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Kids in the Hills Speech Pathology

Locality: Ferny Hills

Phone: +61 402 070 299

Address: 170 Patricks Rd, Ferny Fair Shopping Plaza, Ferny Hills 4055 Ferny Hills, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.kidsinthehillsspeech.com

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23.01.2022 Today is Swallowing Awareness Day! Many people don't realise that speech pathologists can help people with eating and swallowing difficulties, in addition to communication difficulties. We use the same muscles to swallowing as we do to talk, so it makes sense. In young children, this might present as difficulties chewing or swallowing, difficulties with certain food textures or even difficulties with starting solids in infants.... just to give a few examples.

20.01.2022 As well as helping children develop communication skills, Speech Pathologists can also help children who have difficulties with eating. This might be due to an underlying mechanical difficulty in knowing HOW to chew/bite, or they might be a fussy or picky eater. Here's some ideas to try when introducing new foods with your child.....

19.01.2022 For some kids, learning to read can be challenging and they need lots of extra practice. I've talked before about using decodable readers - books where kids can sound out most of the words to actually practice reading, not just guessing. Here's a slight variation on this using decodable comic strips! https://phonicsplaycomics.co.uk/comics.html

16.01.2022 Tomorrow is Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) Awareness Day. DLD is common - two children in every classroom have DLD - however it is not well understood. To raise awareness of DLD, we will be sharing our free DLD Guide for Families tomorrow. Check back then! #DLDSeeMe #DevLangDis

15.01.2022 I often get asked by parents regarding when to expect their child to talk. As a general guide, children should be putting 2 words together by 2 years of age. Here's a nice summary of other factors that can impact on a child's progress with talking.

13.01.2022 It's so important to make sure kids just have time to play! Free play is so much more then having fun. Kids can learn about sharing, problem solving, creativity, generating stories, explaining why and how things work.... just to name a few skills. Here's some fun holiday ideas to give you inspiration!!

11.01.2022 Sometimes it's the littlest things that kids get the most fun out of!!

07.01.2022 Some great ideas here.....

06.01.2022 Learning how to pretend in play is an important part of a child's development. It helps them practise social skills and learn new words in different contexts to describe what they are doing. Here's a few ideas to get you started. ....