Talking Heads Speech Pathology
Speech, language, literacy, feeding & corporate communications
Coming to Talking Heads Speech Pathology is Sunday Screeners run by our Founding Director Sonia Bestulic! Strong communication is one of the most important life skill fundamentals to successfully thrive and flourish. These screening assessments are 30 minutes long in total and can be face-to-face or via Telehealth! Book an appointment yourself with the link here!
For more information, see the flyer below!
New to Talking Heads Speech Pathology is the Inspiring Kids Program. This program is a fun social-emotional group program that’s making a real difference in the lives of all children, especially those with Autism, ADHD, anxiety, learning differences, or who have suffered trauma or bullying.
Created by Josh Langley, this group program helps children aged 5 to 12 manage big feelings and help build confidence.
Accept themselves for who they are.
Be kinder and less harsh on themselves.
Manage big emotions.
Notice and turn around unhelpful thoughts.
Help boost self-confidence
Help believe in themselves and their abilities
Helps create a safe space for them to open up and communicate.
To be braver and more confident in the world
The Inspiring Kids program will be delivered by Talking Heads Speech Pathology each term; and within school holiday intensives.
The Inspiring Kids Program is now online! You can purchase the Inspiring Kids Home Program to do from the comfort of your home! The child-friendly videos make learning about resilience, emotional regulation and self-acceptance fun and engaging. When you purchase the at-home version of Inspiring Kids, Talking Heads Speech Pathology does receive a small commission (at no cost to you) which goes towards purchasing new therapy resources, adding to our staff fruit bowl, or Tim Tams whichever comes first! It’s a win-win!
Follow the link here to purchase the online version today!
Caringbah speech pathologist Sonia Bestulic is launching a book to encourage parents and carers to engage in daily book sharing to help build children’s attention, oral language and literacy skills.
The mother of three and children’s author is the founding director of Talking Heads Speech Pathology and Chatabout Children.
“Children’s and parent’s lives can be so busy these days, that often the simple art of sharing a book together can miss out on being a part of the daily routine,” she said.
“Book sharing can start from infancy. The benefit of regular book sharing means children are exposed to a whole new world of experiences, and rich vocabulary – it is such a great way to strengthen oral language skills and get children ready to learn how to read and spell.”
She says it also builds sustained attention – a vital skill for effective learning, and encourages parents to make the activity interactive.
“Have children involved at pointing and naming different pictures, or describing what is happening in the story and guessing what will happen next,” she said. “The more interactive, the richer the experience.”
The author’s debut children’s picture book Reece Give Me Some Peace is due to be launched at 11am, September 8, at Harry Hartog Bookseller, Miranda Westfield.
The book uses rhyme and repetition to tell the story of music.
Her podcast Chatabout Children is due for release on August 29, and is available through iTunes.
Book Week was celebrated this week.
As posted on The Leader website
Difficulties with feeding in infancy and childhood can be stressful for families.
Many of the same muscles that are responsible for speech are also used for feeding; thus the link between early feeding development and speech.
A speech pathologist has a unique knowledge of the head and neck anatomy and function, and may be able to help with many aspects of feeding from birth including:
A speech pathologist can assess various feeding difficulties arising from issues with muscle tone, coordination, anatomy or sensory integration.
If you have any concerns regarding your child’s feeding or associated weight gain/failure to thrive, a speech pathology assessment may be able to help.
This month we are getting to know our fantastic clinician, Marianne, a little bit more!
I have always wanted to lend a helping hand and make a difference in people’s lives. I was motivated by the opportunity to help people in the valuable everyday life activities of communicating, eating, and drinking.
Putting a smile on my clients faces and assisting families to achieve their own individual goals.
I am lucky enough to work alongside a fabulous team who work together and have experience in a wide variety of areas. THSP offers a very welcoming and friendly environment.
Does Baymax from Big Hero 6 count?! Baymax is a gentle superhero, showing awesome qualities of love and compassion.
The whole Harry Potter series – I still love these magical books as an adult!
Each child is assigned a role, which is rotated throughout the program, and they work together to complete a LEGO project. A trained clinician guides the children in their building and encourages them to address and resolve their problems.
The LEGO Therapy Group Program is suitable for children and young people with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Aspergers.
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