Know Howe Speech Pathology

Sometimes the biggest feelings are the hardest to spot 🥷🔎

Today in speech therapy, we became emotion detectives — using a ninja magnifying glass to hunt for clues about feelings, facial expressions, body language and perspectives.

Play-based learning creates safe, engaging opportunities to build emotional awareness, inferencing and social communication skills… all while having fun. 💛

The power of support 🤍

Progress in communication isn’t always loud.
Sometimes it’s a sound that finally comes out clearly.
A word that’s been practised over and over.
A child finding the courage to try, even when it’s hard.

Behind every small step is support and celebrating the effort just as much as the outcome.

In speech therapy, we’re not just building skills —
we’re building confidence, connection, and a belief that “I can do this.”

Because when someone feels supported,
they’re far more willing to keep trying… and that’s where real progress begins.

Sometimes stepping back is exactly what’s needed.

I’ve taken a little break from posting to focus on life behind the scenes—family, clients, and personal recovery after breaking some bones.

Grateful to be on the mend and easing back in, and looking forward to sharing more again soon

Routine, predictability, and calm environments matter — especially during busy seasons like Christmas.

Sensory-considerate decorations can help maintain regulation when everything else feels different.

When your environment feels safe, connection comes more easily.

Your Christmas doesn’t have to look like anyone else’s — it just needs to feel right for you.

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Christmas can be overwhelming — especially when routines shift and sensory input increases.
Decorations don’t need to be bright, busy, or loud to be meaningful.

Choosing softer colours, fewer decorations, and predictable layouts can help support regulation and comfort — for children and adults.

There’s no “right” way to decorate.
Just the way that feels calm and supportive for your family.

✨ Comfort first. Always.

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Christmas can be an overwhelming time for everyone.
Busy schedules, unfamiliar environments, and changes to routine can make it harder for children to feel settled.

Keeping simple, predictable routines can help:
• same mealtimes
• familiar activities
• clear beginnings and endings

When routines are in place, children feel safer — and when children feel safe, communication is more likely to happen 💛

🎄 Routines Matter at Christmas

Christmas can be an overwhelming time for everyone.
It’s okay to keep things simple and familiar.

Maintaining routines doesn’t mean missing out —
it means supporting regulation, emotional safety, and communication.

There’s no “right” way to do Christmas.
Do what works for your family 🤍

☃️ Build a snowman… no snow required ❄️

There’s no right way to build a snowman.
Just your way✅✅✅

Use blocks, playdough, recycled materials, drawings, or an AAC device.

Follow your child’s lead, comment on what they’re doing, and enjoy the shared moment.

This simple play idea supports:
- executive functioning
- joint attention
- connection
- experimenting
- fun!

Because play-based connection builds communication — not perfection 💛

☃️ Build a Snowman — Your Way ❄️

This Christmas, let go of expectations and “how it should look.”
There’s no right way to build a snowman —
just your way.

Different materials.
Different ideas.
Different communication styles.

And all of them are valid.

When we value individuality and reduce pressure, children feel safer to communicate, explore, and connect — in ways that feel right for them 🤍

Food at Christmas might look different in your house — and that’s okay.

There’s no single “right” way to do meals or traditions.
Choosing what feels right for your family helps everyone feel more comfortable, respected and included.

Christmas doesn’t have to look the same to be meaningful.