N8 Speech Pathology

30/07/2025

Wacky Word of the Month!

This month the wacky word is:

“Ferroequinologist” ……. A person who studies railways and has a particular interest in trains.

Can you do the challenge and use this over the next few days?

23/07/2025

Sometimes finding the right words for talking to children can be really, really challenging. When choosing how to respond to texta on the wall, or the unending ‘why?’ battle, or simply trying to keep healthy open communication with the child who doesn’t want to talk, the words don’t always come so easily.

Each month this year a phrase will be shared that may help in such moments.

“What do you think you could do ….’
As experienced problem-solvers it can be tempting to swoop in and fix things. But it’s important to give children practice with the problem-solving process. For example, “I What do you think we could do to make your sister feel better?” “What do you think we could do to take care of this spill?” “What do you think you could do to make things right with your friend?”

16/07/2025

One more school holiday activity idea …
6 lines of tape = 5 activities to do with them. Have fun!

5 activities to do with the same 6 lines of tape.

09/07/2025

Another activity idea for the school holidays, this time for toddlers.
This age group can have a short attention span that that requires us to get that activity ready, and now – try these activities that require NO SETUP!

Set up a fun activity for your toddler in a flash with our collection of super fun, incredibly simple no-prep toddler activities!

02/07/2025

The school holidays are coming up, here is a great activity if there is a wet rainy day, or need an option that is bit calmer…..
Fill in a shape with blocks (this is amazing for spatial thinking!)

Make a shape with tape and then try to use your blocks to fill it up. Be creative and have a square, triangle, hexagon shape made from the tape.

This may not be your typical puzzle that you think of for young kids. Make a block floor puzzle with a simple shape and fill it in!

25/06/2025

Sometimes finding the right words for talking to children can be really, really challenging. When choosing how to respond to texta on the wall, or the unending ‘why?’ battle, or simply trying to keep healthy open communication with the child who doesn’t want to talk, the words don’t always come so easily.

Each month this year a phrase will be shared that may help in such moments.

“Tell me about ….’
This is great strategy to encourage children to provide more information, elaborate on their thoughts – without you putting your own assumptions into the mix. For example, “Tell me about your picture….” Works better than ‘what a lovely bear!” (especially if the bear was actually a dog). “Tell me about what happened ….”.

18/06/2025

Wacky Word of the Month!

This month the wacky word is:

“Omniscient” ……. Having, or seeming to have, unlimited knowledge.

Can you do the challenge and use this over the next few days?

11/06/2025

Here is a riddle for you this week. What do you think????

04/06/2025

Find times to talk throughout the day!
The best way to build a child’s language is to have conversations that go back and forth a number of times whenever you’re together. Children who have more conversations with adults develop better language skills and are more successful at school.
Here’s a fun tip to try during book reading!

28/05/2025

Wacky Word of the Month!

This month the wacky word is:

“Perihelion” ……. the point in an object's orbit (= a curved path in space around a planet or star) around the sun at which the object is closest to the sun.

Can you do the challenge and use this over the next few days?

21/05/2025

Sometimes finding the right words for talking to children can be really, really challenging. When choosing how to respond to texta on the wall, or the unending ‘why?’ battle, or simply trying to keep healthy open communication with the child who doesn’t want to talk, the words don’t always come so easily.

Each month this year a phrase will be shared that may help in such moments.

“I love to watch you ……’
This is a great phrase to support relationship building. Simply letting a child know that you are watching them and enjoying them can go a long way in building their positive self-perception.
For example, “I love watching you play with your brothers.” “I love listening to you play the piano.”

14/05/2025

We are building on last week’s topic about helping children hear the sounds in words.
Below are some fun ideas to further help support early speech sound development.