Hi i just wanted to know if anyones had any experience with It takes two to talk as im starting the course next week i will try anything to try to get my ds to talk.If you have can you let me know what you thought,did you find it helped you with your childs speech any info will be good.Ive already been to a introduction to the course and we were given text books but im keen to hear about other peoples experiences. Im hoping it will work but i think my son has problems understanding what we are saying as well as speaking.He just doesnt seem to understand anything that said whether you tell him to do something or you say hello i dont think he understands the words mum or dad and he still cant say them and hes 2 (sorry going on a bit...)

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Mum of 2 lovely boysSometimes i cant tell them apart lol

hey hun xx
i haveno experiance but just wanted to wish u loads of luck and i hope it works for you all xxx

i have
Hana, it takes two to talk, think its the same one, are they doing video sessions with you, record how your getting on at different points through the course, its really good well worth doing, melissa speech came on so much doing this, its basicly owling - observe/wait/listen, you let your child take the lead, wait for responces (could be throwing there hands up in the air) you would add word to it

like
your both building a tower, it falls (instead of you jumping in saying "oh the towers fallen down") wait for your child to respond like making a noise, throwing there hands up, looking shocked, screaming, then you respond like "fall down" you can say this really expressive with your voice (tend to hold your childs interest in what your saying), as you go on you can add words like "tower fall down"

also say your bilding a tower instead of talking through it (which wont hold your childs interest) like " oh look, let bulid a tower together, it will be a really big tower, how many bricks do you think we can do?, what colour are the bricks? do you think it will fall down soon?" you really need to cut language back like "big tower"

it also says about playnig like a child with your child like if your playing kitchen,if you child put a pan on his head, dont jump in saying "no, thats not what you do, the pan goes on the hob" put a pan on your head, you can be silly together, if he doesnt talk at all, you can easily respond to the noises he makes

playing at eye level also helps with language

wont waffel on too much but im sure its the same course, if you want any more info let me know, i still have some work sheets i could post them up if you like might give a better idea than me waffling lol

(05-02-2010 07:20 PM)babyxxxxx Wrote:  i have
Hana, it takes two to talk, think its the same one, are they doing video sessions with you, record how your getting on at different points through the course, its really good well worth doing, melissa speech came on so much doing this, its basicly owling - observe/wait/listen, you let your child take the lead, wait for responces (could be throwing there hands up in the air) you would add word to it

like
your both building a tower, it falls (instead of you jumping in saying "oh the towers fallen down") wait for your child to respond like making a noise, throwing there hands up, looking shocked, screaming, then you respond like "fall down" you can say this really expressive with your voice (tend to hold your childs interest in what your saying), as you go on you can add words like "tower fall down"

also say your bilding a tower instead of talking through it (which wont hold your childs interest) like " oh look, let bulid a tower together, it will be a really big tower, how many bricks do you think we can do?, what colour are the bricks? do you think it will fall down soon?" you really need to cut language back like "big tower"

it also says about playnig like a child with your child like if your playing kitchen,if you child put a pan on his head, dont jump in saying "no, thats not what you do, the pan goes on the hob" put a pan on your head, you can be silly together, if he doesnt talk at all, you can easily respond to the noises he makes

playing at eye level also helps with language

wont waffel on too much but im sure its the same course, if you want any more info let me know, i still have some work sheets i could post them up if you like might give a better idea than me waffling lol

Going by the info you have given me this sounds like the course they will be doing video feedback in a few weeks.Youve given me alot of good info and i would be grateful if you could post some of your work sheets.Its good to hear that the course helped your daughter.I hope it helps my son as well.

Sounds like a useful course for many!
What is the cost of the course? Is it a private course?

Ive come across the books for the course and thats quite expensive on its own.