AAC at home

Lately I have been discussing AAC use in the home with families of AAC users. There have been a few topics that have come up that got me thinking. Many times when I ask the families how often they are using it in the home I get a response of "we know what he/ she wants so we don't use it much". On one hand I can completely understand the ease of communicating on this level and respect the relationship between family members. On the other hand I like to advocate for promoting AAC use in all settings. This is also a great opportunity to practice device to advocate for themselves when the close family members are not with them. Using the device at home can also help our AAC users to understand how to use their device to deepen personal relationships and social settings. I would love to gather points of view on this topic since it is one I am torn on and would love to help coach families on how to incorporate AAC use without it being seen as work.