Resources

You are already your child’s most important teacher. You might not feel like it, especially on the days when communication feels like a puzzle you cannot solve, but everything you do with your child every day is building the foundations of their language.

This Resource Centre is here to help you do that well. Whether you are here because your child is developing typically and you want to support them as much as possible, because you have questions about milestones and what is normal, or because you are concerned about a possible delay, you will find honest, practical, clearly written guidance here.

Our guides cover speech development from birth to three years, late talker guidance, strategies you can use at home today, the role that songs, routines and repetition play in building language, and what the research on screen time actually says.

The Resource Centre is primarily focused on children aged 0 to 3, including late talkers. It is written from a UK perspective but is relevant to families worldwide and where UK-specific references appear, international equivalents are noted.

Please note: The information here is for general guidance only and is not a substitute for professional assessment. If you have concerns about your child’s speech or language development, please speak to your GP, health visitor or a qualified speech and language therapist.

Scroll down to browse the three guide sections, or jump straight to our in-app parent resources if you are looking for structured activities and guided techniques.

Understanding what is typical at each stage of development helps you know what to look for, what to celebrate, and when it might be worth seeking advice. These guides cover the full arc of speech and language development from birth to three years, including what counts as a word, why understanding leads speaking, and the signs worth discussing with a professional.

The Complete Parent’s Guide to Helping Your Child Learn to Talk (0-3 Years and Late Talkers)

Our cornerstone guide – everything in one place. How speech develops from birth, detailed milestones, late talker guidance, myth-busting, practical strategies, daily routine ideas, screen time, when to seek advice, and a helpful FAQ. The best place to start if you are new to the Resource Centre.

The most powerful language-building tools are not specialist equipment or structured programmes, they are the ordinary moments of your day, used well. These guides give you practical, immediately usable strategies for supporting your child’s speech development at home, including specific guidance for parents of two-year-olds who are not yet talking, and a clear-eyed look at what we know about screen time and language development and how to use screens well.

My 2 Year Old Is Not Talking – What Should I Do?

A calm, practical four-step action plan for parents of two-year-olds with limited speech. How to assess what you are seeing, strategies to try at home, how to monitor progress, when to seek professional advice, and a note on hearing.

10 Simple Ways to Encourage Your Toddler to Talk at Home

Ten practical strategies with real-life example scripts and a what-not-to-do note for each one. Covers following your child’s lead, running commentary, deliberate pausing, expanding on what they say, reading, singing, creating communication opportunities, naming everything, using repetition, and responding to every attempt to communicate.

Screen Time and Speech Development: What Parents Should Know

A balanced, honest look at what the research actually shows, not just the headlines. Covers why passive viewing does not build language the way interaction does, the displacement issue, why not all screen time is equal, the value of video calling and co-viewing, and practical guidance for families without unnecessary guilt.

Nursery rhymes, daily routines and the rhythm of repeated language are among the most powerful, and most underappreciated, tools for early speech development. These guides explain the science behind why singing and repetition work so well, and how to use both intentionally in your family’s everyday life.

How Nursery Rhymes Help Children Learn to Talk

Why Twinkle Twinkle is doing far more than you think. This guide covers what happens in the brain when children hear songs, how rhythm and rhyme build phonological awareness, why melody helps language stick in memory, why children demand the same song repeatedly, and how to use songs most effectively at home.

Repetition, Routine and Early Speech Development

Why do toddlers demand the same book twenty times? Why does the bedtime routine produce some of a child’s earliest language? This guide explains why repetition is the engine of language learning, how daily routines function as language classrooms, and how to use both deliberately to support your child’s speech.

Looking for structured games, guided activities and interactive content to use alongside your everyday interaction? The Learn to Talk app brings everything together in one place, for your child and for you.

You are already your child’s best teacher, you just might not realise it yet. Every mealtime, every bedtime story, every car journey is a chance to encourage speech. You do not need special training or extra hours in your day. You just need simple techniques that fit into what you are already doing.

That is what the parent resources in the app provide. They are completely free, do not require a subscription, and are available right now.

A structured, week-by-week guide that walks you through every stage of your child’s speech development. All 30 lessons are available instantly in the app, read at your own pace, jump to what you need, or follow along week by week. Each lesson includes one targeted technique, one tip for today, one playful activity, troubleshooting guidance, and encouragement for the moments when progress feels slow.

Perfect for: Parents waiting for first words. Families supporting late talkers. Anyone wanting to create a language-rich environment without adding stress to busy days.

Exclusive to the Learn to Talk app and not available anywhere else. Print them or read them on screen.

• 100 First Words Checklist & Tracker – track progress one word at a time across 17 everyday categories
• The First Words Formula: See-Sign-Say-Sing Method – our signature four-step system for building language through multiple pathways
• 26 Quick & Fun Activities – each takes less than 5 minutes and uses items you already have
• First Words Milestones & the Subtle Signs of Progress – spot what professionals look for, including progress during apparent plateaus
• What Not to Do: 28 Common Mistakes That Delay Speech – the approaches that backfire and the simple shifts that work instead
• 30-Day Speech Booster – one powerful tip a day for 30 days, designed to fit into real family life
• 30-Day Speech Booster Part 2 – another month of strategies for mealtimes, car journeys and bedtime
• 40-Day Speech Booster Part 3 – advanced techniques for when the basics are embedded and language is developing further

All parent resources are in the Learn to Talk app, in a separate code-protected parent area. They are free, no subscription required.

• All 30 email course lessons available instantly
• All 8 PDF guides ready to read or print
• Access offline – no internet needed once downloaded
• Everything in one place alongside your child’s videos and games

The app also includes hundreds of preschool videos, nursery rhymes, baby sign language, interactive games and activities – all 100% ad-free, all designed to encourage those first words. Download the

Learn to Talk app to get started.

Since 2005, we have been creating preschool learning media from our London studio. Our original Learn to Talk content was developed with Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist Gillian Hart. Today, with over two and a half million YouTube followers and one billion video views (and counting!), we are still family-run, still passionate, and still committed to helping every child find their voice. The guides in this Resource Centre are written by our team to inform and support parents, not as clinical or medical advice.

The guides in this Resource Centre are written to inform and support parents. They are not medical or clinical advice, and they are not a substitute for professional assessment or advice. If you have concerns about your child’s speech and language development, please speak to your GP or health visitor in the UK, or your child’s doctor or paediatrician if you are outside the UK.

We are not a tech startup trying to gamify your child’s development. We are parents and content creators who believe learning should feel like magic, not homework. Every resource on this page, and in the app, is built with one goal: helping your child find their voice.