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    Teaching words on the go
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    Joint attention is a valuable part of your child’s learning and development. This video shares a quick explanation and some ideas to help you get started. #AttentionDevelopment #SpeechAndLanguageTherapy
    I am regularly amazed by the power of following a I am regularly amazed by the power of following a child’s lead to build communication. And the challenge of really doing so. We’re trapped in systems that require sticking to a schedule, following the plan and doing as we’re told… so no wonder it feels radical to tend to how much learning is possible when we follow rather than direct.
I’m ever grateful to be in a job that allows for such flexibility. And amazed by the educators who find ways to bring agency to kids even within a directive school system. #FollowTheirLead #LetThemBeLittle #SpeechAndLanguageTherapy #PlayNotPlans
{ID: photo from a sunny weekend walk with my boys. I don’t take photos of my therapy sessions so this will have to do!) Xx
    What’s important to you? Again and again I come What’s important to you? Again and again I come back to these three things in my work:
Joy! 🤸🏻‍♀️ Communicating is fun. Finding out about each other, sharing space and play. It should be a joy. If the child isn’t enjoying it, we’re doing it wrong. 

Curiosity 🤓 I want to know more about how each child sees the world, what excites them, what they want to share with others, what play we can enjoy together.

Radical acceptance 💗 I’m not here to ‘fix’ your child. They are already beautiful and whole just as they are. Every child deserves to feel appreciated exactly as they are. The rest is details we can work out together.

What about you? What values do you bring to your work and your family life?

#SpeechAndLanguageTherapy #Introductions #HonestThoughts 

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    He said, “You achieve an awful lot for a team of He said, “You achieve an awful lot for a team of one with no help.” It’s easy to tell ourselves that we’re not doing enough, should be doing more, that other people are getting it all done.

Sometimes you need to hear a reminder of just how bloomin’ much you’re doing.

I see you juggling. Being emotional support for so many. Crossing off those to-dos.

Please take a minute to acknowledge it all. 💗 Give yourself a break. Maybe even a nap.
#HonestThoughts #MoreThanEnough
    It’s easy to get into ‘fix it’ mode when we’re helping families make change. But these days I keep coming to the realisation of how much inner wisdom each individual already possesses. As speech therapists, we don’t have to direct every moment. Sometimes we have to get out of the way and trust in the person’s ability to take what they need from our time together. Change is a collaborative process. #HonestThoughts #ParentCoaching
    Tip tips for interview prep. Best of luck to those Tip tips for interview prep. Best of luck to those heading off to interview for a speech therapy course or a job. You got this! ✨
#SpeechAndLanguageTherapy #InterviewPrep #SLPeeps
    SaLT by the Sea is 7 today! 🥳 Thank you for bei SaLT by the Sea is 7 today! 🥳
Thank you for being a part of it. All the best things happen when we reach out and do things together. 
#HappyBirthday #GoingIndependent #SpeechAndLanguageTherapy #SaLTbytheSea
    Good morning. We made it to Friday! Feeling the th Good morning. We made it to Friday! Feeling the the rush of these busy weeks. Sitting with the contrast of joy in this moment ⛅️and heartbreak all around 🌍. Wherever you’re at in that mix, here’s sending you some love from my spot on the map. Xx
#IsleOfWight #Friday #HonestThoughts
    Lots of two year olds need extra help learning to Lots of two year olds need extra help learning to talk. Here’s five important reminder to help you on your way as you figure out your child’s communication development. #ToddlerTalk #SpeechAndLanguage #EarlyCommunication #2yearsold
    This is as close to smiling at the camera as Rolo This is as close to smiling at the camera as Rolo will ever get…
#FamilyPic #SelfieTime #HolidaySnaps #LakeDistrict
    Delighting in the details of what a child is doing Delighting in the details of what a child is doing right now, doesn’t mean we lack ambition for all they can become. We’re often focused on What’s Next, but What’s Here is even more important. #PractisePresence #BeHereNow #EarlyYears #SpeechAndLanguageTherapy
    It has been more years than we can recall, to be s It has been more years than we can recall, to be stomping about in the snow. And a first to be up a snowy mountain. The dog’s delight was something I wish I could bottle. With skies that cleared to show a crisp blue horizon later that day, it was an absolute gift. Thank you Cumbria. #LakeDistrict #SnowDay #WhereWeWander #RoloTheRescueMutt
    Do you work with parents and carers in the early y Do you work with parents and carers in the early years? Then you want to join us for Heart & Spark, 12th March.
Together we'll explore how we:
* Build empathy and trust with parents.
* Develop active listening skills.
* Establish a strength-based discussion about a child’s communication needs.
* Create goals in collaboration with parents.
* Deal with imposter syndrome (yes – you’re not the only one!)
See you there? xx #HeartAndSpark #ParentCoaching #SpeechAndLanguageTherapy #EarlyYears
    Transition can be hard! Here’s some ideas to hel Transition can be hard! Here’s some ideas to help. #EarlyYears #PreSchool #SpeechAndLanguageTherapy
    A quick summary of #autism, without all the negati A quick summary of #autism, without all the negative talk! Much gratitude to the many autistic adults engaged in work to better inform us about #Neurodiversity
Including: Julie Roberts, Emily Lees, V Tisi, Rachel Dorsey 
#SpeechAndLanguageTherapy #EarlyYears
    "A very simple definition of love... to be there, "A very simple definition of love... to be there, first of all, for yourself, and for the wonder of life and the Earth all around you.  And once you are truly present, you can offer that presence to those you love." Thich Nhat Hanh #MondayMindfulness
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