Social Skills Training,Speech Therapy
Welcome back to Headstart For Life’s Blog, Beyond Therapy! In today’s blog post, we are going to explore how a child’s level of play changes over time, as well as how adults can support
5 years ago by Danica 3 minutes
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Hi there! Welcome back to Beyond Therapy! The blog for HeadStart for Life! Language contributes a lot to a child’s ability to engage comfortably and confidently in various social settings (school, h
6 years ago by Anna 2 minutes
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Welcome back to HeadStart for Life: Beyond Therapy blog! As a speech therapist, one of our main responsibilities is to support and encourage all parents to be their child’s “best speech therapistâ
6 years ago by Jona 4 minutes
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Social Skills Training,Speech Therapy
Welcome back to HeadStart For Life’s Blog, Beyond Therapy! In my previous post, we talked about the different types of stories that children tell, and a variety of strategies we can use to help th
6 years ago by Danica 2 minutes
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Social Skills Training,Speech Therapy
Children with special needs almost always have issues in their play. During initial assessment in speech – language therapy, play is the first thing we observe. As Plato once said: “You can discov
8 years ago by Jona 3 minutes
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In our previous posts, we have highlighted the importance of play in the development of our children. For children with special needs, especially children with autism, play does not come naturally. Th
8 years ago by Jona 2 minutes
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Social Skills Training,Speech Therapy
The rise of technology over the last few years has changed the way our children learn immensely. Most children nowadays know how to use basic mobile devices and tablets with a flick of their finger. I
8 years ago by Jona 3 minutes
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Social Skills Training,Speech Therapy
Hi there! Welcome back to this on going series of Myths vs Facts! Play is very important for children as it is linked to many aspects of a child’s development. These include cognition, language,
8 years ago by Jia Yue 2 minutes
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Play Therapy is a psychotherapy method that uses playing as a tool to resolve children’s difficulties. The play therapist tool kit combines therapeutic tools like art, music, movement, sand play an
8 years ago by Hagit 2 minutes
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Social Skills Training,Speech Therapy
As a Speech Therapist, one of the areas that we look into when we see a child for assessment is their level of play. Play is often dismissed as having no academic value. However, research has found t
8 years ago by Jona 3 minutes
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Occupational Therapy,Social Skills Training,Speech Therapy
Our society has evolved from using stones to build houses to using stones as decorations in our houses. And since the stone-age, we have made so much progress that we have become a world with all of
9 years ago by Jona 3 minutes
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