This is a special time for you and your family, getting to know your baby as they grow and develop. Your baby’s brain is growing at a rapid pace, and they are already communicating with you their needs and wants.
- Respond to my coos and babbling by smiling, making eye contact and talking back helps me to learn the rhythm of conversation and encourages my early communication skills.
- Use a warm and expressive tone, and narrate daily activities to help me recognise sounds and build connections
- Have my buggy facing you, as I need to see your face when you talk to me.
Remember, we all learn at different speeds, but here are some things I might be doing
- I get excited when I see you.
- I move my head or body to find sounds that I know when I hear them.
- I can let you know what I want by making different noises such as crying, burbling babbling, squealing.
- I will use crying less as time goes on and you will also notice a reduction in the early noises I make. I will start to make sounds more like “ooh” and “aah”, and may even play at making sounds with my lips.
- I will start to imitate sounds and intonation (the up and down tunes in speech).
Useful Links:
Free wellbeing online courses in Jersey and Guernsey
Tiny Happy People – Activities for 0-3 month olds
