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Currently, one in five children start school without the adequate speech and language skills. These children face an increased risk of literacy difficulties, social difficulties and less engagement within the classroom. This articles describes normal speech and language development, and the importance of seeking assistance if your child is not meeting these milestones.

A study has found many parents are concerned about the speech development of their children, however only one third will seek professional assistance. This article describes the three-year government funded Sound Start Study and the importance of intervention. 

Early on in their development, children learn through play. Every parent has duple or lego lying around the house. Here is a post from ‘Learn with Play at Home’ which has some great ideas for expanding your play experience with your child when using Lego or Duplo.