It Takes Two To Talk: A Practical Guide For Parents of Children With Language Delays

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The First Words User uses one word to express a whole message. If he points to a chair and says “Mama,” he might mean either “That’s Mommy’s chair” or “Sit here, Mommy.” You can figure out what he means by looking at the whole situation and tuning in to his actions, tone of voice, gestures and facial expressions. Recognize your child’s stage and style of communication so that, together with the speech-language pathologist, you can identify next steps and goals If a child is on a waiting list for speech therapy services, It Takes Two to Talk resources are a great way to empower their parents to take action and begin the intervention process.Parents can get started by using the resources to learn more about their child’s communication skills by getting ‘in tune’ with how and why their child communicates. Then they can begin to implement some simple child-centred strategies to facilitate more responsive interactions with their child. By the time they see you, they will already have started to help their child. ►It Takes Two to Talk ® resources can supplement your therapy sessions and aid in home programming

The It Takes Two to Talk Program has empowered hundreds of parents around the world to play a key role in helping their child develop language skills. One parent told us: As a parent, you play a variety of roles with your child. The role you choose to play may depend on a number of factors, including your own personality, your ideas about parenting, your child’s communication style, and the challenges of a busy life.The It Takes Two to Talk guidebook explains these roles and helps you recognize which ones work best for helping your child learn.Your child may be a Discoverer, a Communicator, a First Words User or a Combiner, and knowing which stage she’s at will give you an idea of what she can and can’t do right now and what you can expect and encourage her to do next. Wetherby, A.M.; Guthrie, W.; Woods, J.; Schatschneider, C.; Holland, R.D.; Morgan, L.; Lord, C. Parent-Implemented Social Intervention for Toddlers With Autism: An RCT. Pediatrics 2014, 134, 1084–1093. [ Google Scholar] [ CrossRef][ Green Version]

It Takes Two to Talk translates the research on early language intervention into concrete strategies that are easy for parents to understand and to put into practice. The program offers you many opportunities to practice and discuss each strategy you learn so that you’ll be comfortable and confident using them at home. The pivotal role of parents and caregivers– Recognizing the family as the most important element in a child’s life means that parents can and should play a primary role in their child’s speech therapy intervention. Girolametto, L.; Weitzman, E.; Clements-Baartman, J. Vocabulary intervention for children Down syndrome: Parent training using focused stimulation. Infant-Toddler Interv. Transdiscipl. J. 1998, 8, 109–126. [ Google Scholar]

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The strategies you'll learn from the It Takes Two to Talk resources are drawn from It Takes Two to Talk– The Hanen Program® for Parents of Children with Language Delays. These strategies have been shown in clinical practice to have positive effects on the communication skills development of young children. Ongoing support I suspect I will refer to this book, but my main practical take away points from first reading are: Del Rio, M. Consideraciones sobre el uso de los procedimientos naturalistas para la intervención en logopedia. Rev. Logop, Foniatría Audiol. 2006, 26, 139–145. [ Google Scholar] [ CrossRef] Q: I may not have the opportunity to offer the It Takes Two to Talk Program to groups of families. Will the workshop still be useful to me?

Discover how to get “in-tune” with your child’s communication and interests so that they’ll be more motivated to interact and communicate with you. To help parents of children with speech delaysor language delays, as well as the speech-language pathologists who work with these families, The Hanen Centre created an early language intervention program called It Takes Two toTalk. This program shows parents practical ways to build their child’s language skills naturally during everyday routines and activities. Roberts, M.Y.; Hensle, T.; Brooks, M.K. More than “Try this at home”—Including parents in early intervention. Perspect. ASHA Spec. Interest Groups 2016, 1, 130–133. [ Google Scholar] [ CrossRef]An estimated 1 in 12 children in Canada has a speech delay or language delay. As infants, these children may not babble as much as other babies or use the same number and variety of sounds. As toddlers and preschoolers, these children may be slower to use words, and may take longer to speak in full sentences. It Takes Two to Talk was developed by expert speech-language pathologists and is grounded in extensive research. This evidence-based program has been proven in clinical practice to have positive effects on the communication development of young children. You can make a bigger difference to your child's language skills when you join an It Takes Two to Talk Program. Find a Hanen speech-language pathologist to guide you today. Yoder, P.J.; Warren, S.F. Effects of Prelinguistic Milieu Teaching and Parent Responsivity Education on Dyads Involving Children with Intellectual Disabilities. J. Speech Lang. Hear. Res. 2002, 45, 1158–1174. [ Google Scholar] [ CrossRef][ Green Version] Attend a Hanen e-Seminar– A variety of online training opportunities are open to non-SLP professionals who work with young children and their families. See a list of Hanen e-Seminars here.