Baby TALK Times

Parents of infants and toddlers face many of the same challenges and appreciate the support and encouragement of others who have met those challenges successfully. For this reason, support group networks among new parents are especially appreciated and helpful. Baby TALK Times are a way to deliver child development information and provide for parent child interaction within this support group format.

Baby TALK Times are held by Baby TALK staff members in various school and community sites. Click here for Baby TALK locations and times. Baby TALK Times are informal and conversational. Parents bring their 0-3 year old children as well as any other siblings. Everyone sits on the floor, and plenty of available toys and books provide interest for toddlers. Participants visit casually at first as the children become acclimated. The teacher then asks them each to share a success and a challenge that they have faced with their child(ren) that week. Parents support each other with empathetic advice and share similar experiences.

An important part of Baby TALK Times is the introduction of fingerplays, songs, nursery rhymes and simple games to play with children. The teacher models these activities and then steps into the background as parents and children enjoy them together. Even the tiniest participants begin to stretch their fingers in anticipation of the movements of the rhymes.