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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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