2 year-old development resources

Please visit the following links for lots of ideas how to support your child’s communication skills.

Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust - Children’s Speech and Language Therapy

lease visit for advice and guidance how to support your child’s communication development.

• https://www.hct.nhs.uk/children-and-young-people-speech-and-language-therapy-parents

Health for Under 5s – Hertfordshire

• https://healthforunder5s.co.uk/sections/toddler/getting-chatty/
• https://healthforunder5s.co.uk/sections/toddler/lets-get-talking/

Super communication skills resource

• https://www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articles/archive/2020/12/toddlertoolkit/
• https://www.bbc.co.uk/tiny-happy-people/elim

Top tips for parents from the Institute of Health Visiting

• https://ihv.org.uk/families/top-tips/

BBC Tiny Happy People activities to promote communication development

• Asking fewer questions
• Copycat games
• Activity songs
• Asking open questions
• Expanding your toddlers’ words
• Adding words
• Communication through everyday chores
• More communication through everyday chores
• Naming objects
• Fun with bubbles

Health for Under 5s – Hertfordshire 

• https://healthforunder5s.co.uk/sections/toddler/learning-through-play/
• https://healthforunder5s.co.uk/sections/toddler/learning-through-play-2-3-years/

Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust children’s Occupational Therapy service

Please visit for advice and guidance how to support your child’s motor skills development.

• https://www.hct.nhs.uk/children-and-young-people-occupational-therapy-parents

CBeebies easy cooking

These will help develop utensil use and problem-solving skills.

• https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/curations/easy-cooking-with-kids-recipes

BBC Tiny Happy People activities to promote fine motor development

• Sensory table
• Playing with play dough
• Paper play
• Hide the toy
• Explore nature

Health for Under 5s – Hertfordshire

• https://healthforunder5s.co.uk/sections/toddler/learning-through-play/
• https://healthforunder5s.co.uk/sections/toddler/learning-through-play-2-3-years/

Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust — Children’s Physiotherapy

Please visit for advice and guidance how to support your child’s motor skills development.

• https://www.hct.nhs.uk/children-and-young-people-physiotherapy-parents

Tiny Happy People copycat ball game

• https://www.bbc.co.uk/tiny-happy-people/articles/znb947h

Health for Under 5s – Hertfordshire

• https://healthforunder5s.co.uk/sections/toddler/learning-through-play/
• https://healthforunder5s.co.uk/sections/toddler/learning-through-play-2-3-years/

Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust — Children’s Integrated Therapies

Please visit to find lots of resources to support your child’s personal and social development.

• https://www.hct.nhs.uk/children-and-young-people-integrated-therapy-service

BBC Tiny Happy People activities to promote personal and social development

• Making faces
• Copycat games
• Bathing dolly
• Hide the toy
• Talk about your day
• Getting dressed
• Getting ready to go out

Health for Under 5s – Hertfordshire 

• https://healthforunder5s.co.uk/sections/toddler/learning-through-play/
• https://healthforunder5s.co.uk/sections/toddler/learning-through-play-2-3-years/

BBC Tiny Happy People activities to promote problem solving skills

• Pretend role play
• Pairing socks
• Sorting washing
• Mirror play
• Being a helper
• Playing copy games
• Taking turn games
• Naming game
• Drawing faces
• Building people

Why lining up toys is important for child development

• https://health4littles.com/why-does-my-toddler-line-up-his-toys/