JOYFUL JANUARY 2021

JOYFUL JANUARY 2021

Music spreads happiness and joy in the life of a family – which is why I thought of doing Joyful January 2021.  Yet more restrictions and challenges face us just now – oh how we need JOY! BUT DID YOU KNOW THAT… It is only through music you can...
A Truly Open Mind

A Truly Open Mind

The Art of Making and Keeping Friends ‘The Art of coping socially, of making and keeping friends while establishing confidence and self-belief’ This workshop is created as a result of a conversation with Lorraine Murphy, a mum of 3 children, 1 of whom is...
What is Auditory-Verbal Therapy?

What is Auditory-Verbal Therapy?

THE TRUE EAR IS THE BRAIN… We hear with the BRAIN – the ears are simply the way in to the brain.  Auditory-Verbal Therapy (AVT) focusses on stimulating, developing and growing the auditory brain for children who have a hearing loss. A qualified...
Developing clear Speech

Developing clear Speech

“Children with typical hearing tend to follow a general sequence of speech sound mastery (Sander, 1972). We all know that children with typical hearing do not speak perfectly when they begin to talk. Every child takes a while to master the production of speech....
Play is the thing!

Play is the thing!

“Purposeful Play”  Lev Vygotsky, a Russian psychologist, who made a huge contribution to child development, believed that through playing and imagining, children could further stretch their conceptual abilities and knowledge of the world.  Types of play that can...