Tiny Happy People is a 成人快手 website full of advice that may be helpful to you following appointments with your health visitor or family nurse. We cover everything from bonding with babies and toddlers, to speech and language development, to play ideas, as well as offering practical help with routines including changing nappies, bedtimes, feeding, weaning and potty training.
All of our advice and videos have been quality-checked by panels of professionals including health visitors, midwives and speech and language therapists.
Below you'll find a selection of resources suggested by a panel of health visitors that you might find useful following on from your appointments.
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Antenatal visit
Pregnancy. collectionPregnancy
Here you will find content on a range of concerns you may have during pregnancy, as well as ideas for bonding with bump.
Parent Wellbeing. collectionParent Wellbeing
Wellbeing advice for new mums and dads that might help in the run-up to your child's birth.
Babies' early brain development. videoBabies' early brain development
Two films and an article all about how babies' brains develop, even before birth.
New birth visit
Newborn advice. collectionNewborn advice
A collection of films and articles full of advice on looking after a newborn and giving them the best start in their development.
Feeding advice. collectionFeeding advice
All about feeding, including babies' feeding cues, choosing how to feed and ways of coping with night feeds.
Reasons babies cry
A list of common reasons babies cry and ways to respond to them.
How to change a nappy and make it fun
A guide to changing nappies and making it a fun, comfortable experience for babies.
How touch is important to newborns. videoHow touch is important to newborns
How your touch is important for early bonding.
How far newborn babies can focus. videoHow far newborn babies can focus
A video experiment demonstrating the importance of close face-to-face eye contact with newborns.
5 ways babies communicate from day one
5 different gestures babies often make that can tell you what they want - look out for these with your child.
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6-8 week contact
Activities to try
Talk to newborns as much as possible. videoTalk to newborns as much as possible
Ideas to boost the amount you talk to baby from day one.
Having a wiggle with baby. videoHaving a wiggle with baby
A video showing how they you can talk your newborn baby through simple exercises.
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Bonding with your baby
25 easy ways to bond with babies
25 small, everyday activities you can do to strengthen bonds with your baby, now and as they grow, including links to video demonstrations.
What is tummy time? videoWhat is tummy time?
A video and article explaining 'tummy time', what it's good for and some ideas of how you can make the most of it with your baby.
What is baby massage?
An article explaining the benefits of baby massage.
3 month contact
Activities to try
Ready, steady, go games. videoReady, steady, go games
Easy ideas for anticipation games to boost babies' listening skills.
Exercise time with baby. videoExercise time with baby
How you can chat your baby through simple muscle-strengthening exercises.
Singing rhymes all the time. videoSinging rhymes all the time
Inspiration for singing to babies in all sorts of everyday situations.
Language development
Serve and return play with babies. videoServe and return play with babies
Our Tools for Talking film for this age range explains how it's important to give babies space to respond when you chat and play with them.
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Routine advice
Advice on routines. collectionAdvice on routines
Our routines advice section has videos and articles on everything from feeding to sleep and mealtimes.
Mealtime advice and recipes. collectionMealtime advice and recipes
Recipes and advice for weaning for when your baby reaches around 6 months and is ready for solid food.
Sleep advice. collectionSleep advice
Answers to your questions about sleep and sleep routines.
Weaning baby off the dummy. videoWeaning baby off the dummy
A video explaining how to try and wean babies off the dummy to help with their ability to speak.
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1 year review
Activities to try
Pointing at and naming things. videoPointing at and naming things
To introduce your baby to new words, try pointing at and naming the things they're interested in.
Chatting at bath time. videoChatting at bath time
It can be easy to build chatting and learning into routines like bath time.
Naming facial features. videoNaming facial features
Repeating words for parts of the face, combined with actions, helps your baby to learn them.
Language development
Why tune into babies' interests? videoWhy tune into babies' interests?
Our Tools for Talking film explains how tuning into babies' interests can help them to learn their first words.
Why is shared attention so important? videoWhy is shared attention so important?
Our Speech Lab film for this age group demonstrates why paying attention to the same things as your baby helps them to engage in chat and play.
Why we sing nursery rhymes to kids
This article explains the benefits of singing rhymes over and over again to toddlers.
Parental wellbeing
Parent Wellbeing. collectionParent Wellbeing
Wellbeing advice for both mums and dads.
