Tag Archives: gestures

Being the month of Halloween, everything scary is on the cards. But you’d be surprised to know what the scariest face for children is. It’s not the Dracula mask or ghoulish witch, it is a blank face. Scientists have run… Continue Reading >

As a Speech Pathologist (and now also a mother myself), I am often asked by parents whether baby sign language is something that they should be doing (or should have done with their kids).  Firstly, I think it’s important to… Continue Reading >

Can you tell what their facial expressions and gestures mean?   I recently went to a conference on “parenting for resilience”  given by Professor Louise Newman, Director of the Centre for Women’s Mental Health at the Royal Women’s Hospital. One… Continue Reading >

As a speech pathologist working with children I would often discuss the difference between communication and speech with parents, families and carers. Often there is a misconception that a child needs to be talking in order to communicate. The truth… Continue Reading >