Senses are an integral part of development. There are seven senses in our body (touch, smell, sight, hear, taste, movement and balance). At eight weeks of gestational age the sensory system begins to develop. Touch Touch is the first sense to develop in the womb. It is through touch that mother and baby are
Continue Reading...Reading to Your Baby
In today’s world of virtual interactions, nothing can beat the warmth of snuggling next to your children and reading with them. This simple yet endearing practice can help your child in a number of ways. Infants whose parents read to them regularly are able to say and understand more words than those whose parents do
Continue Reading...Importance of Imitation Skills
“If we want a flower to bloom we need to water the roots not the flowers”; similarly to develop verbal communication in children, the ability to comprehend the language should be enhanced by fostering pre-verbal skills. This helps children learn the basic rules of communication. Imitation skills are a very essential part of the preverbal
Continue Reading...Encouraging Speech Through Everyday Activities
The aim of the speech therapy is “to encourage a child to learn to communicate”. This process needs to be both engaging and interesting for effective learning. Use a lot of bed time rhymes The rhythm, pitch and intonation patterns (called Suprasegmentals) are first to develop in a child. They develop as early as eighth
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