You’ve Got This - With Zazi and Tess, Speech Therapists Zazi & Tess

In this episode, Zazi and Tess talk about their top three language strategies to support all children with making their language boom. Tess gives her best Peppa Pig impression, showing that one must do anything to get the attention of a little one during shared reading! These strategies are supportive of children with and without language delay and go hand in hand with Episode 15. Make sure to listen to Episode 15 first, and download the free resource from https://www.patreon.com/youvegotthis to help your little one with their language journey!

In this episode Zazi and Tess discuss some key features that your little one might have delayed language development. They also highlight what they are looking for as speech therapists when doing home visits, in particular the flags for autism. This episode is supported with a milestones handout on our Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/youvegotthis) and is Part 1 of a two part series. 

On this episode Zazi and Tess explore the strategy of affect (emotional signalling) and its importance on your child's development. They highlight how much of what we communicate relies on affect and the impact Tess' botox might be having on her work as a therapist.

Have speech milestones got you stressed? Zazi and Tess discuss the most common speech errors and at what age you'd expect them to be gone. They also explain some red flag speech errors which indicate speech therapy might be required and as per usual, highlight some key strategies which will help bring your child's speech development along. This episode is best listened to with Episode 10 - Strategies Speech Therapists Wish You Knew.

In this episode, Zazi talks about August’s experience of bringing Etta into this world. They give strategies for reframing your thinking and unpacking the do’s and don’ts of managing stress behaviours in your little one. 

On this episode Zazi and Tess unpack how stressful going to the hairdressers can be (for the whole family) and share insight into why children aren't in control of their behaviour when visiting (spoiler alert: they are STRESSED). Tess also gets candid about why the You've Got This Pod isn't releasing videos yet, and her early experiences with topical steroid withdrawal.