A few weeks ago I was contacted by Speech and Language Professionals Noala, who asked if I would be interested in collaborating with them to raise awareness of speech and language therapy for children and as a Mum who had a toddler with a speech delay I was really interested in hearing more about what they do and the advice they share for parents with toddlers and children who have a speech delay. Even though I'm a firm believer in children developing at their own stages and all differently, I do know first hand the worry and anxiety that, especially as a first time Mum, can accompany not knowing exactly what to do when your child has a delay with speech.
Below is a post I am sharing that was written by the speech and language professionals at Noala - it has some great bits of advice and some really useful tips about how as parents we can help develop our child's speech and language development through play, as well as information about the help and support that Noala themselves can offer too.