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  • Baby Sensory 16th August 2018

    Baby Sensory 16th August 2018

    Due to Popular Demand Baby Sensory is Back! Read more

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    Teddy Bear's Picnic

    Teddy Bear's Picnic @the Playtrail Read more

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    GSAP Talk About the Animals 4 week program

    Talking To Our Babies 'Talk about the Animals' 4 week program at Shantallow Library. Read more

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Parents and Children 0 - 3

The Greater Shantallow Area Partnership Talking to Our Babies Project aims to enable everyone to have a deeper understanding of how babies and children, aged 0 -3 years, develop language and how best to support and promote this key development area. Whether you are a Parent, Early Years, Health or Family Support Professional  we have a wonderful variety of resources and programmes available to help you give the babies and children you care for the best start in life - the skills to communicate with confidence.  

Talking To Our Babies delivers various parenting programmes (for babies, toddlers and pre-school children) at different venues across the area. Please see below to choose the programme that's best for you and your little one. We also create community events and community campaigns but remember to register as a member on this website and then you'll get a reminder of all the programmes and events you and your little one may like to come to!

We offer a wide variety of information sheets (such as; Toddler Nursery Rhymes, Giving Up The Dummy Packs, Communication Milestones, Tips & Activity sheets), Posters including; 'Lets Learn About Animals', 'Bedtime Sleepy Time' or 'Language Learning And Your Little One' and Share A Story Share A Smile' (which is great for Early Years settings). We also have Talking To Our Babies Notebooks which are handy for notes and lists but also give tips for supporting communication development too! There are so many resources we've got for you so visit our shop and see which is right for you!

                                 

Here's our 'Talk Sing, Read And Play Builds My Future Every Day' video which shows you exactly what Talking To Our Babies is, as well as highlighting the important role talking, singing, reading and playing with you has in supporting babies and children communication development. 

We held a wonderful 'Share A Story, Share A Smile Event' to promote the benefits of reading and sharing stories to babies and children's communication development. Everyone enjoyed sharing stories, reading Dear Zoo as a community group and more! Here's the video....

Talking to Our Babies Keep In Touch ...

Newsletter; we distribute 5’000 Talking to Our Babies newsletters each quarter, these contain a variety of information and examples from previous issues have included promoting local Parent & Toddler Groups, activities to enable early learning and communication development, tips for talking etc.

Derry News; we also have a weekly column in the Derry News (circulation figures are 5’000) and titles this year have included; ‘Talk and Technology’, ‘I Am a Baby and I Love to Talk with You’, ‘Learning Through Talking with Grandad’ and ‘I Am Concerned About My Child’s Communication’. Watch out for our article each Monday.

Facebook; find us on Facebook @ Talking To Our Babies. Here you'll find all the up to date information on programmes, training, information sessions and community events as well as their photographs and a variety of videos, produced by Charities such as I CAN - The Children's Communication Charity to help you give your babies, toddlers and children the support to develop into confident communicators.

For further information, and we would be delighted to hear from you, you can message us here through the website or contact Natalie Logue (Talking To Our Babies Co-ordinator) here at The Greater Shantallow Area Partnership at on 02871358787 





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Baby Sensory 16th August 2018

Baby Sensory 16th August 2018

Due to Popular Demand Baby Sensory is Back! Read more

Start: 16th August, 2018 at 10:00am

End: 16th August, 2018 at 11:00am

Published: 9th August, 2018

Updated: 3rd August, 2020

Author: Natalie Logue

Location: St Brigid's Parish Hall, Carnhill, Derry, BT48 7HJ

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Teddy Bear's Picnic

Teddy Bear's Picnic

Teddy Bear's Picnic @the Playtrail Read more

Start: 10th July, 2018 at 11:00am

End: 10th July, 2018 at 12:00pm

Published: 2nd July, 2018

Author: Natalie Logue

Location: Playtrail, 15 Racecourse Rd,, Londonderry, BT48 7RE

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Teddy Bears Picnic Rhyme Around the Park

Teddy Bears Picnic Rhyme Around the Park

Teddy Bears Picnic Rhyme Around the Park Read more

Start: 10th July, 2018 at 10:00am

End: 10th July, 2018 at 11:00am

Published: 27th June, 2018

Author: Natalie Logue

Location: Playtrail, 15 Racecourse Rd,, Londonderry, BT48 7RE

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GSAP Talk About the Animals 4 week program

