NHS Ayrshire & Arran Children's Speech and Language Therapy

NHS Ayrshire & Arran Children's Speech and Language Therapy Nurturing the Speech, Language and Communication skills of children in Ayrshire.

👍TOP TIPS FOR SCREEN USE👍We’re encouraging families to build healthy screen habits that support children’s communication...
06/03/2026

👍TOP TIPS FOR SCREEN USE👍

We’re encouraging families to build healthy screen habits that support children’s communication and wellbeing. 💬💛

Small changes make a big difference —
🍽screen free meals
🎲 play together
🗣real life chats
🌳 time outdoors

Let’s get Ayrshire’s wee people chatting!

📱 💬 Screen Time & Speech DevelopmentScreens are part of everyday family life — and that’s okay! It’s not realistic (or p...
06/03/2026

📱 💬 Screen Time & Speech Development

Screens are part of everyday family life — and that’s okay! It’s not realistic (or practical!) to avoid them altogether.

Here are some simple ways you can support your child’s speech and language development while watching screens together:
✨ Talk about what you see
✨ Pause and chat about the story
✨ Name characters, actions, and feelings
✨ Join in with songs and rhymes
✨ Make connections to real life (“Remember when we…?”)

Let’s get Ayrshire’s wee people chatting!

Today is World Book Day 🤩Why not discover a new story with your child to encourage a love of reading. Here are some tips...
05/03/2026

Today is World Book Day 🤩

Why not discover a new story with your child to encourage a love of reading.

Here are some tips from the World Book Day website to encourage children to want to read at home.

Insights and Evidence Behind Our Reading Approach - World Book Day

📖✨ Swap the screen for a story tonight!
Let’s get Ayrshire’s wee people chatting!

05/03/2026

Today is World Book Day 🤩

Here are some Makaton signs to learn and try with your wee ones.

🌟 Screen Balance Matters 🌟Language isn’t just about words — it’s about connection.Children’s brains build strong speech ...
04/03/2026

🌟 Screen Balance Matters 🌟

Language isn’t just about words — it’s about connection.
Children’s brains build strong speech and communication skills through interaction: playing, singing, pointing, responding, and being responded to. 💬

✨ Boost real world learning by balancing screen time with:
👶 Face to face play
📚 Books and stories
🎶 Music and singing
🌳 Outdoor time

The more children connect with people — not screens — the stronger their brains grow. 💛
Let’s nurture communication, curiosity, and connection.

Let’s get Ayrshire’s wee people chatting!

📱 Be Screen SmartYoung children learn best from real‑life connection — faces, voices, play, and shared moments. Balancin...
03/03/2026

📱 Be Screen Smart
Young children learn best from real‑life connection — faces, voices, play, and shared moments.

Balancing screen use in the early years is important, and our own device habits matter too. When we’re present, children feel more secure, engaged, and ready to explore.

✨ Let’s make the early years count with presence, play, and connection.

Let’s get Ayrshire’s wee people chatting!

02/03/2026

📱 Screens Awareness Week 2026 starts today! 🌟

This week, we’re taking time to think about screens and “screen-time”.
Screens are a big part of everyday life — but too much screen use can have a real impact, especially on children. We’re increasingly seeing the effects of excessive screen time in the families and young people who use our services.

So this week, let’s all try to be a little more “savvy with our screens”!
Small changes can make a big difference.

✨ Join us as we share tips and ideas throughout the week!
Let’s get Ayrshire’s wee people chatting!

⭐Here is the top tip for March⭐
01/03/2026

⭐Here is the top tip for March⭐

The National Early Language and Communication (NELC) team have created some simple, helpful tips to support your child’s...
26/02/2026

The National Early Language and Communication (NELC) team have created some simple, helpful tips to support your child’s talking and communication in the early years. They call these their “Chatting Together” messages.

The photos below show the key ideas for encouraging toddlers and young children to develop their language skills.

There are lots of wonderful stories and rhymes we can share with our children. We often find ourselves returning to the ...
24/02/2026

There are lots of wonderful stories and rhymes we can share with our children. We often find ourselves returning to the same favourites, and over time these become familiar for everyone.

A simple idea to try at home: when you’re reading or singing a familiar rhyme, leave out the final word. For example: “Twinkle, twinkle, little…!” Pause for a moment and give your child the chance to complete it. This encourages them to join in and builds their confidence with language.

Our South Ayrshire Speech & Language Therapy team had a lovely time at the Marr College Careers Fair in January. We real...
17/02/2026

Our South Ayrshire Speech & Language Therapy team had a lovely time at the Marr College Careers Fair in January.

We really enjoyed chatting with so many curious and enthusiastic pupils, and it was a great chance to share what Speech and Language Therapists and Assistants do each day. We were delighted to be part of a great evening!

12/02/2026

This week is Children's Mental Health Week.

Talking openly about our emotions is an important part of supporting children’s wellbeing. But for some children, expressing how they feel using words can be challenging.

To help with this, here is Jo showing us some Makaton signs that can be used to communicate different emotions.

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Let’s get wee people chatting!

We are so excited to be able to provide fun games, ideas and top tips via our page, for all you fabulous parents, carers and education providers across East Ayrshire. Let’s work together to get all our wee people chatting and ready to take life on!