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Speech and Communication
parents.actionforchildren.org.uk/behaviour-and-learning/
Find out how you can help your child's language and reading skills and communciation milestones.
Talk and Play
0to19torbay.co.uk/0-4-years/
To enable parents to optimise their children’s speech and language skills. Group or 1:1 support with early identification of needs. To provide specific activities parents can use in the home to develop their child’s speech and language skills)
New Fact sheets
0to19torbay.co.uk/0-4-years/play-learning/
We are creating fun fact sheets and top tips to help and support you as a parent.
Find a range of fact sheets to download here.
Learning to talk
nhs.uk/start4life/baby/learning-to-talk/2-to-3-years/
Learning to talk for 2 - 3 year olds
You and your child will see a member of your health visiting team at about 2 to 2-and-a-half years to talk about your child’s development. If your child goes to nursery, they will also have a progress review with their key worker.
If your child needs a little extra support, your health visitor and nursery can help. They may also put you in touch with a speech and language therapy team, or signpost you to local activities.
Child Development
0to19torbay.co.uk/resources-for-families/
General information about child development, including helpful resources to support families getting advice. Within this section, there is a wealth of information on child development, such as brain development, schemas, play, physical development, social and emotional development, and speech, language and communication development.
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Who am I? Videos explaining various health professionals roles.
healthandcarevideos.uk/hcp
Have you every wondered what the different health professionals do? If so, these videos explain the various roles you might meet.
Here's a link to videos which explain health professionals roles from your health visitor to dietician to junior doctor or speech and language therapist.
Child Development
0to19torbay.co.uk/resources-for-families/
General information about child development, including helpful resources to support families getting advice. Within this section, there is a wealth of information on child development, such as brain development, schemas, play, physical development, social and emotional development, and speech, language and communication development.
Special education needs and disability support
torbay.gov.uk/schools-and-learning/send/
Find support, guidance and information for parents and carers of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities.
Children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)
gov.uk/children-with-special-educational-needs
Information and advice if you have a child or young person with a disability or special educational need.
Torbay Council, special educational needs and disability (SEND)
torbay.gov.uk/schools-and-learning/send/
Find support, guidance and information for parents and carers of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities.
NHS Torbay health visitors & school nursing - Special needs learning and physical disabilities
torbayandsouthdevon.nhs.uk/services/health-visiting-and-school-nursing/special-needs-learning-and-physical-disabilities/
The Children’s Learning Disability Health Team offers a specialist community based service for children with a learning disability within Torbay.
Talking Point, I Can
ican.org.uk/i-cans-talking-point/
Information to help you understand and support children and young people’s speech, language and communication.
Aged 8-12 months and 2-2½ years
0to19torbay.co.uk/0-4-years/
We offer developmental reviews for your baby/child at both these ages. These will usually take place either in your home or at one of our children's centres by a 0 to19 Family Health Worker.
We will talk to you about how your baby/child is growing and developing. We’ll share information about oral health, healthy eating, vision, hearing, language development and keeping your child safe. At the 2 – 2 ½ year development review we’ll also discuss good sleeping habits, toilet training, speech and communicating with others.
My Developing Toddler Group
0to19torbay.co.uk/events/
A weekly session with a rolling programme of development and behaviour support for parents.
Each week we focus on a different area of your toddlers development including
- General development/Speech, language and communication
- Sleep
- Toilet training
- Managing children’s emotions
- Dummy use and/or dental info
- Healthy Lifestyles
Book on for a limited number of families in line with COVID 19 safer measures of working and government guidelines.
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