Nhsg Aberdeenshire Children'S Speech & Language Therapy Service

🤔💭Factual Friday💭🤔 What is Makaton❓ Here's a useful article explaining who Makaton supports and the difference between Makaton and British Sign Language 👇 If you're interested in using Makaton signing look out for our Makaton Monday posts every week 👀👐👌#babbletobanter #promotinglittlechatterpillars #wetalkmakaton https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/47440277< br>

💚 We love this 💚 Well done to all involved in East Ayrshire for introducing ❌📱No Phone Zones📱❌ 👏 This has been done to encourage parents to have positive interactions with their little ones 💬 #gettingweepeoplechatting #babbletobanter #promotinglittlechatterpillars

⭐️ Top Tip Tuesday ⭐️ Turn that iPad off! 📱❌ Spend time playing, listening and chatting with your child 💬 ✔️ Well done to our Worcestershire Speech and Language Therapy colleagues for creating yet another great poster 👏 #babbletobanter #promotinglittlechatterpillars

👐👌Makaton Monday👌👐 We love that Briony from the Bake Off has teamed up with Makaton to produce recipe videos 💜 Here's one for chocolate chip cheesecake 😋 You can download the symbolised recipe for free too (https://www.makaton.org/…/FreeRes…/B rionyBakesCheesecake.pdf) ✅ A fantastic way to support children and young people of all ages to become more involved and independent with cooking and baking 🥣 #promotinglittlechatterpillars #babbletobanter #wetalkmakaton #GBBO https://youtu.be/17huEJx9yw0

🎉 Sunday Funday 🎉 A fun and free way to entertain your little one this week...get outside and wash the car together🚘💦 Try washing their bike or even toy cars, tractors or diggers too 🚲 🚗 🚜 ✅support their language development by chatting as you go 💬 #babbletobanter #promotinglittlechatterpillars

🤔 💭 Factual Friday 💭 🤔 Glue ear is the biggest cause of hearing difficulties in children, but do you know what it is and what to look out for❓ 👂 ✅ If you have concerns about your little one's hearing speak to their Health Visitor or GP. They may refer them to have their hearing checked by the Audiology department👂 #babbletobanter #promotinglittlechatterpillars #ndcs

⭐️ Top Tip Tuesday ⭐️ Does your little one get stuck when talking❓ Here’s a great tip to support them...don’t focus on the way they say things ‼️ ✅Show you are interested in what they say, not how they say it 👍 ✅Be encouraging if they get upset about their speech and give them lots of praise by commenting on their successful communicatio​n 👏 #babbletobanter #promotinglittlechatterpillars

👐👌Makaton Monday👌👐 Have you read Monkey Puzzle before❓📖 🐒 Now you can practise using some Makaton signs as you read it 😀 #babbletobanter #promotinglittlechatterpillars #wetalkmakaton #signedstories https://www.facebook.com/445034525630807/ posts/1455023201298596/

🎉Sunday Funday🎉 Get your little one involved with sorting socks this week 🧦 A fantastic free activity for.... ✅ supporting early talking skills 💬 ✅ practising matching skills 🧦 ✅ developing an understanding of the words ‘same’ and ‘different’ 👀... ✅ supporting understanding and use of different describing words 💭💬 #babbletobanter #promotinglittlechatterpillars
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💭 🤔 Factual Friday 🤔 💭 Did you know there are 11 million people with hearing loss in the UK❓That’s around 1️⃣ in 6️⃣ of us 🤔 You can find lots of great information about supporting children and young people with hearing loss on the National Deaf Children's Society Scotland website 👍 #babbletobanter #promotinglittlechatterpillars

⭐️ Top Tip Tuesday ⭐️ Here are some tips on how to communicate effectively with children who have hearing impairments 💬 👄 👐 #babbletobanter #promotinglittlechatterpillars https://youtu.be/m5mJBkc5Dlw

👐👌Makaton Monday👌👐 Dear Zoo is another of our favourite stories 📖 🐘🦒🦁🐪🐍🐒🐸🐶 Lifting the flaps helps engage attention ☑️ Simple repetitive language is great for developing language skills ☑️ Lovely use of descriptive words to develop language skills ☑️... Why not try some Makaton signing too? 👐👌 #babbletobanter #promotinglittlechatterpillars #wetalkmakaton #singinghands #signedstory https://youtu.be/XoHn8rLj9pc
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🎉Sunday Funday🎉 Go on colour scavenger hunts this week with your little one 👀🗺 A great way to develop their... ✅looking skills 👀 important for attention and listening 👀👂 ✅matching skills 🔴🔴 important for learning 💭 #babbletobanter #promotinglittlechatterpillars

🤔 💭 Factual Friday 💭 🤔 Did you know that Sleep Scotland have a free telephone support line for parents/carers struggling with their child or teenager’s sleep difficulties❓Sleep deficits in children and young people have been linked to impaired learning and mental health difficulties. #babbletobanter #promotinglittlechatterpillars

⭐️ Top Tip Tuesday ⭐️ Set aside a few minutes a day when you can give your full attention to your little one in a calm, relaxed environment👩‍👦👨‍👧Make sure you let your child take the lead as this will reduce the pressure on them to speak ✔️ To help you do this think about ‘OWL’🦉... Observe (watch what they’re doing) 👀 Wait (don’t fill all the silences) 🕐 Listen (listen to what they say) 👂 ... #babbletobanter #promotinglittlechatterpillars
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👐👌Makaton Monday👌👐 This week practise these wild animal signs 🐘🦒🦍🦛🐒🐍🐅🦓 #babbletobanter #promotinglittlechatterpillars #wetalkmakaton https://youtu.be/YCnwpA_SW5s

🎉Sunday Funday🎉 So many great ideas of how to use Lego Duplo and building blocks in different ways to have lots of fun 😃 ✅Spending time creating, playing and chatting together will support your little one's language development 💬 #babbletobanter #promotinglittlechatterpillars https://www.facebook.com/LEGODUPLO/videos /2190622357821482/

🤔 💭 Factual Friday 💭 🤔 Communication isn’t just about spoken words❗️You need to use more than just your ears to help you understand those who don’t use speech👂 👀 🤔 #babbletobanter #promotinglittlechatterpillars