by Kerry Townley-O’Neill | Nov 17, 2021 | Children
Just like learning a new sport or playing an instrument, numerous repetitions are needed to develop muscle memory for our articulators (teeth, tongue, jaw) and our brain! It is important to complete home practice so these new skills are carried over to new...
by Kerry Townley-O’Neill | Feb 12, 2021 | Adults, Children, Seniors, Teenagers
“I don’t feel like eating as much as I loved to.” “It always gets stuck in my throat; I’m scared to eat.” “I don’t want to eat out with friends anymore, it’s embarrassing.” Just like breathing, swallowing is something most of us do unconsciously. It is so essential to...
by Kerry Townley-O’Neill | Mar 27, 2020 | Adults, Children, Seniors, Teenagers
Our Speech Pathologists are currently seeing clients online! While we seem to have found ourselves at a unique time in the world where the fantastic goals of improving systems and moving online has suddenly become a fact of necessity, there are many rapid changes...
by Kerry Townley-O’Neill | Jun 4, 2018 | Children
Rhythm is with us all the time, but our sense of rhythm does not always work actively and effectively. Sometimes we need to teach our body to find its rhythm. When we can’t find our rhythm, our body is not connected optimally to our brain which, in turn, affects how...
by Kerry Townley-O’Neill | Feb 15, 2018 | Children
It’s trendy to live with a belief in ‘no boundaries’ but in fact, just as we need to understand ‘fall off your bike’ before we can understand ‘don’t fall off your bike’ (the previous post, The Power of ‘Don’t’, explains this concept), we need to...
by Kerry Townley-O’Neill | Jan 29, 2018 | Children
Have you ever noticed that as soon as you tell your child not to do something, that is exactly what they then do. You say: “Don’t fall in” and the next thing you hear is ‘splash!!’’ You say: “Don’t drop it” and the next thing you hear is ‘smash!!’ You say:...
by Kerry Townley-O’Neill | Nov 28, 2017 | Children, Great Communication Development Series
If you are only just tuning into our Communication Development series, welcome! Today we post our fifth and final instalment after following the normal development of Receptive Language, Expressive Language and Social Skills in a child from birth through to 5 years....
by Kerry Townley-O’Neill | Nov 13, 2017 | Children, Great Communication Development Series
He is the busiest kid in the world – or so it seems. His movements are constant, and even in a quiet moment you sense his little brain working over-time. In his own way, he shows you a hunger for learning. The current of questions and make believe is as...
by Kerry Townley-O’Neill | Nov 6, 2017 | Children, Great Communication Development Series
Your little one is becoming quite a person. There aren’t many people who can make you laugh like your 3-year-old. The constant chatter hints to an ever-busy brain running a million miles an hour, finding you up to your ears in the trail of stories, ideas and...
by Kerry Townley-O’Neill | Oct 27, 2017 | Children, Great Communication Development Series
There seems to be quite a storm that occurs inside the heads of our young ones when it comes to the early stages of communicating. There is a disconnect between knowing what they mean to say and their ability to not only express it, but to do so in a way that others...
