STTOTS: The First Online Speech Therapy School in Africa
STTOTS stands for Speech Therapy Totos Online Training School (STTOTS). STTOTS is a platform I created, which houses a growing collection of training courses covering some of the speech therapy topics mostly related to paediatric speech therapy practice. Ever since I began my practice in Kenya, I have wanted to pass on my knowledge to those keen for it […]
How to Encourage Your Child to Chew Solid Food
I encounter many children in Nairobi who are not able to chew solid food or have difficulty chewing solid food. These 2-year-olds and 3-year-olds are not chewing and they eat very limited foods. They are very difficult to take on long trips with especially if you have not prepared any food for them because they […]
What Not to Focus on When Growing Your Child’s Language
Episode 30: My Opinion about What not to Focus on When growing Your Child’s Language Today’s topic is one topic that I have been keen on exploring; some of the things that will definitely not grow your late-talker’s language. There are many things that parents are doing unknowingly that will not help their child’s language. Below […]
Is Your Child too Young to Start Speech Therapy?
Episode 32: Is Your Child too Young to Start Speech Therapy? Today’s topic is on a question that I get asked a lot by parents. ” Is my child too young for speech therapy ?” I have talked about this in previous topics stressing that there is nothing like the “right” age to start speech therapy Speech […]
My Family’s Personal Journey with Hearing Loss
My Family’s Personal Journey with Hearing Loss My sister’s hearing loss is what started all of this off for me. Hearing loss robbed my parents their dream of having a child they could talk to, who could talk back to them during those early years. Hearing loss dealt us a heavy blow. Yes, we grieved. […]
How to Keep Your Child Engaged After Limiting Screen time
In today’s post, I will talk about some of the activities or ideas of things that you as a parent can do to keep your toddler or older child engaged if you have decided to limit screen time. We have been getting so many queries from parents who are wondering what to do to keep […]
A Better Alternative to ‘Tuition’ for Your Child’s Learning Needs
Episode 28: My Opinion about a Better Alternative to “Tuition” for Your Child’s Learning Needs What is” tuition” and does it really help to remediate your child’s learning issues? In Kenya, a majority of parents who have children with delayed language skills or children who are falling behind in school tend to take their children […]
How a Shadow Teacher Can Improve Your Special Need’s Child’s Learning
Episode 27: My Opinion about How a Shadow Teacher can Improve Your Special Needs Child’s Learning I decided to tackle this topic of a shadow teacher because I encounter a lot of parents who come to my speech therapy clinic seeking advise on what the perfect school is for their child with special needs e.g a […]
How to Choose the Right School for Your Child with Special Needs
Episode 26: My Opinion about How to Choose the Right School for Your Child with Special Needs I get asked this question by parents who come to my private speech therapy clinic all the time. “How do I choose the right school for my child?”. These parents usually have children who are delayed in either […]
5 Ways in which a Pacifier is Damaging to Your Child’s Development
Non-nutritive suckling is a natural instinct with infants. Non-nutritive suckling is suckling done for comfort and not necessarily to feed. During non-nutritive suckling, infants can either suckle on their mother’s breasts, on their tongues, fingers, thumbs or on a pacifier. There are many documented benefits of non-nutritive suckling using a pacifier. They include: 1. Helping pre-term babies […]