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Probably the guaranteed-number-one item in every paediatric speech therapist's bag... a pot of bubbles!

Stories are such a fun part of learning to talk. Once a child can share simple stories a whole new world opens up!

It is often quite the leap for kids to go from using a bunch of single words to making simple phrases.

This strategy is my number one go-to piece of advice and approach to my therapy sessions. It sounds incredibly simple, so much that we often dismiss it.

Often in pre-school visits I hear adults having to step in and tell a child to 'share nicely'. But sharing is such an abstract concept.

I still vividly remember my first ‘Draw a Christmas Card’ competition at primary school. I had such a grand vision in my head, but my finished picture looked nothing like it.

There are so many excuses to practise speech, language and communication skills when we're outside.

Peppa is a sure-fire win in my speech and language therapy sessions. Most of my children absolutely adore Peppa and friends!

No matter what age, we can use our knowledge about words sounds and word meanings to play around together.

For young children, a big empty cardboard box is one of the best invitations to play. There's so many creative things we can do with a box and there's plenty of ways to squeeze in some language activities while we play.

When I first qualified as a Speech and Language Therapist, my clinical supervisor told me that his favourite therapy resource was paper and a stack of felt tip pens.

This simple framework breaks questions down into different levels of complexity.