July 3, 2018
by Mary Pat
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Welcome to the 3rd (and final) post in our series for parents of children who were adopted internationally. In our first two posts, we covered what the research says about language development for your child (read it here.) and what questions … Continue reading
June 1, 2018
by Mary Pat
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Welcome to the second post in the three part series about speech and language development in children who were adopted internationally. So in our last post, we looked at what the research has to say about their language development. If … Continue reading
April 27, 2018
by Mary Pat
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If you’re in the process of adopting a child internationally or you’re the parent of a child who was adopted internationally, then this three part series is for you. Joining me is Bríd Mc Andrew: a speech and language therapist … Continue reading
April 12, 2018
by Mary Pat
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So in my last post, you read all about your child’s vocabulary and why it’s important. (If you haven’t read it yet, you can read it right here.) It’s not just the number of words that your child knows that’s … Continue reading
March 15, 2018
by Mary Pat
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Your child’s vocabulary- what’s the big deal? Why is it important? It’s kind of amazing really as the research shows that when it comes to vocabulary, size does matter! Vocabulary means knowing and using words. It’s your child’s store of … Continue reading
March 1, 2018
by Mary Pat
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We all eagerly await the day our child says their first word. It’s so exciting! Looking back, the first word my little girl understood was kiss. And her first word was /k/. But ‘That’s not a word!’ you say. Oh … Continue reading
February 14, 2018
by Mary Pat
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So I’ve started writing a book about how to develop all of your child’s languages when you speak two languages or more. I’m doing a lot of reading around the topic at the moment and there’s one thing about children and … Continue reading
January 18, 2018
by Mary Pat
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So my little girl has become enamoured with LOL Surprise Dolls recently. I was reluctant to let them into our world but relented in the end. Setting aside all totally reasonable arguments about toy companies manipulating us and our children, … Continue reading
November 17, 2017
by Mary Pat
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Recently I wrote a blog post for Bilingual Kidspot about children who are considered to be late talkers. If you want to find out what exactly does it mean to be a Late Talker, you can find out here. In … Continue reading
October 21, 2017
by Mary Pat
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It’s very hard being a child. You have a lot of ambition but your body can’t keep up. You want to do many things that seem to be beyond your ability like dressing yourself, walking, running, getting that toy that’s … Continue reading