Sutton NHS Children's Speech and Language Therapy

19/01/2023

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Self-feeding pillows/prop feeders present a risk of serious harm or death from choking or aspiration pneumonia.

27/10/2022

Check out this fantastic new resource for families living in South West London - find a wealth of information about your child’s development, answer any questions / concerns you might have and signpost to local organisations and support for parents and children in our local area.

Healthier Together - a South West London Integrated Care Board project. The website provides advice for parents, young people and pregnant women, and clinical resources to support healthcare professionals

22/10/2022

18/10/2022

Young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), and their parents/carers are invited to attend two different events this November, focused on initiatives and activities to help prepare young people with SEND for the world of work.

There are two events, and a work experience opportunity for young people with SEND:

🗓️ Thursday 10 November
Preparing for Adulthood Strategy parent/carer workshop
📍 Sutton Council Civic Offices, St Nicholas Way SM1 1EA
⌚ 10am to 11.30am
Help us develop a new Preparing for Adulthood (PFA) Strategy, to support young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) to help them prepare for life as an adult

🗓️ Thursday 24 November
Preparing for Adulthood showcase event for young people (and workshop for parent/carers)
📍 Sutton Life Centre, 24 Alcorn Close SM3 9PX
⌚ Register for one of two workshops (10.30am - 11.30am or 1.30pm - 2.30pm) or to just attend the main event
Aimed at young people with an EHC Plan (EHCP) or SEN Support plan aged 14-25, showcasing support, opportunities and local initiatives available for young people with SEND in Sutton.

We’re also looking for young people with SEND to help us design and plan the event as well as helping out on the day - people who:

✅ Like planning event content, organising surveys, marketing and promotion, organising refreshments or organising games and activities.

Find out more about these events and book your place now at https://bit.ly/PfAeventnews

Sutton Carers Centre Advocacy for All Sutton Parents Forum Sutton Mencap Get On Downs PlayWise Learning CIC

06/10/2022

02/08/2022

Fantastic webinar to sing up to for free advice

Our next TALK parent webinar will be on 'Using Songs and Rhymes to Develop Language'.
If your child is aged 18 months to 2.5 years and you're concerned about their language development, book yourself a space for free here: http://ow.ly/uMw450K6aNS

19/04/2022

Fantastic tips from Coventry children’s speech and language Therapy around how to make working on speech sounds fun!

16/04/2022

Are you ready for some Easter Fun! Check out Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust’s fabulous tips on how to include language targets and practice into all the festivities! 🐣 🐰

Wishing everyone a very happy Easter!!

16/04/2022

Love this picture from Speech and Speech and Language Academy explaining all of the areas we focus on when looking at a child’s communication skills within therapy!

11/04/2022

Here is why Speech and Language Therapist’s say play is so important for learning and development of language!

🤔 💭 Factual Friday 💭 🤔
We love play 🧡💛💚 Here’s some amazing evidence about why it’s so important for children’s learning and development👇 😮
✅ Make time to play together during the Easter holidays 😀

06/04/2022

We love seeing different communication profiles being represented and celebrated! 🤩

Has anyone seen this new Netflix series yet? 👀

We caught up with the stammering consultant on the animated series featuring a prominent character who stammers.

06/04/2022

The DfE (Department of Education) are keen to gather feedback from parents on the 'What to Expect in the EYFS' guidance. They ask:

❔Could you outline your thoughts and opinions of ‘What to expect in the Early Years Foundation Stage: a guide for parents’?
❔Is there any information missing from the document that would be useful to know?

Parents can send their responses to the Foundation Years inbox at foundationyears@ncb.org.uk

22/02/2022

Should you speak more than one language in the house? Do bilingual babies talk later? Speech and language therapist Monal Gajjar talks about bringing up children in bilingual households.

20/01/2022

Babbling is a building block of language and conversation 💜⁣
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When your baby babbles, they’re learning some of the most important skills they’ll need to put sentences together later in life 🥰⁣
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Keep encouraging and praising them, and why not try babbling back? It might seem silly but it’s actually really great for their development 🙌⁣

18/01/2022

⭐️ Top Tip Tuesday ⭐️
Another great tip from BBC Tiny Happy People 💜

03/11/2021

Fantastic tips from NHS Fife Speech & Language Therapy Service on how to work on language and building vocabulary at your local firework displays this weekend! 🎇

15/10/2021

'I am more than a label. I am capable and able.'
True, wise and powerful words spoken by children, young people and adults with Developmental Language Disorder and their families. Words and video created by Shelbi, with roles by an array of DLD stars.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEsYUabmttU