An adult holding a child and holding a shopping basket looking at an aisle of food in a shop

Tip 6


Tip 6: 'Talk to me all the time'

  • Talk to me when we are playing or doing everyday things like shopping, having a bath, nappy changing or eating tea.
  • It doesn’t matter if you say the same things over and over again, this is how I learn.
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Talk to me all the time.

Talk to me when we are playing or doing everyday things like shopping, having a bath, nappy changing or eating tea.

It doesn’t matter if you say the same things over and over again, this is how I learn.

BBC Tiny Happy People Clips

Tiny Happy People is a venture designed to tackle the language and communication gap launched by the BBC. The campaign includes a suite of free digital resources aimed at families and professionals working with children in the early years and comprises tips and advice, activities and short films to help close the language and communication gap. Below are a number of 90 second clips developed by BBC Tiny Happy People which illustrate Tip 6 for different people and ages of children.

Tip 6 - Best clips overall

From one Dad to another (external website)

Baby Talk (external website)

Everyday jobs = a time to chat (external website)

Tip 6 - Best clip for babies

Out and about (external website)

Tip 6 - Best clip for toddlers

Eat, Sleep, Chat, Repeat (external website)

Tip 6 - Best clip for young children

Going out (external website)

Tip 6 - Best clip for dads

Washing up with Dad (external website)

Tip 6 - Best clip for children with additional needs

Making choices (external website)

Tip 6 - Best clip for ethnic minority families

What's outside the window? (external website)