Baby communication

We have filmed some of our Best Beginnings parents spending time with their babies and we want to share with you these wonderful examples of baby communication. Dr Liz Kirk has studied these films and shares her tips for encouraging baby communication through songs and play.

Babies are born ready and wanting to communicate.

Babies’ speaking and listening skills are blossoming long before they utter their first word. From the moment babies are born, they are ready and wanting to communicate. Humans are pre-wired to be interested in faces and voices. Babies recognise their mother's voice from the womb and will even recognise her face by the end of their first day.

New born babies can copy the facial expressions of another person, like poking their tongue out or opening their mouth. This turn-taking is where conversations begin. Encouraging early communication is the most important thing parents can do to give their child's language the best possible beginning.

Find out more at the links below:

Talking with your baby

Playing with your baby

Singing with your baby

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