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The soundtrack of Sonia Bestulic’s childhood was the near-constant buzz of TV news. Confused by the parade of chaos and misfortune on the screen, she remembers firmly deciding to be, what she calls now, part of the solution.

“I felt the pain of the world and wanted to help,” she says. “Everything – and everyone – seemed so fragmented.”

From that crystal clear memory and detailing her feelings in a journal as a kid to the businesses and sage-like reputation she’s built as an adult, Bestulic’s been on a lifelong journey to this point, when she’s finally comfortable calling herself an intuitive.

“It was a really long journey,” she says.

One that involved years of study and work in health and human sciences, nationally and internationally. Based in Australia, Bestulic studied and practiced speech pathology, energetic healing and intuitive life coaching, bridging Eastern and Western philosophies. She founded her own allied health company in her 20s, became a mother of three and wrote award-winning books.

And through it all, she developed her abilities.

“It was a lot of self-exploration and soul searching to understand myself and the intuition I’ve always had,” she says. “Over time, my abilities have refined themselves more and more. They’ve always been there, to a degree.”

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Read below a snippet of Sonia Bestulic’s latest article featured on 9Honey Parenting! Find the article here! 

 

“One of the moments parents and carers eagerly await is that of their child saying their first word. When it happens – it is often met with celebration, cheer and smiles of endearment.

I have had the honour of sharing this milestone moment with countless families as a speech and language pathologist over the past 20 years.

Observing and monitoring a child’s development comes with the parenting ‘gig’ – and this is for good reason as research provides strong evidence supporting the benefits and outcomes of early intervention (if needed).

So what is the most frequently asked question I have received when it comes to children developing their communication skills? It is: ‘How many words should be child be saying?’.

So let’s break it down:

First words are typically expressed at around 12-15 months of age, and this is applicable to both girls and boys. For some children, it may be closer to 18 months of age before they say their first word, however, typically children are often using between six and 20 words by this stage.

At around age two, a child is starting to combine words into short phrases, having 50 plus words in their vocabulary. Often there is a burst of spoken vocabulary and overall language learning at this age.

At three years of age, children are expressing themselves in short sentences, using words from their growing vocabulary of 450 plus words. It is often a time that children are asking a lot of questions too – which is an important part of how they learn!

The four-year-old child continues to actively build their spoken vocabulary and the variety of words they use. As their life experiences expand, sentences being spoken are longer – typically over five words in length.

At five years of age, as children are ready to start school, their spoken vocabulary consists of around 1500 words. They are producing long sentences, retelling stories, and engaging in conversation easily, especially with a familiar person.”

 

Read the rest of the article to discover some tips on boosting your child’s vocabulary here! 

SO MUCH GRACEFUL GRATITUDE…

Recently, we celebrated The 2021 Smart WFM Australian Business Book Awards (ABBA). These awards recognise entrepreneurs, business people and business owners who have written a book demonstrating their skills, knowledge and experience within their industry/area of expertise.

Importantly; the profits from these awards are donated to the necessary and incredible organisation – The Indigenous Literacy Foundation; dedicated to strengthening children’s literacy levels in remote indigenous communities.

A super passionate and high calibre team of individuals, organisations and sponsors make this all possible; including the hearts behind it all… Andrew Griffiths Michael Hanrahan Anna Clemann – thank you for bringing all this together; acknowledging and celebrating authors, publishers and the gift of books!

It was an absolute honour for my latest release, Flourish for Mums 21 ways to thrive with self-care and acceptance; published by Big Sky Publishing; to win an award, and to share in celebrating fellow talented authors and their brilliant books.

The mission for mums to thrive and flourish across the world continues… let us flourish together!

Sonia xo

 

Flourish For Mums is available for purchase today!

Gifting others with knowledge is, and has always been a passion for Sonia Bestulic… Why? It aligns with her three core values of integrity, value, and empowerment.

INFORMATION OVERLOAD – this is what most parents/ carers experience when seeking to learn more about child development, or understand ways to best help their child within a particular life area.

Enter ParentTV, founded and led by Sam Jockel who has an amazing team of passionate people, committed to empowering parents/ carers and professionals who work with children; with trusted and evidence based information.

Watch Sonia’s intro video, and learn more about ParentTV at www.parenttv.com.