Free information and advice on children's communication development

Reported as I'm not sure this is the right place for this information. Perhaps should have gone through HQ.

Just had a look at the site and there is some very useful free information on it. Don't know whether or not they should have gone through HQ but they are not asking for donations just pointing to advice.

Definitely an advert. You bet yer life it won't be free down the line.

Hi everyone,

I would like to reassure you the above post is from I CAN, the children’s communication charity, a not for profit organisation. We are a charity that supports children, families and practitioners and our mission is that no child should be left out or left behind because of a difficulty speaking or understanding.

Our Enquiry Service is a completely FREE service, with no strings attached. We have already helped thousands of parents, grandparents, childminders, teachers and SEN staff with a wide range of queries relating to children’s speech and language development but want to help even more. Our therapists provide information on milestones and typical communication development - including what can go wrong. They can also offer useful tips and activities, FREE resources and signposting to helpful organisations.

We also host a website www.talkingpoint.org.uk where you will find free activities, factsheets, videos and information about children's speech, language and communication. There is a progress checker for you to use to see how your child's or grandchild’s communication is developing and a postcode search of local speech and language provision.

If you are worried about a child and want more information please contact us on 020 7843 2544 or email [email protected]

If you’d like more information about how we fund our services please call 020 7843 2552 or email [email protected]

Thank you,

Arabella

Would be opening the door for all other charities to advertise in this way. Are we OK with this?

OK .It's just that I haven't noticed any before and I log on every day . I will try to be more observant

If a child is seeing an NHS s.a.l.t. I'm sorry but I don't see the advantage of this service, besides which I entered my postcode twice and nothing came up in my area.
I'm open to persuasion though.

I would like to see more charities advertising like this. For example I CAN is offering a service that I, for one, was unaware of and there must be at least one Gransnetter who will give a little sigh of releief and contact them or advise someone else to contact them.

Many threads on Gransnet start with a cry for help from worried grandparents concerned about some aspects of a child's development or family, domestic or legal problem. In the past I received a lot of help and advise from a charity I was advised to contact by a friend.