18/12/2025
🎄 Surviving Christmas Chaos: Tips to Support Your Child’s Communication✨
Christmas is an exciting, busy, and sometimes unpredictable time. For many children, all the noise, changes, and new experiences can make communication feel harder. With a few simple strategies, you can help your child feel understood, confident, and connected even during the festive chaos 💛
Here are 5 ways to support communication over the holidays:
1️⃣ Keep Routines Where You Can- Predictable mealtimes, bedtime, and daily activities help children feel secure amidst the excitement.
2️⃣ Prepare for Changes- Let children know about visitors, trips, or special events in advance. Visuals, social stories, or simple verbal explanations reduce surprises.
3️⃣ Offer Choice and Control- Even small decisions, like which decoration to hang or what game to play, support language and independence.
4️⃣ Create Calm Spaces- Holidays can be loud. A quiet corner with favourite toys, books, or visual supports gives children a place to regulate and communicate.
5️⃣ Celebrate All Communication- Whether through words, gestures, pointing, facial expressions, or AAC, every attempt to communicate deserves attention and encouragement.
✨ Tip: Connection matters more than perfection. A little preparation, patience, and understanding goes a long way in helping children thrive during the holidays.
