Toddler development and milestones
The Speech Lab - Investigating language learning
12-18 months: Should I lead or follow my baby?
Professor Ben Ambridge investigates how letting baby lead what you talk to them about is best for their learning.
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18 months - 2 years: What's the best way to respond to my toddler?
Dr Saloni Krishnan helps a family explore the best ways to respond to their children's first words.
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2-3 years: How can you help toddlers say words properly?
Dr Saloni Krishnan helps a family explore the effect of recasting - repeating a toddler's words with mistakes corrected.
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Let's Talk Toddler Talk - toddler language science
How language shapes toddlers' understanding of the world.
Why do toddlers keep changing what they're interested in? Find out here.
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How toddlers start grouping things by shape
When they're around two or three years old, your child will start to group objects by their shape.
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How do toddlers come to name everything?
At around 18 months old, children often go through a naming explosion. But why on earth is that?
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How seeing things in different situations helps your child learn
Getting out and about is fun, but it is also a great way to boost your child's language skills.
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Why do kids love repetition so much and how do they learn from it?
Learn all about the benefits of repetition in play and story time with your child.
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How does your toddler understand who they are?
It's a big question, but when does your toddler gain a sense of what makes them 'them'?
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How does your toddler learn the difference between large and small?
Has your toddler ever mistaken the size of an object? Learn about 'scale error'.
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How your toddler's first words come to be
What will your baby's first word be? Discover the science behind it all.
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Why pointing is a tool for toddlers' language development
You may feel like you have a bossy baby, but pointing is great for their language development.
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Amazing Toddlers - toddlers' amazing brains
How little ones learn words from repetition
When it comes to learning language, it's all about practice, practice, practice.
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How toddlers learn to recognise themselves in mirrors
Once your baby gets to a certain age, they start to develop a sense of who it is in the mirror.
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How toddlers learn through play
Play is essential for your child's learning - it teaches them all sorts.
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How different parts of a toddler's brain develop at different rates
Babies' brains develop super-fast, but language comes a little slow than other skills. Here's why.
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How toddlers best learn words
What's the most important thing to a child's language learning? Plenty of face to face play with you!
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What toddlers learn by pretending
Pretend play isn't just mucking around - it's a way to make sense of the world.
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Why toddlers are so flexible
Did you know your child was born with loads more bones than you?
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How toddlers learn to count
How do they start to understand the words for numbers.
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How toddlers develop a preferred hand
Have you ever noticed that babies use both hands equally?
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What toddlers learn through play
How obstacle courses teach problem-solving skills
Obstacle courses are great for learning physical skills and action words.
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How singing to toddlers helps reinforce learning
Toddlers love to hear their favourite nursery rhymes over and over again - this is great for learning!
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The language skills toddlers learn through drumming
Did you know that tapping out rhythms is great for toddlers learning to speak?
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What toddlers learn from playing with building blocks
How does playing with building blocks help your toddler learn about the workings of the world?
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