calm. In the same...
NSP Team
- Jun 1, 2019
- 2 min
What On Earth Is Decontextualised Language, and Why Is It So Important?
Early on, a child’s language is mainly based around their current environment. Conversations are usually focused on topics such as daily...
NSP Team
- Jun 1, 2019
- 2 min
3 Ways to Develop Reading Skills In Kids With Autism
The building blocks for reading and writing are also called ‘emergent literacy skills’. These skills are important for every child to...
NSP Team
- May 10, 2019
- 2 min
Language is Always Changing
We often think of our language as being very fixed. We were all taught grammar rules in school, right? Rules can’t change! But, over a...
NSP Team
- May 10, 2019
- 2 min
English Spelling is Weird.
Here is a statement I think we can all agree on: English spelling is weird! Wait, shouldn’t that be ‘wierd’? Isn’t it ‘i’ before the ‘e’?...
NSP Team
- May 4, 2019
- 2 min
What is a Chronic Cough?
A cough is a sudden burst of air coming from your lungs up your nose or mouth. It causes your vocal folds to slam together, like when you...
NSP Team
- Apr 12, 2019
- 3 min
What You Need to Know About Stuttering
What exactly IS a stutter? It is the disruption in the fluency of verbal expression; the opposite of what would sound like smooth speech....
NSP Team
- Apr 6, 2019
- 2 min
Busting 5 Myths on Bilingual Language Development
There are lots of common myths about children growing up hearing two or more languages, and not all of them are true. Our very own Emilia...
NSP Team
- Mar 14, 2019
- 2 min
7 Tips For Communicating With Someone Who Has a Disability
Have you ever been a bit nervous to communicate with someone who has a disability? It can be a bit daunting sometimes, especially if you...
NSP Team
- Mar 9, 2019
- 2 min
Why should we be encouraging our children in their imaginative play?
Have you ever noticed how young children begin to play imaginatively? Early on, they will pretend to feed a teddy, or make a plane fly...
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