28/03/2025
Friday 28th March
For the final tip, the focus is sharing books and stories
We know that this can help to:
• Bond with your baby and child (supports physical closeness)
• Support your little one’s brain and language development
• Support the development of shared/ joint attention
• build a routine in the day, for example at bedtime
• develop imagination, empathy (understand and share the feelings of others) and creativity
• Develops better mental health and wellbeing for you and your little one
What can I do?
• Encourage your little one to choose the book they would like to look at with you. You could offer a choice of books. Show them one book in one hand and another book in the other. Then they can see the book and listen to you when you tell them what the book is called.
• Your little one can then show you by pointing, reaching, grabbing, using sounds or words which book they would like to look at with you.
• Look at the book together – don’t worry about following the print and the written story- follow your little one’s lead
• You can talk about the pictures. You can make comments like “oh look a red balloon”.
Maybe you can comment in the chat what your favourite children's book is?
For more ideas and information, please visit our new page ourrochdale.org.uk/homelearning or via the QR code below.
