NHSG Aberdeenshire Children's Speech & Language Therapy Service

14/04/2026

⭐️ Top Tip Tuesday ⭐️
✅ Check out these top tips for supporting toddlers’ talking from BBC Tiny Happy People (now part of CBeebies Parenting) 💙

13/04/2026

👐👌 Makaton Monday 👌👐
Schools are back today 🏫
✅ Here are some handy school-related signs to learn and use 👐

Mr Tumble and Justin teach you how to sign different things that you may see and do at school.00:19 - classroom00:38 - library 00:58 - playground01:14 - pain...

12/04/2026

🎉 Sunday Funday 🎉
Create your own scavenger hunt inside or outside this coming week 👀 🟢🔵🟡🔴
A great way to support...
✅ Attention and listening skills 👀👂
✅ Matching skills 👀
✅ Talking skills 💬

10/04/2026

🤔 💭 Factual Friday 💭 🤔
Have you heard of the term AAC before❓
✅ Check out this summary explaining what AAC stands for and what it is 👀

07/04/2026

⭐️ Top Tip Tuesday ⭐️
Another great reminder previously shared by BBC Tiny Happy People (now part ofCBeebies Parentingg) 💜
✅ spending time just singing, chatting and playing together will support their development 💭💬

06/04/2026

👐👌Makaton Monday👌👐
A helpful sign for this time of year 👐
✅ Rabbit 🐰

05/04/2026

🎉 Sunday Funday 🎉
Happy Easter 🐣
✅ Egg hunts aren’t just for fun❗️😀
✅ By joining in and chatting with your little one during your hunt, you can support the development of lots of talking skills 👀🥚💬

03/04/2026

🤔 💭 Factual Friday 💭 🤔
We’re big fans of Bookbug 💛 Did you know that they gift free books to every child under 5 in Scotland❓
✅ Explore the Bookbug bags with your little one and use them to develop a love of stories, songs and rhymes together 📖 🎶 By doing so, you’ll be supporting their speech and language development 💬

Did you know that we gift free books to every child under 5 in Scotland? 💛

Our Bookbug Bags help wee ones to develop an early love of stories, songs and rhymes. 🎶 This has many benefits including supporting children's development, language and social skills.

Each year we work with an expert panel to choose brilliant new books for the bags!

🔗Check out the link in the comments below to find out more about this year's books, and how to get your bag.

(And if this post has got you excited about all things Bookbug: mark your diaries for 18–24 May, when we'll be celebrating Bookbug Week 2026!🥳)

31/03/2026

⭐️ Top Tip Tuesday ⭐️
Great tips available on Parent Club Scotland website for supporting little ones’ development from bump to baby🫄👶
✅ Chat together right from the start 💬

30/03/2026

👐👌Makaton Monday👌👐
Check out this video from Singing Hands to learn some signs to use when talking about Easter 🐣
✅ Easter 🐣
✅ bunny 🐰
✅ chick 🐥
✅ chocolate 🍫
✅ church ⛪️
✅ Easter egg 🥚
✅ flower 🌷
✅ God
✅ Jesus
✅ lamb 🐑

For our Topic series - here are some signs including both non-religious and religious vocabulary around this celebration. With huge thanks...

29/03/2026

🎉 Sunday Funday 🎉
Spend time washing the car or a bike this week 🧼 🪣 🚗 🚲
✅ Simple everyday activities and chores can provide great language learning opportunities...as well as being lots of fun 👶👧👦💬

27/03/2026

🤔 💭 Factual Friday 💭 🤔
An amazing fact 🤩
✅ By chatting with your little ones as you go about your daily activities you will be developing their talking skills 💬