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Let's Talk

Let's Talk

Let's Talk

Talking and listening to children from the moment they’re born helps them develop good language and communication skills. This enables them to listen and express themselves well and leads to the development of good relationships.

Most brain development occurs from birth to age two, so babies and toddlers need stimulation as much as they need nourishing food. The best way to stimulate babies’ brains is to talk to them more. You don’t need to be an expert to help your child, and the Let’s Talk project equips parents with the skills they need to best develop their child’s communication skills.

Let's Talk Courses

Talking Walk-In

Talking Walk-In

23 Month Language Screening

23 Month Language Screening

Super Sounds

Super Sounds

Talking Walk-In is a session for parents/carers who want to learn more about their child’s speech and/or language development. You will have the opportunity to discuss your child’s development with a Speech and Language Therapist.

As your toddler approaches their 2nd birthday, you will receive a text inviting you to an online speech and language check. This is a free offer and only takes about 15 minutes. You will have the opportunity to discuss your little one’s speech and language development and will be provided with some ideas and activities to further support their communication.

Super Sounds is a course for families who have concerns about their child’s speech sounds. The course includes information for parents/carers about speech development and activities to support this development as well as a screening of the child’s speech.

Babbling Babies

Babbling Babies

Talking Tiddlers

Talking Tiddlers

Talking Toddlers

Talking Toddlers

Babbling Babies is a workshop for parents/carers, and their babies aged 9 -15 months. Different aspects of your little one’s communication development will be focused on using fun and interactive activities.

Talking Tiddlers is a 2-week course for parents, carers, and their very young children. Each week will focus on different aspects of your child’s language development through a variety of play-based learning activities where your child’s listening attention, understanding, vocabulary, play skills, and social interaction will be supported.

Talking Toddlers is a 3-week course for parents/carers, and their children. There are two different courses: Toddler A and Toddler B depending on your little one’s stage of communication development. Each week has a different theme and focuses on different aspects of your child’s language development such as learning new words and building your child’s attention and listening skills.

Chatting Children

Chatting Children

Attention ABS

Attention ABS

Chatting Children is a 4-week course for parents/carers and children aged over 3 years. These courses will help you to find ways to support your little one’s understanding, listening, turn-taking, and talking.

Attention ABS are courses designed to support your child’s attention, play, and turn-taking skills. There are two different courses, Attention ABS 1 and Attention ABS 2. Each course takes place over 3 weeks and lasts around 30 minutes. Attention ABS 1 takes place on a one-to-one basis for younger children and Attention ABS 2 is a group course for children who are 3 years old and over.

Let's Talk Courses

Talking Walk-In

Talking Walk-In

Talking Walk-In is a session for parents/carers who want to learn more about their child’s speech and/or language development. You will have the opportunity to discuss your child’s development with a Speech and Language Therapist.

23 Month Language Screening

23 Month Language Screening

As your toddler approaches their 2nd birthday, you will receive a text inviting you to an online speech and language check. This is a free offer and only takes about 15 minutes. You will have the opportunity to discuss your little one’s speech and language development and will be provided with some ideas and activities to further support their communication.

Super Sounds

Super Sounds

Super Sounds is a course for families who have concerns about their child’s speech sounds. The course includes information for parents/carers about speech development and activities to support this development as well as a screening of the child’s speech.

Babbling Babies

Babbling Babies

Babbling Babies is a workshop for parents/carers, and their babies aged 9 -15 months. Different aspects of your little one’s communication development will be focused on using fun and interactive activities.

Talking Tiddlers

Talking Tiddlers

Talking Tiddlers is a 2-week course for parents, carers, and their very young children. Each week will focus on different aspects of your child’s language development through a variety of play-based learning activities where your child’s listening attention, understanding, vocabulary, play skills, and social interaction will be supported.

Talking Toddlers

Talking Toddlers

Talking Toddlers is a 3-week course for parents/carers, and their children. There are two different courses: Toddler A and Toddler B depending on your little one’s stage of communication development. Each week has a different theme and focuses on different aspects of your child’s language development such as learning new words and building your child’s attention and listening skills.

Chatting Children

Chatting Children

Chatting Children is a 4-week course for parents/carers and children aged over 3 years. These courses will help you to find ways to support your little one’s understanding, listening, turn-taking, and talking.

Attention ABS

Attention ABS

Attention ABS are courses designed to support your child’s attention, play, and turn-taking skills. There are two different courses, Attention ABS 1 and Attention ABS 2. Each course takes place over 3 weeks and lasts around 30 minutes. Attention ABS 1 takes place on a one-to-one basis for younger children and Attention ABS 2 is a group course for children who are 3 years old and over.

Contact Details

Your health visitor, GP or your child’s nursery/pre-school may direct you to the Let’s Talk team or you may just want some reassurance that your child is progressing well. The sessions are FREE to families living in any of the six A Better Start wards in Southend who have a child aged 0 – 3 years.

We hold all our sessions at local venues, for example Family Centres. For more information on any of the courses get in contact with the Let’s Talk team at epunft.abetterstartadmin@nhs.net

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