How to Encourage Your Child to Chew Solid Food
I encounter many children in Nairobi who are not able to chew solid food or
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Articulation (speech) is an important component to effective communication. While ‘speech’ and ‘language’ are often used interchangeably, they are in fact two separate entities. Speech refers to the mechanics of producing sounds and words, while language encompasses the broader system of communication that includes vocabulary, grammar, and social skills. Speech disorders can significantly impact a child’s ability to be understood, and to interact with their peers.
I encounter many children in Nairobi who are not able to chew solid food or
Episode 27: My Opinion about How a Shadow Teacher can Improve Your Special Needs Child’s
How I grew a Speech Therapy Practice in an Underserved Country; Kenya Today, I am doing
I encounter many children in Nairobi who are not able to chew solid food or
What to teach your preschooler in order for them to succeed in school: Social Studies- Part III We continue this series of what to teach
Well, the jury may still be out on this, or is it? Don’t we all have our own very specific ideas of what would make
COVID-19 wreaked havoc on many families for whom loss was a personal affair, economies were ravaged and major industries brought to their knees. The devastation
STT is a fast growing, well established Allied Health Practice providing in-house and community-based services to families within the greater Nairobi Area. We pride ourselves
Purpose of Social Media & Digital Marketing Manager Job Speech Therapy Totos is both a hub and clinic focused on the delivery of quality speech
What You Need to Teach Your Late-Talker (Instead of Alphabet & Colours) Having a child who has delayed speech (late-talker) is probably one of the
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Purpose of the Job HSR is a fast growing, well established Allied Health Practice providing in-house and community-based services to families within the greater Nairobi
Purpose of the Job HSR is a fast growing, well established Allied Health Practice providing in-house and community-based services to families within the greater Nairobi
5 Concepts to Teach your Late-Talker (instead of the alphabet or colours)- Part II Getting a child who is late in talking to start talking
STTOTS stands for Speech Therapy Totos Online Training School (STTOTS). STTOTS is a platform I created, which houses a growing collection of training courses covering
I encounter many children in Nairobi who are not able to chew solid food or have difficulty chewing solid food. These 2-year-olds and 3-year-olds are
Episode 30: My Opinion about What not to Focus on When growing Your Child’s Language Today’s topic is one topic that I have been keen
Episode 32: Is Your Child too Young to Start Speech Therapy? Today’s topic is on a question that I get asked a lot by parents.
My Family’s Personal Journey with Hearing Loss My sister’s hearing loss is what started all of this off for me. Hearing loss robbed my parents
In today’s post, I will talk about some of the activities or ideas of things that you as a parent can do to keep your
Episode 28: My Opinion about a Better Alternative to “Tuition” for Your Child’s Learning Needs What is” tuition” and does it really help to remediate
Episode 27: My Opinion about How a Shadow Teacher can Improve Your Special Needs Child’s Learning I decided to tackle this topic of a shadow
Episode 26: My Opinion about How to Choose the Right School for Your Child with Special Needs I get asked this question by parents who
5 Ways in Which a Pacifier is Damaging to Your Child’s Development Non-nutritive suckling is a natural instinct with infants. Non-nutritive suckling is suckling done
Episode 5:What is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)? Children struggle to sit still, control their impulses and actions and to remain attentive because of their
Episode 4:What are the Facts & Myths about Dyslexia? Dyslexia describes a persistent difficulty in deciphering (decoding/ making sense of/ comprehending) single words. Individuals with
Episode 25: My Opinion about the 2 Reasons Why Your Child maybe Delayed in Speech & Language Today’s topic is a topic that is very
Today’s topic is about 3 factors that will determine how quickly your child will manage their stutter. The keyword here is MANAGE not CURE because we
Episode 23: My Opinion about the 6 Sequential steps to Correcting Your Child’s Pronunciation Errors Today’s topic is on the 6 steps to correcting your
Episode 22: My Opinion about the 4 Causes of Your Child’s Pronunciation Difficulties Today’s topic is all about the 4 causes for your child’s pronunciation
Episode 3: What is the Cause of Fluid in the Ears (Otitis Media)? In today’s “What is series?” am tackling the topic of fluid in
Episode 21: My Opinion about Why Your 2, 3 or 4 Year Old is not Talking This is a popular question that I get asked
Episode 20: My Opinion about the 3 Kinds of Activities That will Strengthen Your Child’s Reading Skills Today’s topic is very dear to my heart.
