The 19th of September is celebrated as ‘Dietitians day’. A dietitian refers to a professional who has the university qualifications and skills that enables them to provide dietary advice to manage health conditions such as obesity, cancer, diabetes, food allergies, intolerances and gastrointestinal conditions. They are the ‘go to’ health professionals for any nutrition related […]
Conversational Flow and Discourse
A person’s discourse and the way their conversation flows can sometimes be overlooked when assessing for communication difficulties. This may be because the child’s verbal language understanding, grammar and vocabulary may be quite strong, which can mask difficulties with discourse. Signs of difficulties with discourse include: Jumbled up or illogical flow of conversation. Missing references […]
Nutrition for athletic performance and exercise
Good nutrition is essential for optimizing an athlete’s performance or to get the most out of an exercise routine. Although an athlete’s diet is not very different from a normal healthy diet, the amount of protein, carbohydrates or fat that needs to be consumed is dependent on the type of sport or exercise routine, the […]
No Spanking, No Time-Out, No Problems
Many parents struggle to find the right way to discipline children that have challenging or negative behaviours. These behaviours can range from simply refusing to complete a task to hour-long screaming tantrums with the child screaming, kicking and hitting. Some parents turn to punishment in order to provide discipline; however, most parents still report that […]
Vegetarian Diet – Good or Bad?
Definition – what is a vegetarian diet? A semi vegetarian person who eats poultry and /or fish, dairy foods and eggs but no red meat. A lacto vegetarian person consumes dairy products but no meat, poultry or fish. A pescetarian person includes fish and other seafood but no meat or poultry. Advantages of a vegetarian […]
Mama or Dada? Research looks at what words are easiest for kids to learn
The most common first word a child says is Mama or Dada, however recent research at Florida State University looks into how children use on these early words to build a broad and diverse vocabulary. Children leverage their early world knowledge to help them unlock their language skills, said FSU Assistant Professor of Psychology Arielle […]
