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Standardised testing does seem a bit extreme when a child is young. However the great thing is that, should there be some problem areas that need attention early testing will highlight this and the child can get help sooner rather than later. All evidence points to early intervention being the...

Perhaps see if the people suggesting the "Listening Therapy" have any evidence of how well this therapy actually works. Sometimes, sadly people push these things to parents of special needs kiddies and the therapy isn't all that useful. Good luck, Aussie Speech Pathologist

As everyone has said, it'd be good to get a diagnosis and then some more specialised treatment for him. A speech pathologist who has additional trianing in literacy problems could be a good start. Aussie Barb - Speech Pathologist, Sydney

Hi Jsingh I'm a speech pathologist and have been working with kids' speech & language for 30 years. Probably, as everyone has said just leave the potty training for now. You're right, it is harder to train when they don't have the language to support this big step in development. Boys do...

There certainly is a lot to learn when you're 2! We often see kiddies who are slower to train if they don't have the language to support that big step to the toilet. Maybe relax a bit with the training and see if you can encourage the talking. We suggest to parents we work with to cut down the...

Great to hear some personal experience with ADHD meds, thank you. We work with many children with learning probs as a result of ADHD as well as other challenges and I explain to parents that if a child had diabetes eg, you'd medicate them in a flash. ADHD is a medical condition and while no one...

True, there is violence on TV, but I think it's wise to protect children from it. I'd certainly keep an eye on this little poet and make sure this wasn't a theme in his/her school work. In Year 5, maybe the child was just trying to get a reaction (which he/she certainly did on this Forum!). I...

As a speech pathologist, I've been working with children's communication and learning for the last 30 years. The trend I've noticed which I feel may be related to all sorts of incresaes in technology, is that fewer children are now making images in their mind of what they hear or read. Making...

My husband & I decided that our kids seem to have sooo much stuff that maybe we'd start giving our children birthday 'experiences' which we began about 8 years ago and they have really treasured them. This year our 27 year old will be seeing Heston Blumenthal, famous chef and our 15 year old...

I know 4 seems a bit little, but over the last several years, I've found the best gifts seem to be 'experiences'. For a 4 year old, a visit to the zoo, seeing a live concert aimed at this age group eg a children's singing/dancing group (in Australia we have the Wiggles who, I think tour the...

Good grief! Very impressive and well done. Apart from clearly being VERY smart, how do you get them all to achieve such great results? What's your secret?

Sometimes, once you have kids, the years almost seem to move as quickly as this cute little YouTube snapshot! Maybe we should try to keep this in mind when things get too much - it will all pass VERY quickly. Happy New Year to all.

Congratulations! For me, talking is the MOST exciting part of development - it gives a real insight into how your child thinks and feels and what they are really all about... and they sound soooooooooo cute. Enjoy every second.

Who knows, Eli may well be moulding his future career choice! Maybe he's a mechanical engineer in the making? Focused attention is a great thing, it will hold him in good stead his whole life. Hope that's not too philosophical for a 3 year old, but it is interesting to see how early personality...

1. Young children whose parents take no responsibility for their actions eg totally demolishing (slight exaggeration) a waiting room while waiting for an appointment or their sibling in an appointment. Many parents bring nothing to entertain the young, waiting child and completely ignore them by...

Hi Kamalikax I'm sure the school will get to it, too. However there are some great books on this kind of topic and other interesting aspects of science for kids. Maybe a search of Amazon would yield some gems. Good luck

Hi Jayks I was just wondering how you are going with your little girl and her talking? There has been some great advice posted. Has anything worked? Aussie Barb

Hello There certainly are some fantastic games and apps available to extend children's learning. My only concern would be the effect regular, constant or long-term use has on their eyesight. Our eyes weren't designed to look at little screens for long periods. Maybe just putting a limit on the...

Hi Jayks It can be a real worry when the teacher sees something you dont see at home. Certainly 3 hours each day for 6 months would seem plenty of time to settle in. Some children just take more time to feel comfortable and therefore to talk in certain settings. Perhaps ask a friend from school...