Busting the myth of perfect parenting
Sarah Ockwell-Smith explains how there's no such thing as a perfect parent and why parents shouldn't compare themselves to others.
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Children's emotional development
Advice on children's emotional development. collectionAdvice on children's emotional development
Our emotional development section has films with simple advice for parents on a range of concerns.
Establishing a bedtime routine. videoEstablishing a bedtime routine
An animation with tips on establishing a bedtime routine with toddlers.
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2 year review
The importance of play
All about different types of play. collectionAll about different types of play
Articles all about different types of play and how they help children's learning and development - from sensory play, to playing pretend and arts and crafts.
Why taking risks is good for children to learn
Early years professional Gaynor Rice explains why children learn through challenging themselves and taking risks during play.
How toddlers learn about the world through play. videoHow toddlers learn about the world through play
An animation explaining how play is crucial to toddlers' learning about cause and effect, shapes and colours.
Language development
How to help toddlers to build sentences. videoHow to help toddlers to build sentences
Our Tools for Talking film explains how you can help children build their words into longer sentences by repeating them back and adding to them.
How to help toddlers to say words properly. videoHow to help toddlers to say words properly
Our Speech Lab film explains the technique of recasting - repeating words back to children correctly and clearly, without explicitly correcting them.
Why toddlers like to hear the same stories over and over. videoWhy toddlers like to hear the same stories over and over
This short animation explains why toddlers hearing the same story repeatedly is good for their language learning.
Activities to try
Superhero role play. videoSuperhero role play
A simple role play game to get children's imaginations flowing.
成人快手made skittles. video成人快手made skittles
A cheap and easy throwing game to get children practising taking turns - a key skill for conversation.
Getting ready to go out. videoGetting ready to go out
Getting dressed to go out can be a chance for children to learn how to follow simple instructions.
Routine advice
Advice on routines. collectionAdvice on routines
Our routines advice section has videos and articles on everything from feeding to sleep and mealtimes.
Potty training - parents' questions answered
The experts at children's bowel and bladder charity, ERIC, answer common questions parents have about potty training.
Tips for a calmer bedtime routine
Vicki Dawson from The Sleep Charity helps explain some simple ways to establish a good bedtime routine with kids.
Mealtime advice and recipes. collectionMealtime advice and recipes
A collection of ideas for interaction around mealtimes as well as family-friendly recipe ideas.
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Pre-school review
How can you help get children ready for starting school?
Helen Stroudley, Early Years Consultant at the charity Peeple shares her tips on getting children ready to start primary school.
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Activities to try
Talking about the past. videoTalking about the past
Thinking and talking about past events can be useful preparation for children starting school.
Exploring feelings through dance and play. videoExploring feelings through dance and play
Dance and play can be great for exploring preschoolers' feelings and helping them to express themselves.
Language development
Getting children talking about the past and future. videoGetting children talking about the past and future
A video showing how easy it can be to build talk about the past and future into daily routines with children.
Why children ask so many 'why?' questions and how to respond. videoWhy children ask so many 'why?' questions and how to respond
An animation and article explaining why children ask so many questions and the best way to answer them for their learning.
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Children with SEND or potential speech issues
SEND and Speech and Language. collectionSEND and Speech and Language
Our SEND section is full of articles and video case studies about conditions that affect children's speech abilities.
Speech and language development questions answered
Speech and Language Therapists' answers to parents' most common language development questions - could be useful for answering any queries you have from parents.
Speech Delay - parents' questions answered
Common questions about speech delay answered by speech and language therapists.
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Speaking more than one language
Bilingual families' advice. collectionBilingual families' advice
Our collection of articles and films with advice for bilingual households.
Questions on bilingualism answered
Speech and Language Therapist Monal Gajjar answers common questions on speaking multiple languages at home.
10 multilingual games for toddlers
Ideas for games that support toddler's ability to speak multiple languages.
Behavioural concerns and emotional development
Advice on children's emotional development. collectionAdvice on children's emotional development
Our emotional development section has films with simple advice for a range of concerns.
Dealing with defiance. videoDealing with defiance
Animation explaining why children lash out and some simple steps for parents to deal with it.
Dealing with toddler tantrums. videoDealing with toddler tantrums
An animation explaining why tantrums often occur with toddlers and simple steps to help deal with them.
Dealing with separation anxiety. videoDealing with separation anxiety
An animation explaining what separation anxiety is and some tips for parents to deal with it.