Voice

The term ‘voice’ describes our voice quality. Everyone voice sounds different. It is really important to look after our voices – after all we only have one! 

What you might notice if your child is experiencing voice difficulties? 

Your child might: 

• sound husky
• lose their voice some of the time, or completely
• experience intermittent voice – it might sound like their voice is ‘giving up’
• experience discomfort when talking 

There are lots of different reasons why a child might experience changes in their voice quality.

How you can help

Check out our 5 top tips video to find out more about how you can help.

Recommended links

You might also find the following trusted website helpful:

The British Voice Association: British Voice Association : Voice Care - provide lots of helpful information to help look after your voice.

If you need to make a Request for Support

Anyone, including parents and carers, can request support from Speech and Language Therapy. You can do this via our request for support referral form.

The support we offer is always tailored to the needs of your child. Some children benefit from individualised support, others benefit from support in their environment. Speech and Language Therapy support children who have voice difficulties when:

• understanding what can damage our voices will help
• learning strategies to protect will help
• a medical reason has not been identified, and is impacting their:
  • learning
  • joining in at home and at school

Speech and Language Therapy for voice may look like:

• helping children to recognise the volume of their voice
• support to identify ways that children can protect their voice
• support to change a child’s talking environment to make it voice friendly
• practice activities to support voice quality

We discharge at a point when:

• your child, and the adults around them, understand the strategies that will maintain a healthy voice