Bite Size Series
Welcome to the Help Kids Talk Bitesize Series. In these short recorded clips, we hear from the lived experience of children, young people and adults, with various difficulties relating to speech, language and communication. We also hear from their parents and from professionals, who offer tips and advice about how best to offer support.
Thank you to everyone who has kindly and bravely shared their experiences, tips and advice with us.
We will be adding to this Bitesize series going forward so please watch this space!
Stammering Bitesize series
Special time, what is it and what is it for
Is it difficult having a stammer in day to day life of an adult who stammers
Why is it important for both parents of a two parent family to be involved in therapy
A young boy answers some questions to help us understand what its like to stammer
What do these parents feel most helps their son who stammers
A 12 year old girl explains her stammer using the imagery of an iceberg
Top tips for parents of young children who stammer
Is it difficult having a stammer in work
Is there anything that makes it easier as an adult who stammers
Signs, actions and gestures Bitesize series
Aodhán his mum and Rachel using Makaton signs in play
When to start signing with your baby
FInd out more about different signing methods
Does signing delay speech and lnaguage development
Why use signs actions and gestures to support your childs language development
Lets learn 12 key Makaton signs
Norah and her mum using Makaton signs at home
When strategies dont work
Attention and Listening Bitesize series
A mums tips for helping support her sons attention and listneing
What could teachers or parents do to support children with attention and listening difficulties
What practical things helped this young man when he was a child
A dads tips for helping support his sons attention and listening
What do we mean by attention and listening skills
Was it difficult to share with others that you had attention and listening difficulties
How can I support my childs self esteem and confidence
Is there anything that made things easier as you got older
How babies and children learn language
Bitesize series with guest speaker Stephen Parsons - Speech and Language Therapist, Author and Trainer
Simple ways to chat and interact with your child at home
Enjoying stories and books with your baby or child
Simple ways to chat and interact with children in Early Years settings
Bitesize series with guest speaker Dr Val Brooks - Speech and Language Therapist
Building emotional resilience in our children
A nursery rhyme in Irish
Nursery rhymes Bitesize series
A nursery rhyme in Portuguese
Why are nursery rhymes so important for our babies and young children - part 2
A nursery rhyme in Lithuanian
Why are nursery rhymes so important for our babies and young children - part 1
Less Watching, More Talking, Put Everything Away and Just Sing, Talk and Play
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Top tips for dummy use
Top tip for using the dummy and parent tips for how to reduce the dummy use
