Babies

How to Boost your baby’s Speech and Language Development

February 27, 2019February 27, 2019

Boosting Baby’s Speech and Language Development Speech and language are the skills we use to communicate with others. We form these skills during the first years of life. Language is made up of socially shared rules that include: What words… Read More »

Baby’s brain development

February 27, 2019February 27, 2019

Before the first word New research in infants shows that speech sounds stimulate areas of the brain that plan speech, long before a baby’s first words are actually spoken. A newborn baby’s brain contains over 100 billion brain cells, or… Read More »

Promoting Speech & Language Development in Everyday Activities

February 27, 2019February 27, 2019

Through simple daily interactions and experiences, you can help your toddler acquire new speech and language skills. Speech and Language Therapist, Carianne Vermeulen, shows us how easy it is to create learning opportunities from everyday activities. Language is important because… Read More »

Should My Baby use a Dummy?

February 27, 2019February 27, 2019

Dummies… in or out? Dummies can be useful in helping babies comfort themselves, settle off to sleep, and can also give parents a little piece and quiet – nothing wrong with that, right? In fact, dummies can help some babies… Read More »

How Music Makes Learning More Meaningful

February 17, 2019February 27, 2019

How Music Makes Learning More Meaningful Music offers a special way to interact with your baby and toddler, as children often communicate and connect during music long before they can actually say any words. If you change the way you… Read More »

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