The Importance Of Speech Development

The dictionary defines speech as: The faculty or act of expressing or describing thoughts, feelings, or perceptions by the articulation of words.[] The National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders states: “Speech is talking, which is one way to express language. It involves the precisely coordinated muscle actions of the tongue, lips, jaw, and vocal tract to produce the recognizable sounds that make up language.”[] Speech development is a gradual process that requires years of practice. During this process a child learns how to regulate these muscles to produce understandable speech.

With this definition in mind, it becomes obvious that speech is in part produced through muscle action, just as breathing is accomplished through

It is the dialogue that we have with ourselves that confirms and reinforces both positive and negative beliefs. It is the constant voice that runs in our minds, judging and evaluating every situation and everything we do. It never stops unless we find techniques and means to consciously silence it. As it is constant, we are so used to it that we are unaware that it is even there. It is like the humming of the refrigerator or the AC in the background – as long as you don’t pay particular attention to it, you don’t hear it.

A great way to find out what you think about yourself is to ask some questions. The following questions will help you to find out what underlies the way you talk to yourself.

Self-Talk – How do you see yourself?

Read one of the following questions and contemplate it for a few minutes. Then, use your journal and write down whatever answers pop up in your mind before moving on to the next question. Please don’t judge what’s coming up. Knowing how you see yourself is the first step in changing your self-image.

• If you weren’t you, would you date you?

• How successful do you think you

To regain balance more quickly and efficiently, our words, thoughts, and beliefs must be positive! Communication must be received as intended.

Here is a more effective way to answer a question about your recent car accident. “Life is a miracle and my recent experiences prove that. I am thriving, my whole body is working perfectly, and I begin work next Monday.” The word accident is not mentioned, the broken leg is never mentioned by name, and the communication is positive and received as intended. Healing is reinforced and strengthened because the body is given a positive message about the broken leg and the accident.

Did you notice that not once in the book do we speak of your illness, your condition, your disease, or your pain? This is intentional, as personalizing the disease or illness as “yours” would mean that you take ownership of it; by using a personal pronoun you state that the disease has ‘become’ part of you and is part of who you are. We recommend that you see an illness, injury, or a disease for what it is: a temporary condition in your body that can be changed. By personalizing a health challenge as yours, it begins to “belong” to you and becomes much harder to