Include Your Child's Interests: Building Communication with Autistic Children
April 10, 2023
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Sometimes you may not be sure how to get an interaction started with your child, especially if they often play alone or have specific or unique interests. Here’s a strategy from the Hanen More Than Words® Program to help you start back-and-forth interactions with your child.

Include Your Child’s Interests: Building Interaction with Autistic Children
March 31, 2023
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Sometimes you may not be sure how to get an interaction started with your child, especially if they often play alone or have specific or unique interests. Here’s a Hanen strategy to help you start the kinds back-and-forth interactions that encourage social communication learning.

Can Autistic Children Learn Two Languages?
January 12, 2023
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Many parents of children on the autism spectrum wonder about the best way to help their child learn two languages, and whether a second language will help or hinder their child’s development. Here’s what the latest research says.

E's and P's with Falling Leaves: Tips to Strengthen Your Child's Language and Thinking
October 26, 2022
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.