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
August 23, 2017
by Mary Pat
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So it’s time to be getting ready for pre-school or school and not everybody is looking forward to it! Here are 5 ways to make the transition a little easier for our children. I’m reading Deborah MacNamara’s book Rest, Play, Grow: Making Sense … Continue reading
February 10, 2017
by Mary Pat
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You’re an English speaking family living in Germany. You have two little girls: Lucy age 6 and Abby age 4. They’ve both gone to kindergarten since they were 2 years old. They’re learning German in kindergarten and you speak English … Continue reading