Speech workshop at family centre

A children's speech and language workshop will be held at Beachside Family Centre on Saturday, June 14.

Local facilitator Ms Debbie Notara said a speech pathologist would discuss articulation development, how to determine if there was a problem and ways that a parent may help to correct it.

The three-hour workshop will run from 9am to 12pm at Beachside Family Centre in the grounds of Umina Public School in Sydney Ave, Umina.

"Many parents on the Peninsula have concerns about their child's speech and are unsure what help is available," Ms Notara said.

"We are running this workshop on a Saturday morning to make it available to as many parents and carers as possible.

She said she expected the workshop to be popular, given the "huge waiting lists for speech pathology services" on the Peninsula.

Cost for the workshop is $10 per person which includes workshop notes and morning tea.

Parents and carers are advised to make their own child care arrangements.

For further information and bookings, contact 4343 1929.

Press release, 21 May 2008 Debbie Notara, Beachside Family Centre