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In Episode 22 of the Life Skills 4 Kids Podcast, Bunny Marsh, speech pathologist and owner of Small Connections joins us again as we talk about the 5 things that speech pathologists wish parents knew. With over 20 years of experience, Bunny supports parents and carers in building up the communication development of young children.
In this episode we cover:
- Communication starts at birth.
- Parenting, life and development for children is a marathon not a race.
- The importance of having a support crew around you.
- Teaching conversational skills and promoting serve and return for growth and brain development.
- Making sure that their hearing is right.
- Understanding what your child is can be helpful in what your expectations can and should be.
- Sensory processing in children.
- The importance teaching toddlers feeling words.
Links:
- Small Connections Website
- PDF: Typical Milestones for Communication Development
- Small Connections Facebook
- Small Connections Instagram
Parent Toolbox for Anxious Kids – Webinar Series
Help your child with anxiety with practical tools for success and becoming more independent in what they need to do by reducing and managing their anxiety.
The Toolbox includes the following recorded workshops:
– Supporting children to communicate how they are feeling when they are anxious.
– Helping your child with learning anxiety.
– Helping your child decrease anxiety caused by sensory processing issues.
– How to help your child manage their social anxiety.
