#6-12 months #Chatting
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 Milestones by six months nowMilestones by six months
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Read Milestones for one-year-olds nowMilestones for one-year-olds
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Read Songs and rhymes nowSongs and rhymes
All children like songs and nursery rhymes, even small babies.
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Read Books to wind down nowBooks to wind down
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Read Chat about the day ahead nowChat about the day ahead
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Read Playing peek a boo nowPlaying peek a boo
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Read Chat together at Christmas nowChat together at Christmas
Chat with your child to teach them new words this Christmas
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Read Arts, crafts, and creative activities for under-fives nowArts, crafts, and creative activities for under-fives
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Read Walking in towns and cities nowWalking in towns and cities
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Read Make up a song nowMake up a song
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Read Exploring the outdoors with your baby or toddler nowExploring the outdoors with your baby or toddler
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Read Taking photos and talking about them nowTaking photos and talking about them
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Read Why spend time outside with your baby or toddler? nowWhy spend time outside with your baby or toddler?
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Read How to teach your baby to talk nowHow to teach your baby to talk
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Read Chat, play, read interactive activity booklets nowChat, play, read interactive activity booklets
Our chat, play, read activity booklets are filled with fun and simple activities. Each one will support your child to learn new words and develop their language and communication skills.
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Read Naming the colours nowNaming the colours
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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 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 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 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.
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Read Point and see nowPoint and see
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Read Getting to know your baby's facial expressions nowGetting to know your baby's facial expressions