HOME PRACTICE PLAN WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON Using two-word phrases to ask for what he wants WHAT TO DO Offer two choices and wait five seconds before helping WHEN During snack time, 2 times a day, about 5 minutes each time, 5 days a week. That is roughly 50 minutes across the whole week — less than a single therapy session. WHAT TO LOOK FOR Any attempt at a second word, even if unclear WHAT NOT TO DO Don't ask him to repeat after you more than twice — it turns practice into pressure IF IT IS NOT GOING WELL Stop and come back to it later. A short successful attempt is worth more than a long frustrating one. If your child refuses three days running, leave it and tell us at the next session — the step is probably too big, and that is useful information, not a failure. WHAT TO TELL US NEXT SESSION Roughly how many days you managed, and one thing that surprised you.
Attach it to a routine that already happens. "Practise for 20 minutes daily" competes with the parent's evening and loses. "During snack time" does not.
State the weekly total. Parents overestimate what is being asked. Seeing that it adds up to less than one session makes it feel possible.
Say what not to do. Most home programmes go wrong through over-correction, not neglect.
Give permission to stop. A parent who abandons a plan silently stops telling you anything. One who has been told when to stop comes back with information.
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