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TTYB conference 2008 - Communication: the child's perspective

September 2008 News Babies have a sense of rhythm, which could be used to help them develop Is this the next baby boom Policymakers to be called to account on role of play Chew it over Initiatives Camden training Toys2Talk and Let's all play Topics A-Z All about...children's rights Resources EYFS media pack Ideas on how to use TTYB resources Research Twelve month olds communicate helpfully and appropriately for knowledgable and ignorant partners The Effects of Background Television on the Toy Play Behaviour of Very Young Children

August 2008 News Study predicts long-term benefits of pre-school learning Car seats at home could harm children's development French ban TV marketing for babies Topics A-Z Let's explore...dolls and dolls houses Resources Essentials for Health Infant Massage Your Family online magazine

July 2008 News Young parents welcome family nurse support Background TV is bad for young children's development, says study Baby smile gives mothers a natural high Early-years writing lessons 'do no good' Rising number of primary pupils unable to speak in sentences Communication skills are key, says Bercow Review Initiatives Every Child a Talker Topics A-Z The Bercow Report Resources Listening as a way of life - NCB leaflets updated Research Can Television be good for Children? Nurse Family Partnership Programme - First Year Pilot Site Implementation in England: Pregnancy and the post Partum period The good, the bad and the pacifier

June 2008 News Play is the way to literacy Topics A-Z Understanding play When play becomes a very serious business Handy Expressions Initiatives Sing and Play Every Day update North Northamptonshire children's centres Resources Proust and the Squid: the story of science and the reading brain Piccolomusic Siren Films update Research and policy Thurday's Child