animal's noise and see if your child can tell "What did you hear?" then find the animal to see if they were right. Photo albums Use photos of family, friends, familiar items and daily activities in photo albums or slide shows to help your child practice "Who is this?" "What is this?" and "What are they doing?" Puppets Use puppets or large dolls or toy animals to practice "Do this..." and "Say this..." Make the puppet clap hands, wave or blow a kiss and ask your child to copy. Make the puppet say "hello" or simple sentences and ask your child to copy. Gradually make the actions or sentences more difficult. Talking Matters offices are located at the Elizabeth East Shopping Centre, 53 Midway Road, Elizabeth East.  We also have an office in Kapunda for families in the Barossa/Mid North area. http://talkingmatters.com.au/ 1 comment: Libby - it is good to know what language your two year old understands and how and what you should say. I love the ideas of puppets and using toys to get your child to speak. It gets their imagination going too - double whammy About Me I'm Libby Hill, single parent to 2 gorgeous young boys, Tom 10 and George 7. I started Small Talk Speech and Language Therapy Ltd, an independent practice in 2007 and soon discovered that there was a need for speech & language therapy expertise for most children these days so I started the Smart Talkers Pre School groups in an