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• Listen to your child and notice what they are trying to communicate with you.

• Get down to your child's level.

• Talk about what they are doing.

• Use simple language and repeat words.

• Have fun with music, songs and nursery rhymes.

• Share books and stories.

• Limit the amount of screen time.

• Engage in imaginative play together (dressing up, playmobile, dolls etc.)

• Provide messy play (water, sand, play dough etc.)

• Do inset puzzles together.

• Play games that involve matching shapes and colours, many games that target this are available from Orchard Toys https://www.orchardtoys.com​​

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Useful websites https://www.bbc.co.uk/tiny-happy-people/tips-and-advicehttps://www.nhs.uk/best-start-in-life/toddler/learning-to-talk/learning-conversations-and-telling-stories-3-to-5-years/​​ 

 

If you are concerned about your child's speech and language development I always recommend contacting your NHS speech and language therapist in the first instance. Find out what services are available locally. You can refer directly to your local service or through your health visitor or G.P.​ ​

You can also contact a free  advice line  https://speechandlanguage.org.uk/help-for-families/talk-to-a-speech-and-language-advisor/​If you are interested in private therapy you can contact me or see the list of local private therapists on the ASLTIP website https://asltip.com/

​Or contact me to arrange an assessment.​​