What is a communication breakdown?

Communication breakdowns occur whenever the speaker is not understood by the listener. This could happen for a variety of reasons including: background noise, physical distance, poor hearing, low speech clarity, limited vocabulary, and more.

Communication breakdowns can be very frustrating for children, especially if they happen often and are not equipped with the strategies to repair these breakdowns.

Below are some strategies you could try when your child's messages are hard to understand.

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