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How to Use Music to Enhance Speech and Language Skills of Children with Hearing Impairments
Music is a universal language which crosses all language barriers. It can be used to the benefit of even those with hearing impairments, whether it is assisting with completing simple tasks, expressing emotions, or exploring the vibrations of a drum or a...
Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: What Paediatric Providers Need to Know
As read on: https://www.jpedhc.org/article/S0891-5245(17)30072-X/fulltext AUTHORSAngela Nash, PhD, APRN, CPNP-PC, PMHSLeah Davies, LMSW ABSTRACTPrenatal alcohol exposure is the cause of foetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs), the prevalence of which is...
Introducing Solids – How to Know If Baby Is Ready or Not?
The introduction of solid foods has come a long way the past couple of decades, but it remains a very controversial topic. New moms are often bombarded with opinions and suggestions from health care professionals as well as friends, family and...
The Benefits of Music Therapy for New Mothers During Postpartum Breastfeeding
Being a new mother can be a very exciting but daunting event in a woman’s life. New mothers are exposed to an overload of information that is not always well researched as to what an infant’s needs are. One of the most important factors of an infant’s...
Fathers Need to Get Involved In The First 1000 Days Of Their Kids’ Lives
As read on https://theconversation.com.The first 1000 days of a child’s life are crucial. During this time the foundations for optimum health, rapid brain growth and child development are laid. New mothers undergo enormous emotional and physical changes in...
Facilitating Better Sleep Patterns in Your Child
“There is no ‘mould’ for your baby to fit into when it comes to sleep. Just as adults all have different sleep needs and habits, so do babies and older children.” Carly Tzanos and Lourdes Bruwer.At the Baby Therapy Centre, we are often confronted with...
Unlocking Your Child’s Potential in The First 1000 Days of Life: How South Africa Is Integrating Child Health, Nutrition and Development
The combination of a child’s health, nutrition and development are paramount to them unlocking their full potential. Central to the realization of this is a parent’s or caregiver’s ability to quickly recognize and respond to ill health, to ensure correct...
The Low-Down on Play
“Children need the freedom and time to play. Play is not a luxury. Play is a necessity.”- Kay Redfield Jamison (Clinical Psychologist) It has become evident over the years that children no longer engage in play in the same manner or in the same quantity as they used...
Better Speech and Hearing Month
May is Better Speech and Hearing Month and we often get questions about what the role of our Speech-Language Therapists within our early childhood intervention strategy is. According to the Health Professions Council of South Africa (2017), the scope of practice of a...
What’s With The Heavy Work?
You’ve been for a developmental assessment with your little one and the therapists have given you all these ideas for proprioception and ‘heavy work’. What is it all about, why is it useful and how can you integrate it into your daily life with ease? What Is...