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Start off by using actions or doing the task together as you sing, then let your child have a go independently. Household jobs are a great chance to make up silly songs together. Singing around the ...

How many nursery rhymes do you know by heart? Chances are the lyrics of at least one is etched into your memory… probably more if you’ve been to a baby class recently! Some of our favourite rhymes ...

Phonetic information -- the smallest sound elements of speech -- may not be the basis of language learning in babies as previously thought. Babies don't begin to process phonetic information reliably ...