Hanen

The Hanen Program helps parents:

• To encourage the development of effective communications among their pre-school-aged children;
• To adopt communication attitudes which encourage their children to develop their language abilities;
• To guide the children to the appropriate resources when necessary.

The CSSS-IUGS professionals assist the parents in this language-stimulation initiative through:

• Detailing and explaining the stimulation methods and the principles behind them;
• Practical exercises;
• Simulation exercises;
• Home exercises;
• Exchanges among parents (to share their experiences and to encourage learning);
• Home video presentations on parent-child interactions.

Children aged 2 to 3 years of age who seem to have a language problem.

• Does the child show interest in speaking?
• Does he ask questions?
• Does he make himself understood?
• Does he make himself understood by strangers?
• Does he make three-word sentences?
• Is the child developing his language skills month after month?

If you answered no to any one of these questions, your child may have a language problem.