Talk To Your Baby

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Talk To Your Baby is a campaign run by the National Literacy Trust to encourage parents and carers to talk more to children from birth to three. Talking to young children helps them become good communicators, which is essential if they are to do well at school and lead happy, fulfilled and successful lives.
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TTYB Conference, 6 October 2009 Speakers include Robin Balbernie, Consultant Child Psychotherapist, talking about the importance of early relationships on the developing brain of the baby, and Charmian Kenner from Goldsmiths College, University of London, who will share research on bilingualism in the early years.More information and booking details Media partner: Nursery World	Downloadable resources TTYB has created a range of information sheets, activity packs and resources that are free to download and distribute. Our Quick Tips are available bilingually in 12 languages. View resources Ideas for using TTYB resources
Buggy research published New research published by TTYB shows interactions between parents and infants are significantly increased with face-to-face buggies. Read more about this research	New TTYB resources Two new TTYB resources have been added to the website: Talk To Your Baby - for parents of children who are born prematurely TTYB resources linked to Healthy Child Programme

Talk To Your Baby is supported by
the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation and BT Better World

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