The London Speech and Feeding Practice

As parents, we spend a massive portion of our days multi-tasking. We are talking to our toddlers while washing dishes, shouting encouraging words from across the living room while folding laundry, or answering their questions from a few feet above them while walking through the supermarket. It is a completely natural dynamic, after all, the adult world happens up her...

Many parents contact me at London Speech and Feeding because they are worried about their child’s speech. Perhaps their child is difficult to understand, has a persistent lisp, struggles with feeding, snores at night, or always seems to have their mouth open.

What many families don’t realise is that thes...

One of the most important things I have learned as a paediatric speech and language therapist is this:

Children do not all learn communication in the same way.

Some children learn best through listening.
Some need visual support.
Some need movement and gesture.
Some benefit from symbols or technology.
And many children need multiple su...

One of the most common concerns parents bring to speech and language therapy is:
‘My child understands so much… but they struggle to put sentences together’.

Some children use only single words.
Others miss out key parts of sentences.
Some mix up word order.
Others find it difficult to answer questions or explain their ideas clearly.

This ...