Talk To Your Baby - quick tips

Talk To Your Baby has produced a series of quick tips for parents and practitioners to help children develop good talking and listening skills. Each sheet is available in thirteen languages. Copies can be downloaded below and photocopied free of charge. Please bear in mind that each file is quite large and will take a few minutes to download. You will need Acrobat Reader to download each sheet.

Recently added: Polish, Turkish and Portuguese translations - see below.

Say hello to your new baby Dummies and talking Talk to your baby in your own language (for bilingual families) Making the most of television

Talking with your baby Sharing songs and rhymes Sharing books with your baby Playing with your baby

For more information contact talktoyourbaby@literacytrust.org.uk Please note that printed copies are not available.

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Babies like to suck, so dummies can help soothe at bedtime or when your baby is tired or cross. But regular and extended use of a dummy can create problems with your child's speech. For more information download a copy of our quick tips below.

Quick tips - talk to your baby in your own language

The best way to help your child learn to talk is to talk to him as much as possible in your own language - it doesn't have to be English. For more advice download a copy of our quick tips below.

Learning to talk is one of the most important and complex skills your child will accomplish. It seems to happen naturally, but in fact you have a very important role to play. Find out more by downloading our quick tips below.

Babies love songs and rhymes, especially hearing the sound of your voice. And they're a great way to help your child's talking and listening skills. Download a copy of our quick tips below.

Sharing books is a wonderful way to help your child learn to talk, and it's the ideal opportunity to share a cuddle at the same time. Download our quick tips below.

Quick tips -playing with your baby

Play is the main way that babies and toddlers learn about the world. With your help, it's also a wonderful way to support their language development. Find out how by downloading our quick tips below.