Meryl ChinmanJun 27, 20232 minTeeth and TalkingSpeech requires co-ordination between a person's muscles and oral structures like their lips, tongue, teeth, vocal tract and cheeks....
Meryl ChinmanAug 24, 20211 minHow can I help my child say multi-syllabic words?Multi-syllabic words are words that have more than one, and usually three or more syllables. They often present as difficult to say when...
Meryl ChinmanJul 2, 20212 minHELP: MY CHILD IS NOT TALKING !If your child is over 2 years old and they cannot imitate speech sounds, words or actions and do not produce or pronounce words or...
Meryl ChinmanJun 7, 20212 minWhy is "R" so "twicky" to "pwonounce" Many children say a correct "r" by the time they are five and a half years old, but some struggle to pronounce it correctly until they...
Meryl ChinmanJan 30, 20211 minLets talk about /s/.....A lisp is a functional speech disorder. In other words, it is an articulation disorder where the sound is incorrectly said. The incorrect...
Meryl ChinmanJul 26, 20202 minVoice Disorders in ChildrenA voice disorder is when the quality of a child’s voice is noticeably different to the voices of others who are the same age and sex....