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Simple, fun, free activities to try at home

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Child development and milestones

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SLT, Alys Mathers, shares some easy ways that you can use images to help your child's language development.

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Molly adopted her son in 2020 and chats to us about what she wishes people knew about the adoption process.

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Tips to help you and your little one cope when they have a temper tantrum.

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Amy and Nellie

Meet Amy and Nellie, who is partially sighted and has autism. Amy describes their family dynamic.

10 fun and easy bilingual games for toddlers

Speech & Language Therapist, Monal shares her top games, which encourage bilingualism and help boost language.

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How do I develop language in a bilingual household?

Speech and language therapist Monal Gajjar discusses how you can speak more than one language with children at home.

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Life as a parent

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Nursery rhymes and songs

Ideas for all sorts of songs to sing with your little one, old and new.

Pregnancy

Advice and ideas for mums and partners in the run up to birth.

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Activities and ideas from The Baby Club

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Giovanna and Nigel from CBeebies series The Baby Club offer some fun activities and tips to help your baby learn.

THE BABY CLUB

Turn bathtime into talking time with bath toys

Use bath toys and cups to play with water and have funny-voiced conversations.

THE BABY CLUB

Playing with porridge oats

Join Giovanna as she chats about how playing with porridge oats is a great way to boost your baby’s language skills.

THE BABY CLUB

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