Screen timeThe amount of time children in the UK spend online has doubled in the past decade (to an average of 15 hours a week in 2015, Ofcom). Screen time and technology is often in the news, and can get a pretty bad press. But is technology affecting our … Read More

Language Apps for your child and you!There’s an app for everything these days (except one that will do your laundry). From banking to shopping, keeping track of your fitness and even sleeping!According to Techcrunch.com May 2017, we are using nine apps a day and 30 a month.Children’s App creators … Read More

YouTube - teaching through video in less than 5 minute ‘bites’!Free training!Video is the perfect medium to teach parents and education staff signs to use with children to help their communication development. Many of the signs we use to help can be found on YouTube:Makaton- Their YouTube channel … Read More

The phrase ‘grammar fun’, for some of us, may seem like an oxymoron at best. The explicit approach to learning how to structure sentences may bring with it memories of tedious drills and the rote learning of rules. However, for many of us, grammar will have been absorbed, through … Read More

Lost Voice GuyLee Ridley, known as ‘Lost Voice Guy’, is the first comedian to win Britain’s Got Talent... and also the first communication aid user to win! Lost Voice Guy may not “speak”, but he certainly has a voice - sharing his experiences of cerebral palsy and communication aid … Read More

Even as adults, toy stores are alluring. Maybe the appeal comes from the flashing lights, the beaming colours and high stacked shelves. Often we are drawn in by the manufacture’s promises and guarantees to help our children develop in EVERY possible way.There are the teethers that promise to promote … Read More