🧠 Wellbeing · From the first few weeks
📚 Language and early reading: getting your baby talking
Conversation and shared books support language in every family language.
Habits to get them talking
1. What to prepare
Follow baby’s attention, name what you see and pause for a response. Share books and songs without testing.
2. What to check
Seek assessment for hearing concerns, loss of skills or communication worries. Multilingual exposure is not a reason to withhold a home language.
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