E's and P's with Falling Leaves: Tips to Strengthen Your Child's Language and Thinking
October 26, 2022
If your child is preschool aged (3-5), there's so much you can do during your everyday conversations to boost her language learning and to prepare her for school success. Learn how you can use the Hanen “E’s and Ps” strategy on your next outdoor walk to make your conversations more interesting and more impactful for your child.
When a Child Has a Language Delay, Research Shows That Parents Can Make a Big Difference!
September 06, 2022
Over the last decade, researchers looked at a large number of studies on parent-implemented intervention and compiled their findings. Here are the trends they found that tell us how effective this type of intervention is, and which types of children benefit.
It's OWL About Having Fun: Winter Theme
May 09, 2022
Children learn language best while having extended, enjoyable interactions with their parents or caregivers. But what exactly makes an interaction fun for your child? And what can you do to keep that fun going to give your child the best opportunities to communicate and build their language skills? Here are some tips to use during winter fun!
It's OWL About Having Fun: Summer Theme
May 08, 2022
Children learn language best while having extended, enjoyable interactions with their parents or caregivers. But what exactly makes an interaction fun for your child? And what can you do to keep that fun going to give your child the best opportunities to communicate and build their language skills? Here are some tips to use during summer fun!
Building Perspective-Taking Skills in Autistic Children
September 01, 2021
If your child enjoys books and is able to ask questions and make comments, then book reading can be a great time to build their perspective-taking skills in a way that's natural and fun.
Get the Conversation Going with Finger Painting
May 06, 2021
Fun activities like finger painting can be great contexts for building your child’s language skills. Here are some Hanen strategies to make the most of finger painting to get conversations going.
Encouraging Joint Engagement
April 04, 2019
Joint engagement happens when you and your child are paying attention to the same object or event during a back and forth interaction. Joint engagement makes learning easier for your child because when you’re focused on the same thing, your child can pay more attention to the things you say and do. Here are some tips for encouraging joint engagement.
OWL with Playdough!
September 09, 2017
Playing with playdough provides endless learning opportunities for your child -- especially when you join in the play and talk about what interests them.
Build Children's Critical Thinking Skills with the E's and P's
September 01, 2016
You can encourage children to develop critical thinking during the everyday conversations and activities you already do with them. All you need to do is remember the E’s and P’s!