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Was just about to recommend Stevie too. She is lovely x

Wine! 😉

My dad told me the other day that there is a trend in Sweden now to use an "oil wax" which is believed to be more durable and requires less maintanence.

Lacquer is a great idea for family id say or have you thought of oil? The geeky scandi in me is quite obsessed with preserving wood so feel free to pm questions x

Lots of thoughts and tips, thanks everyone! We will take it in our stride and deal with the bumps as they come along. In some ways he will be ready, in others not just like most children I can imagine. After we find out our allocated school we can make arrangements to meet with other little ones. The days will be long with both breakfast and after school club but we will make the best of it. Thanks for advice and thoughts everyone,much appreciated. It feels like yesterday I was posting about spd and reflux- and here we are about to start school.

Edited as posted in the wrong thread.

Ok Minder. I did not mean to cause offense and apologies if doing so. The point I was trying to make was that as a foreign person myself I was unsure what was due to accent and what was down to his lack of ability to pronounce the sound in question. My son has alot of regional influences in his speech (At home he hears my language, a midlands accent and patois, as well as London accents at nursery). As a foreginer myself, I am trying to help my 4 year old make sense of all this, and get him help if he needs it. I have amended the post that caused you offense and trust that this thread can remain on topic which was to help a 4 yr old with his speech development. Thanks

I used to pay 4wks per year when with a CM.

Yup, I hear you LM. A definite stumbling block in our house. We do need to practic on fine motor skills, he just has NO interest in anything crafty, at all. I bought some batman pencils the other day, hoping they might do the trick.

Thanks Pickle for your reassurance, both on this and the other thread! X

Thanks everyone! Seems this pencil thing may need some attention...

Thank you all, very interesting and reassuring to hear others have been through similar so thank you for sharing. Very good point about not correcting him but model the right version back, thank you for the reminder. In my first language there are certain sounds that almost always take longer to learn and it makes sense of course that it would be the same in English. I just was not sure what those sounds were. Having done some reading (thanks for the links above) it seems not to be unusual to still struggle with the sounds he does when you have just turned 4. I have found some great youtube videos with rhymes that I can help him with at home and will call SALT for advice as well. Thanks everyone.

Probably off track for most of you guys a lovely new place in Brockley by sainsburys local, coffee, cakes and lovely food. Nice staff too

Thanks everyone. I phoned the HV about it today who is lovely and very helpful. She said that as long as he is making himself understood and nursery does not have any concerns then we would be unlikely to be seen on the NHS. She suggested that we go back to the chatter time sessions which I might very well do as I found them helpful with suggestions on how we can practice at home to help him. Of course, it all comes down to resources even at chattertime sessions. When we were there last time there were a lot of children there with very severe speech difficulties and some were completely non verbal so of course the therapists need to devote their time for those most in need, which is as it should be. I will look into private options too as I really want to get this sorted for him. Please feel free to point me in the right direction if you have any experience. As English is not my first language I do not really know all the helpful rhymes etc to help with the sounds, I can do with some pointers generally. If it was my first language I would be more confident in how to best help him. When speaking to him this morning in English, I do wonder if some (but not all) is down to the South London accent he is picking up? "fink" instead of think, "free" for three, "muvver" instead of mother etc... He sounds like a mini Mitchell from East Enders... Oh dear

Thanks everyone, we have an appointment with GP on Friday for his reflux/food allergies so will ask her if she can refer him. Does anyone know if you can self refer to SALT?

Me again. My son (just turned 4) still has some pronounication issues, the usual tricky sounds like th, ch, sh and sometimes y ie lellow for yellow. His speech is otherwise excellent I have been told. He has a great vocab, grammar fine etc. But he just can not say certain sounds. At what point should I progress with some speech therapy for him? Is there a certain age at which he "should" be able to pronounce these sounds after which I need to intervene? His nursery is not worried as they can clearly understand him, his friends understand him and he doesnt suffer any other language delays but I dont want to delay getting him help if he needs it. Last autumn I took him to the excellent chatter time session at Bessemer Grange and the girl there said not to worry (at that time) and that those particular sounds were often the last to fall into place and that as long as he could be understood no intervention was needed at that time. At what point does that change? School? I have tried to practice but he just keeps saying the same sounds ie ssssssop for shop and outs for outch when he hurts himself. Any ideas on how I can help him? He did if this is relevant have tounge tie at birth which we for various reasons did not correct. Could that be a cause? We were also not strict enough with the dummy and did not remove it until he was over 2 (although he was not allowed it during day).

Thank you all for replies, edited my first post quite abit so thank you Goodliz for responding to the first one. Yes I visited schools and were reassured by some more than others :) I am sure it will be fine, I always worry about these things. His nursery have no concerns about how he will cope with the transition, they think he will really enjoy "big school". We shall see, I am trying to help him with things that he finds more challenging (mainly fine motor skills such as writing and cutting).

My son is due to start school in September and as I am not from the Uk I was wondering what is expected of children at reception? How can I help him (and myself) with the transition to school?

Mr Amigos! Excellent. We had him at my child's 4th party a week or so ago.

Yes, every year pretty much since I was born. Have a look at Are and Salen and if interested in Norway Hemsedal. All beautiful places, very nice lodges (makes self catering a pleasure) and plenty of good ski schools. The journey there might be less straightforward than to France though. Just thought Id put a "wild card" in the mix😉

Scandinavia? We are going to Sweden next week. Happy to lend equipment etc if you would like?

Any other new bars/shops/restaurants?

My son who is 4 in March goes to little kickers in Nunhead Green and loves it. It is on a Sunday.

Petition signed, what a truly heartbreaking read.

Thanks Landsberger and Renata