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Early reminiscing with your child may help them share feelings in the future

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Can it really be time to think about a potty? Yes, and it's not as scary as it sounds!

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Big news in the world of potty training! And you might want to read about it sooner rather than later...

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The importance of touch for your newborn's emotions

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Have you heard of Elimination Communication toilet training? Here’s a quick explainer...

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Potty Power! Helping you prepare for potty training

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Hands, mouth and brain – why your baby explores their hands with their mouth

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Storytelling and its magic for applying words to real life

Who doesn’t love a good story? Escapism is beneficial to both children and adults, and a good book can grab our attention over and over again. Books support your toddler’s development in plenty of ways; you’ve probably read a thing or two about them in some of the earlier skills, but we can’t overstate the joy of books – the learning they provide is incredible. Now that your toddler is starting to use the words ‘the’ and ‘a’, reading books can truly embed how to use these words in speech. 

Most books have a theme, a setting, a plot, and a character or more.  

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Toddlers do the funniest things – and verbs help describe them

We know that having a toddler can sometimes leave you wondering, “What has just happened?!” They do the funniest things, which at the time might not be funny, but sometimes it's good to make use of the surprising things they do to support their skills in language.  

Before we go into this, if we quickly recap on verbs and how your toddler might be using them, it helps to see the value of encouraging auxiliary verbs in their language.  

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Is your child asking difficult questions? How to deal with answering them 

Your child may sometimes catch you by surprise when asking a question that’s tough to answer. They may also throw a question at you about someone who is close by, and it could feel embarrassing. But, as they gain an awareness of their world, all they want to do is find out something they don’t yet know. They mean no harm or embarrassment; they simply need to access an answer to a thought that has popped into their heads.  

Here's some ideas for when you find yourself wondering, ‘How am I going to answer this?’ 

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