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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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Involve your baby in finding a solution

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Fascinating faces – holding your baby so they can focus on your face

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  • S15.1

Would you like something to eat? – I’ll say the words, you try to repeat

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  • S14.3

Take in the world today – spot your neighbours while you play

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What am I hiding? Ways to inspire curiosity and surprise!

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Word play at bathtime – helping your baby match words and meaning

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  • S13.3

Shall we do a jigsaw? I wonder what we will find

This activity can also be carried out when playing with jigsaws. When you look at a one to four-piece jigsaw, point to the image on the jigsaw and name what you can see. Remove your finger from the jigsaw piece and say again what you can see. Your baby might try and point to the image when you speak. 

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Communication is much more than words – using gestures can help make sense of meaning

This activity can also be carried out when playing with jigsaws. When you look at a one to four-piece jigsaw, point to the image on the jigsaw and name what you can see. Remove your finger from the jigsaw piece and say again what you can see. Your baby might try and point to the image when you speak. 

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  • S13.2

Making requests during play – your baby is following instructions today

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Oh no, where did it go? Encouraging gestures with mini hide and seek

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  • S12.3

This is your song – get your microphone ready...

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Make a song box for your baby – songs are great for learning words

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