GSAP Talk About the Animals 4 week program

Talking To Our Babies 'Talk about the Animals' 4 week program at Shantallow Library. Read more

Start: 4th July, 2018 at 10:30am

End: 25th July, 2018 at 11:30am

Published: 26th June, 2018

Updated: 28th June, 2018

Author: Natalie Logue

Location: Shantallow Library, 92 Racecourse Rd,, Derry, BT48 8DA

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Take Your Place Face to Face

Take Your Place Face to Face

Calling all parents of children 0-13 Months!!! Take your place FACE TO FACE!!! Thursday 14TH JUNE 2018 10am – 2pm. This event will have a soft play area, storytelling and baby sensory will also be available. There are also great opportunities to capture these moments as photos will be available in between sessions. Read more

Start: 14th June, 2018 at 10:00am

End: 14th June, 2018 at 1:00pm

Published: 29th May, 2018

Updated: 4th June, 2018

Author: Natalie Logue

Location: Shantallow Community Centre , 38 Drumleck Dr,, Derry , BT48 8EN

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Create and Make Story Time In Glenabbey

Create and Make Story Time In Glenabbey

4 week Create and Make Story Time Programme for children aged 2.6 to 3.6 years old Read more

Start: 26th April, 2018 at 10:00am

End: 17th May, 2018 at 11:00am

Published: 19th April, 2018

Updated: 1st May, 2018

Author: Natalie Logue

Location: Glenabbey Community Hub, Glenabbey, Derry, BT48 8SZ

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Let's Play April 2018

Let's Play April 2018

6-week programme which promotes parent and child playing and talking together through a variety of ‘home based’ play activities. Read more

Start: 10th April, 2018 at 10:00am

End: 15th May, 2018 at 11:30am

Published: 12th March, 2018

Author: Natalie Logue

Location: St Pauls Primary and Nursery School , Moss Road, , Derry , BT48 8QZ

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Play Together Learn Together April 2018

Play Together Learn Together April 2018

Talking To Our Babies 'Play Together Learn Together' 8 week programme commences on Monday 9th April 2018 from 2:00pm-3:30pm and is for children aged 2.6 - 3.6 years Read more

Start: 9th April, 2018 at 2:00am

End: 29th May, 2018 at 3:30am

Published: 12th March, 2018

Updated: 13th March, 2018

Author: Natalie Logue

Location: Galliagh Nursery , Heather Rd East, , Londonderry , BT48 8NX

Comments: 3

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Paediatric First Aid

Paediatric First Aid

One Day Paediatric First Aid Course Read more

Start: 27th March, 2018 at 9:00am

End: 27th March, 2018 at 3:00pm

Published: 8th March, 2018

Updated: 9th March, 2018

Author: Natalie Logue

Location: Greater Shantallow Area Partnership, Unit 3-4 Northside Village Centre, Glengalliagh Road, , Derry, BT488NN

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Baby Sensory March 2018

Baby Sensory March 2018

Free Baby Sensory Session for babies under 13 months old at St brigids Parish Hall, Carnhill. Read more

Start: 5th March, 2018 at 10:00am

End: 5th March, 2018 at 11:00am

Published: 15th February, 2018

Updated: 21st February, 2018

Author: Natalie Logue

Location: St Brigid's Parish Hall , Carnhill , Derry, BT48 7HJ

Comments: 2

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Let's Read with Peppa Pig at Shantallow Library

Let's Read with Peppa Pig at Shantallow Library

Let's Read with Peppa Pig @ Shantallow Library! 16th February at 10.30am to 11.15am Read more

Start: 16th February, 2018 at 10:30am

End: 16th February, 2018 at 11:15am

Published: 9th February, 2018

Updated: 11th February, 2018

Author: Natalie Logue

Location: Shantallow Library , 92 Racecourse Rd, , Derry , BT48 8DA

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Talking to Our Babies Baby Massage Program

Talking to Our Babies Baby Massage Program

GSAP's Talking To Our Babies 5 week Baby Massage program for children aged 9 month or under! Read more

Start: 15th February, 2018 at 11:00am

End: 15th March, 2018 at 12:00pm

Published: 1st February, 2018

Updated: 22nd February, 2018

Author: Natalie Logue

Location: Glenabbey Community Hub, 2A Glenabbey Close , Derry, BT48 8TA

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