If your child is over 1 and doesn't yet have any, or many, single words then try some of the strategies below to prompt and encourage them to start to use words to communicate with you.

Books are a great tool to use to develop your child's interaction and communication skills and are something nearly all of us have at home already!

Including pauses and waiting during play and interactions can encourage more communication from your child.

If your child doesn't readily look at you during interactions, or actively avoids eye contact, this could be indicative of a social interaction difficulty.

Bubbles are probably the most popular and most used toy in my therapy bag. Here are 5 ways I use bubbles during therapy sessions.

Offer choices to your child to help encourage them to use and develop their communication skills to express a choice or preference.

If your child struggles to engage in activities for more than a minute or two at a time, they may need some support to develop their attention and listening skills.

I use Mr Potato Head in most of my sessions to support language and communication development in the children I am working with.