Episode 19: My Opinion about the 3 Ways You Can Increase Your Child’s Attention Skills There are many children that I encounter at my Speech
Episode 18: My Opinion about the Age at Which You Should Be able to Understand Your Child’s Speech Parents tend to ask me this question
Episode 17: My Opinion about How to Help Your Child Sound Out the Alphabet Correctly Correctly sounding out the alphabet is an important skill that
Episode 16: My Opinion about What You Can do to Help Your Child with Their Reading Skills I have noticed that this topic about reading
Episode 15: My Opinion about How to Treat Stuttering in Young Children In case you were wondering or were not aware; stuttering and stammering refer
Episode 14: My Opinion about How You Can Build Your Child’s Language by Giving Them Instructions I find that a lot of parents take for
Episode 13: My Opinion about How to Stop Your Child from Repeating Words Have you encountered a child, perhaps it could be your own child
Episode 12: My Opinion about How to Make the Most of Your Child’s Speech Therapy Sessions In today’s my opinion about series, I’ll discuss 3
Episode 11. My Opinion about How to Identify whether Your Child needs Speech and Language Therapy In today’s My Opinion About…Series, I will review 4
Episode 10: My Opinion about the Type of Book That will get Your Child with a Speech delay to Talk More Do you know which
Episode 9: My Opinion about How to Read to Your Child to Grow Their Language This blogpost includes a demonstration of how I read to
A Detour to My Heart with Lorna Muthamia-Ochido Today, I put to the universe some thoughts I have grappled with, not significantly, but enough to
Episode 8: My Opinion about What You should do If Your Child is Struggling with Reading Most people don’t know that speech therapists can work
Episode 7: My Opinion about Why more and more Children are Having Difficulty Chewing Solid Foods In today’s episode, I am going to tackle, my
Episode 5: What does a Pediatric Neurologist Do? A paediatric neurologist is a doctor who treats children who have or are suspected to have issues
Episode 4: What is Occupational Therapy? What is occupational therapy or who is an occupational therapist or does my child need to see an occupational
Episode 3: What is Stuttering/Stammering? Stammering is considered a disorder affecting the fluency of speech. It begins in childhood, and in some cases, lasts throughout
Episode 6: My Opinion about Potty Training the Difficult to Train Child Today’s ‘My Opinion about…’ series tackles potty or toilet training and how to
Episode 2: What are Important Facts about Hearing Tests? In today’s ‘What is…series’, I will tackle what you need to know about hearing tests. I
Do You Know What Speech Therapy Is? Speech-language therapy is one of the allied health professions. Allied health is a term used to refer to
Episode 1: What is the Difference Between Speech and Language? This is going to be the shortest ‘What is…’ Series, but such an absolutely crucial
Episode 5: My Opinion about Whether Your Child Should get or not get an Adenoidectomy This episode of ‘My Opinion about…’ series is another slightly
Episode 4: My Opinion about the Role House-Helps and Nannies have on Growing Your Child’s Language Let’s face it, if you live in a developing
How I grew a Speech Therapy Practice in an Underserved Country; Kenya Today, I am doing something that is not the most comfortable for me…sharing my
Episode 3: My Opinion on Whether You Should Enrol Your Child with Delayed Speech to School Early So, should you or should you not consider
Episode 2: My Opinion on How Parents Can do the Autism Diet the Right Way When you have a child with autism or you suspect
Where: Nairobi, Kenya When: For 1 week in April, August and November Who: For children with repaired cleft palates who reside in Kenya or can
The Different Interventions for Children with Autism There are many interventions and therapies that you will come across after your child has been diagnosed with
Episode 1: My Opinion on How to Find Out If Your Child has Autism Autism in a child is one of those dreaded diagnoses and
Speech Therapy at Home: Late-Talker’s Bootcamp The Late-talker’s Bootcamp is an online course designed to equip parents with skills to grow their child’s language skills
4 Fool-Proof Tips to Expand Your Child’s Language It finally dawns on you that what is meant to be a natural process (talking) isn’t happening
The terms speech therapist and speech pathologist can be used interchangeably. Speech Therapy in Kenya If I had a penny for how often I’ve been asked this in the
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