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6. Give children time to respond

Take turns to speak so they learn how conversation works. Try and pause for 10 seconds to give them time to say or do something. Be patient - it can take small children time to sort out what they want to say.


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Talking Tips: Getting Started

Ten tops tips for helping children to become confident communicators.


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Talking Tips: Congratulations on Your Pregnancy

Tips for getting ready to talk your baby.


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Talking Tips: Using Gestures

Tips on using gestures to help children begin to use more words.


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Talking Tips: Make Your Sentences Simpler

Ideas for keeping your language simple, to help children in the early stages of language development.


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Talking Tips: Attention! Looking and Listening

Develop children`s attention and listening skills using these talking tips.


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Talking Tips:Helping Children to Make Choices

Help develop children`s understanding of words by offering choices.


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Talking Tips: Using Comments

How to use comments to help children learn more words.


The Talk to Your Baby website also has a wide range of downloadable resources including Quick Tips, a series of information sheets available in 10 languages. Topics include dummies, television and information for bi-lingual families.


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