Early childhood is a very important time in the process of acquiring language. Children start communicating from the moment they are born, developing skills critical to their future success. While every child learns differently, here we look at some of the typical language development milestones. During the first year, infants become better at discriminating speech and language sounds, turning to the source of sounds and responding to the sounds you make. They can understand

In recent years, use of the outdoors has reduced for many young children. A 2016 UK survey found kids today spend half the time their parents did playing outside. A number of factors are thought to contribute, including increased safety concerns and a rapid rise in the use of technology - typically an indoor activity. In the same survey, 83% of parents questioned thought it was important their children learned to use technology but 96% of them thought it was important their c