Spotlight on Hanen Early Childhood Education Programs in Denmark

Published: May 12, 2016
There's been a flurry of Hanen activity in Denmark in the last few years, and it's all thanks to the hard work of a small group of committed Hanen members. Take a look at what's been accomplished and how the Learning Language and Loving It and ABC and Beyond Programs are making a difference for countless children in the country.
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World Cup, Old Friends & The Rhineland

Published: Aug 1, 2014
I just got back from a fantastic trip to Frankfurt, Germany, where I had the pleasure of facilitating a Learning Language and Loving It Workshop to a very passionate and keen group of German early childhood education consultants and SLPs.

It was truly exciting to see such interest and enthusiasm from the Frankfurters (yes, this is really what you call people from Frankfurt!) in the Learning Language and Loving It philosophy and strategies. Germany has been attracting larger numbers of immigrants over the last few years and as a result, is being increasingly challenged by how to best meet the needs of young children for whom German is not the first language. Delivery of the Learning Language and Loving It Program in early years settings is being viewed as an effective way of enriching the language learning environment for the youngest members of their society.
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Autism Awareness Month Stories 2013

Published: Jun 7, 2013
During Autism Awareness Month 2013, we asked parents and professionals to submit their stories about a special child with autism who inspired them. Here were some of the submissions:
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Heidi Makes the Connection!

Published: Apr 30, 2013
While I have seen the lives of many children and families enhanced through taking the It Takes Two to Talk® Program, it is Heidi’s story that stands out for me. Heidi had been receiving speech and language services along with Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Early Intervention from the time she was two years old...
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From Frustration to Fun:
One Mom’s Experience with Hanen's It Takes Two to Talk® Program

Published: Oct 9, 2012

Before attending Hanen’s It Takes Two to Talk Program, Selena Devine was at her wit’s end with concerns about her two year old son, Jason. He was very slow to talk and this caused him to become so frustrated, that he began biting children at school. Selena explains on video how It Takes Two to Talk gave her the skills to support her son’s communication development and how it reduced frustration for them both.


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What Hanen’s It Takes Two to Talk® Program is Really All About

Published: Jan 27, 2011
A Mom in Australia recounts her family's experience with the It Takes Two to Talk® Program.
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It Takes Two to Talk® from Georgia to Iraq: One Family’s Story

Published: Jan 27, 2011
We recently heard an inspiring story about the innovative use of Hanen’s It Takes Two To Talk® parent guidebook by an army family at Fort Benning in Georgia, USA.
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Hanen's "Follow Your Child's Lead" - A Recipe For Success

Published: Jan 27, 2011
Penny Gill is the mother of a now-adult son with autism spectrum disorder. She and her husband attended The Hanen Program in 1986. She now runs an innovative cooking school in Dundas, Ontario for people with autism spectrum disorder.
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A Promise Kept: More Than Words® Makes it to Barbados

Published: Jan 27, 2011

As a twenty-one year old budding speech-language pathologist, Sue McMillan made a promise to herself that she was determined to keep: one day, she would find a way to share her professional skills in areas of the world where families of children with speech and language difficulties have very limited access to the help they need.

Sue met with her first chance to live up to that promise in 2004 while vacationing in Barbados.
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A Promise Kept: More Than Words® Makes it to Barbados – One Year Later

Published: Jan 27, 2011
Fourteen months after completing the More than Words® Program, Zwade’s father, Corey, gives an example of how much Zwade’s social communication has improved by describing a trick Zwade played on him at the beach.
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Building Quality Child Care with Learning Language and Loving It™

Published: Jan 27, 2011
In 2004, Family Day Services took on the not-so-minor task of training its entire child care staff in Learning Language and Loving It™ - the Hanen Program for Early Childhood Educators and Teachers. Little did they know that it would turn out to be a life-changing experience for their staff and associates…
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Interview with a Mom who attended Hanen’s Target Word™ Program

Published: Jan 27, 2011
Emma was 15 months old when her mom, Rebecca, noticed that her speech was developing slower than that of other children her age. When she mentioned this to her family, they all told her not to worry, that it ran in the family. But Rebecca decided not to wait... and she was very glad she didn’t. Read on to find out what Rebecca and her husband learned in the Target Word Program and the impact it had on Emma.
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