Toddler development and milestones
The Speech Lab - Investigating language learning
12-18 months: Should I lead or follow my baby?
Professor Ben Ambridge investigates how letting baby lead what you talk to them about is best for their learning.
18 months - 2 years: What's the best way to respond to my toddler?
Dr Saloni Krishnan helps a family explore the best ways to respond to their children's first words.
2-3 years: How can you help toddlers say words properly?
Dr Saloni Krishnan helps a family explore the effect of recasting - repeating a toddler's words with mistakes corrected.
Let's Talk Toddler Talk - toddler language science
How language shapes toddlers' understanding of the world.
Why do toddlers keep changing what they're interested in? Find out here.
How toddlers start grouping things by shape
When they're around two or three years old, your child will start to group objects by their shape.
How do toddlers come to name everything?
At around 18 months old, children often go through a naming explosion. But why on earth is that?
How seeing things in different situations helps your child learn
Getting out and about is fun, but it is also a great way to boost your child's language skills.
Why do kids love repetition so much and how do they learn from it?
Learn all about the benefits of repetition in play and story time with your child.
How does your toddler understand who they are?
It's a big question, but when does your toddler gain a sense of what makes them 'them'?
How does your toddler learn the difference between large and small?
Has your toddler ever mistaken the size of an object? Learn about 'scale error'.
How your toddler's first words come to be
What will your baby's first word be? Discover the science behind it all.
Why pointing is a tool for toddlers' language development
You may feel like you have a bossy baby, but pointing is great for their language development.
Amazing Toddlers - toddlers' amazing brains
How little ones learn words from repetition
When it comes to learning language, it's all about practice, practice, practice.
How toddlers learn to recognise themselves in mirrors
Once your baby gets to a certain age, they start to develop a sense of who it is in the mirror.
How toddlers learn through play
Play is essential for your child's learning - it teaches them all sorts.
How different parts of a toddler's brain develop at different rates
Babies' brains develop super-fast, but language comes a little slow than other skills. Here's why.
How toddlers best learn words
What's the most important thing to a child's language learning? Plenty of face to face play with you!
What toddlers learn by pretending
Pretend play isn't just mucking around - it's a way to make sense of the world.
Why toddlers are so flexible
Did you know your child was born with loads more bones than you?
How toddlers learn to count
How do they start to understand the words for numbers.
How toddlers develop a preferred hand
Have you ever noticed that babies use both hands equally?
What toddlers learn through play
How obstacle courses teach problem-solving skills
Obstacle courses are great for learning physical skills and action words.
How singing to toddlers helps reinforce learning
Toddlers love to hear their favourite nursery rhymes over and over again - this is great for learning!
The language skills toddlers learn through drumming
Did you know that tapping out rhythms is great for toddlers learning to speak?
What toddlers learn from playing with building blocks
How does playing with building blocks help your toddler learn about the workings of the world?
