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What do Speech Pathologists Do?

June 30, 2025

Speech therapist, speech pathologist, speech-language pathologist—whatever the title, speechies are passionate about helping people with communication and swallowing challenges. While you may have heard speech pathologists help kids with sounds …

Tips to help kids navigate a routine change in school holidays

June 23, 2025

Getting ready for the school holidays can be both exciting and challenging. The pressure of having to be somewhere is now pressure to adjust to a different routine and a …

Helping children with writing: Speech Pathology or Occupational Therapy?

June 16, 2025

Is your child finding writing hard? If you’ve ever watched your child sit down and try to write their sentences for homework, and seen their struggle, you may have wondered …

What is Visual Perception and Why Does it Matter for Your Child?

June 9, 2025

As a paediatric occupational therapist, I often see children who have difficulty processing and making sense of the visual information around them. While many people might assume that visual perception …

Engaging Children in Shared Book Reading – Information for Educators

June 2, 2025

Do you find it challenging to keep a group of children engaged when reading stories together? Shared book reading is a powerful tool for fostering language and literacy development in …

Engaging in Book Reading with Your Child

May 26, 2025

Do you find it difficult to keep your child engaged when reading together? Shared book reading is a great way to support language and literacy development, but factors like attention, …

How does problem solving develop through play?

April 28, 2025

Kids have a drive to play! Through play they learn about the world around them, explore ideas, learn how things work and test their ideas. In this joint blog, Speech …

5 park games to build motor planning & following directions

April 14, 2025

“Grab your bag and hop in the car”, “brush your teeth and put on your PJs”. Kids are told instructions all the time, and kids are moving all …

Multilingual Communication Development

March 17, 2025

Any child that regularly hears more than 1 language is considered a multilingual communicator. In this blog, Speech Pathologist Thida discusses multilingual communication development, answers some common questions, …

Why Learning to Work in Groups is Key for Kids

March 3, 2025

When we think about what kids need to succeed in life, we often focus on reading, writing, and math. But there’s one skill that’s just as important—and it’s learned through …