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Time for you – supporting your baby by thinking about self-care

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Look at those hands! Using reflection to encourage your baby to play on the floor and notice their hands

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Did you know that getting dressed promotes your baby’s head movements?

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Group ideas for you and your baby

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Sing a song about you- use your baby’s name in some favourite songs and rhymes

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Hey baby – have a chat and help your baby develop awareness of their face

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Handheld lullaby – sing and soothe your baby (and yourself)

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Involve your baby in finding a solution

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Stories are super sequence supporters!

Reading stories with sequences is great fun; your toddler can learn to order and join in alongside you. Here are a few of our favourite stories with strong repeated patterns for your toddler to remember and join in with...

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Same, but different! Use identical objects to learn about weight

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Who will fit where? Make life rafts for small toys

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Quiet time activities – perfect for winding down and recognising tiredness

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Softly, gently, firmly, strongly – songs can encourage the gentle use of touch

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Delectable dough – give your toddler a scent-sational time

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  • Language,
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Read a book together and guess what happens next

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A classic children’s rhyme that’ll get you moving up and down

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  • Language,
  • S33.1,
  • Lang33.1

The name game – have fun with silly voices

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  • S-E33.3,
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Let’s sit together – helping your toddler to think about what makes them feel calm

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