Activities

Introduce your child to stimulating groups. These will provide opportunities for your child to communicate. They are run by local groups, Staffordshire libraries, Stoke on Trent Libraries or Staffordshire Children’s Centres.  Attending baby and toddler groups is a great way of promoting your child’s social development and speech and language.  It also allows you as parents/carers to get to know others, which could prove to be a supportive network to you. More information can be found on Staffordshire Connects and SEND Local Offer.

• Some simple activities make learning language fun for your baby
• Stoke speaks out has lots of ideas of fun ways to communicate with your baby.
• Learning to talk – Find out more about What your baby learning and how you can help them learn to talk?
• Born to Move – is a NHS app packed with advice, tips and games that you can play with your child to support their development.
• NSPCC – Look, Say, Sing Play
• National Literacy Trust – Words for Life

Fun activities to try with your child 

• Tiny Happy People
• Hungry Little Minds

• Top tips from a speech and language therapist for children 12-18 months
• Top tips from a speech and language therapist for children 18-24 months

Sign up to Hungry Little Minds Staffordshire for updates on what to expect and how to support  your childs development

Together for Two’s - small things to do with your child to make a big difference

• Introduction
• 1 of 5 small things
• 2 of 5 small things
• 3 of 5 small things
• 4 of 5 small things
• 5 of 5 small things

Top Tips for Parents - to support your child's development