#6-12 months
The best way to help your baby develop their language and literacy skills between 6 and 12-months-old is through songs, nursery rhymes and talking to them. Talking to your baby will help them to learn new words and sounds, which will help to build their confidence when it comes to making noises and speaking their first words. Words for Life provide a range of activities for your baby to help work on their early milestones before starting nursery.
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Read Reading with noises nowReading with noises
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Read Keeping fit and healthy book list nowKeeping fit and healthy book list
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Read Authors' Choice Book List nowAuthors' Choice Book List
We asked 12 brilliant authors, poets and illustrators to recommend their favourite children's books in which they felt represented.
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Read Early to Bed and Early to Rise nowEarly to Bed and Early to Rise
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Read The Queen of Hearts nowThe Queen of Hearts
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Read Oranges and Lemons nowOranges and Lemons
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Read London Bridge is Falling Down nowLondon Bridge is Falling Down
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Read It's Raining, It's Pouring nowIt's Raining, It's Pouring
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Read I Hear Thunder nowI Hear Thunder
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Read Books about life around the world nowBooks about life around the world
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Read Books about the sea nowBooks about the sea
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Read Books about the jungle nowBooks about the jungle
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Read Winter book list nowWinter book list
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Read Easter-themed book list nowEaster-themed book list
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Read Summer holiday book list nowSummer holiday book list
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Read Children’s poetry book list nowChildren’s poetry book list
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Read Football reading list nowFootball reading list
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Read Children’s books about health nowChildren’s books about health
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Read Books about the environment for kids nowBooks about the environment for kids
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Read Speak to your child in your own language nowSpeak to your child in your own language
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Read Communicating with your visually impaired child nowCommunicating with your visually impaired child
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Read Communicating if your baby is deaf nowCommunicating if your baby is deaf
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Read Technology for babies and toddlers nowTechnology for babies and toddlers
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Read Make up your own story nowMake up your own story
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Read Talking to your baby or child when out and about nowTalking to your baby or child when out and about
Our walk and talk trail contains ideas and tips to help you chat to your baby or child more while you are out and about.
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Read Asking questions with books nowAsking questions with books
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Read Playing on the floor nowPlaying on the floor
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Read Pouring and tipping nowPouring and tipping
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Read Your baby’s name in a song nowYour baby’s name in a song
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Read Picture books with sound nowPicture books with sound
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Read Bath time fun! nowBath time fun!
Bath time is a good time to chat and play.
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Read Talk about feelings nowTalk about feelings
Hearing you use words to describe feelings will help your child to understand and manage their emotions when they are older.