NHSG Aberdeenshire Children's Speech & Language Therapy Service

11/08/2026

⭐️ Top Tip Tuesday ⭐️
Using visual supports is a great way to support understanding and independence with everyday activities and routines 😀
✅ Make your own visual supports this week and practise using them ahead of returning to school or nursery soon 😀 Sticky notes are a great way to do this if you don’t have a printer 🗒🖊 Remove each sticky note as that ‘step’ is completed to help them work through the sequence 😀

10/08/2026

👐👌Makaton Monday👌👐
✅ Check out these handy signs to learn and use when talking about returning to school or nursery 🏫 👕 👖 👟

09/08/2026

🎉 Sunday Funday 🎉
Playing and exploring together outdoors with little ones is a great way to support their development 💚
✅ check out these game ideas previously shared by
BBC Tiny Happy People (now CBeebies Parenting)🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️🚶🏾

07/08/2026

🤔 💭 Factual Friday 💭 🤔
We communicate for lots of reasons 🤔
✅ Here’s a useful reminder of the different reasons we might communicate 💚

04/08/2026

⭐️ Top Tip Tuesday ⭐️
✅ If you’re chatting with someone who stammers, try waiting rather than prompting or speaking for them.
Thanks Action for Stammering Children for sharing 🩵

03/08/2026

👐👌Makaton Monday 👌👐
With the school term fast approaching, learn some school-related signs from Mr Tumble for you to use when chatting about school/nursery 👐
✅ classroom
✅ library 📚
✅ playground 🛝
✅ paint 🎨
✅ coloured paper 🗒️
✅ book 📖

Mr Tumble and Justin teach you how to sign different things that yo...

02/08/2026

🎉 Sunday Funday 🎉
If you’ve got journeys planned for the week ahead, check out these gadget-free activity ideas previously shared by BBC Tiny Happy People (now CBeebies Parenting) to help keep little ones entertained 💚
✅ Chatting, singing and playing together will support their development too 😀

31/07/2026

🤔 💭 Factual Friday 💭 🤔
Here’s why early interactions with little ones are so important 👶
Thanks to Peeple for previously sharing 💚

28/07/2026

⭐️ Top Tip Tuesday ⭐️
✅ Try giving these tips from Peeple a go to support your little one’s communication skills 💭💬

26/07/2026

🎉 Sunday Funday 🎉
We love playdough! It’s a low cost activity which is lots of fun and provides lots of language learning opportunities 🤩
✅ Try making your own this week 🥣
Thanks Peeple for sharing 🩵