Since routines usually happen in the same way every time, their predictable steps provide a great opportunity for autistic children to learn new things. Learn a key Hanen strategy, R.O.C.K, that you can use during your everyday routines to build your child’s understanding and social communication skills.

Children’s vocabulary grows when they participate in conversations and hear new words. To help a child understand a new word, use the following strategy during daily activities! View this month’s set of tips:

If you’re an SLP supporting families of children with language delays, the It Takes Two to Talk® workshop is designed to strengthen your parent coaching skills and empower you to create lasting change for children. Discover how this evidence-based training can help improve your relationship with your clients! Browse upcoming workshop dates and learn more:

We asked professionals who work in early childhood settings what common challenges they face when encouraging children to interact. Read some of the top concerns they expressed, alongside thoughts and suggestions from our Director of Early Childhood Education, Helen Livshits.

Are you an early intervention provider who works with families of young children with language delays or with autistic children? Attend SPARK Communication™ or 4”I”s to Socialize™ and learn family-centered techniques to involve parents in 1:1 therapy, and make language learning a natural, ongoing process for their child. Check the new dates on our website: SPARK Communication™: 4”I”s to Socialize™:

Happy Family Literacy Day! We hope you take some time to share a favourite book with your child today! Visit our Early Literacy Hub page for practical tips to make the most of book reading to prepare your child for literacy success:

When you think about the benefits of strong early language skills, you might think about school success, social benefits or literacy learning. But did you know that language skills also support your child’s mental health? Learn more about the specific kinds of language you can help your child learn to support their emotional regulation and mental well-being.

Do you strive to create early childhood classrooms where all children can flourish? If you train or consult to educators, the Learning Language and Loving it workshop offers an evidence-based and far-reaching approach to ensuring that every child has the best opportunities to build language, literacy and social skills. Check the new dates on our website: Learning Language and Loving It™: ABC and Beyond™:

An effective way to deepen your child’s understanding of a story is to encourage them to make judgments and form opinions about the events that take place. Here are some tips to help your child evaluate a story with the fun book, The most Magnificent Thing.

Children’s vocabulary grows when they participate in conversations and hear new words. To help a child understand a new word, use strategies to highlight the word. Here is a fun tip to try during play time! Sign up to be notified about the next set of tips:

A new year means new opportunities to build your skills! If you’re an SLP who works with young autistic children, the More Than Words workshop can help you successfully partner with parents to make a bigger difference for the whole family. More Than Words®: TalkAbility™:

Help build children’s language by adding words and ideas to what they say. When you respond to what a child says by making their sentence more complete, or by adding a new idea, you model more advanced language that they can learn from. Here is a fun tip to try on the go! View this month’s set of tips:

Have you explored the Hanen Book Nook yet? Every month we take a fun children’s book and show you how you can use it to build children’s early literacy skills – an important set of skills children need to learn before they can start to read and write. Learn more about these skills and browse dozens of fun Book Nook posts at

Wondering how to increase your impact in 2025? If you’re an SLP who works with families of children with language delays, the It Takes Two to Talk® workshop can build your parent coaching skills and help you make a bigger difference for children. Learn more and browse upcoming workshop dates!

There are many things you can do to help your child learn to use sentences. Whether your child is developing typically or has a language delay, here are some ways you can talk to your child to encourage their sentence development.

There’s no better time for your child to learn about communicating than when they’re playing with you. Use these tips to join in the play in the best ways to help your child learn.

To all the parents and professionals who put their heart and soul into giving young children the best possible foundation for social, language, literacy success… We wish you all the best for a wonderful year ahead!

Are you an early intervention provider who works with families of young children with language delays or with autistic children? Attend SPARK Communication™ or 4”I”s to Socialize™ and learn family-centered techniques to involve parents in 1:1 therapy, and make language learning a natural, ongoing process for their child. Check the new dates on our website: SPARK Communication™: 4”I”s to Socialize™:

Are you a professional who supports families or educators of young children? Get the new year off to the best possible start with Hanen resources and On Demand e-Seminars to help you successfully coach and partner with parents or educators to make the biggest difference for children. Save 20% on guidebooks with code HOLIDAY24 Save 30% on e-Seminars with code HOLIDAYSEM24

Are you looking for an effective framework for engaging educators to create enriched language and literacy learning environments? Learning Language and Loving It™ and ABC and Beyond™ offer an evidence-based coaching framework that can be integrated flexibly into your service delivery. Check the new dates on our website: Learning Language and Loving It™: ABC and Beyond™: