Stop Reassuring Your Child. Yes. You read that right. I am telling you to stop doing something that sounds completely counter-intuitive, right? You see, the thing is… I need you stop telling you child that “everything is going to be okay” and “there is nothing to worry about.” I know you have good intentions with these phrases, after all… you
When I start working with families with children with Selective Mutism I work with supporting them with changing behaviours that may confirm the silence. One technique is called FREEZE THE MOMENT… what does it mean? It is NOT speaking on behalf of your child, but in little steps… I know that it is difficult, most parents things that I am asking
FRIDAY 22ND SEPTEMBER 2017 IS DID AWARENESS DAY. I will focus on Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) and the learning of vocabulary. Until recently, it was known as specific language impairment (SLI), and the term was used to describe children who struggled with language where there was often no other cause, such as deafness. Follow the DLD Blog hop by clicking
Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) is an approach to communication, personal development, and psychotherapy created by Richard Bandler and John Grinder in California, United States in the 1970s. NLP stands for Neuro-Linguistic Programming, a name that encompasses the three most influential components involved in producing human experience:neurology, language and programming. One of the most popular and genuine NLP practitioner is Steven Gilligan, “he’s a Psychologist
