Little Leaps

Tried out ‘s Food Explorer cards today and they were such a hit 🙌

The cards are a simple, fun but powerful way to support children who find feeding tricky. We used them to:

✨ introduce new foods in a low-pressure way
✨ build confidence with exploring, touching, and tasting

Can’t wait to keep using these in sessions!

🎒🏡 School Holidays!

With the kids home for the holidays, it’s the perfect time to turn everyday moments into language-learning fun!

Here are 3 easy, screen-free ways to boost speech & language skills at home:

🎲 Play board games – Practice turn-taking, asking questions, and naming objects

📚 Read together daily – Talk about the pictures, guess what happens next, and ask “why” and “how” questions

🍓 Get talking in the kitchen – Count items, describe ingredients, and follow simple instructions while baking or cooking!

💡 Remember: quality interactions at home can have a big impact on your child’s communication growth!

Today marks our first Tinygiants Explore & Thrive Feeding Clinic, a joint SLT/ Dietitian run service dedicated to supporting babies and children up to 16 years old who experience feeding and nutritional difficulties.

It’s something that’s been in the pipeline for awhile and I’m thrilled to be a part of it.

For more information visit: https://tinygiants.co.nz/infant-and-child-feeding-clinic/

Introducing Wei-Yuen ✨

Wei-Yuen has been working with me for a while now so I thought an introduction was well overdue. We previously worked together for many years in the Child Development Service and I am so happy that we get to continue this at .leaps.slt.

Wei-Yuen completed her Master of Speech Language Therapy degree at the University of Auckland in 2015 and has been working with a paediatric population ever since.

She has a love for a naturalistic and functional approach to therapy and intervention.

Wei-Yuen’s particular interests include paediatric feeding, building communication skills (using sign, speech/ language, visuals) and children with neurological diversity.