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repeat the phrases. Drawing – This video shows parents that drawing helps nurture a child’s creative side, and that they can do this with pencils or crayons or paints, anything that they have. The video also covers why this creativity helps children to be able to share their emotions. Singing – This video explains to parents that their child loves to hear them sing – even if they can’t hold a tune! It encourages them to share songs together, or poems or rhymes. Letters and numbers – This video informs parents about different ways they can encourage their child to learn the alphabet by looking for letters when they are KEY MESSAGES Top tips for practitioners supporting parents to develop their home learning environment… l Offer parents advice about the importance of the home learning environment and how this can benefit their child’s development. l Keep the advice simple by encouraging parents to make the most of everyday learning opportunities, however small they might seem. l Instil confidence in parents by showing them they might be doing much of what you’re suggesting already in their daily lives. l Show them that making the most of the home learning environment doesn’t need to be expensive to be effective. l Empower parents with resources and knowledge so they know that it is not just professionals who can achieve success. out and about, and highlights the fact that shop signs and number plates can be a great resource. If you are a key person, you can encourage all of these vital warm and nurturing parenting behaviours through the use of these or your own resources. The important thing is to communicate the message as much as possible. By doing so, you will help to encourage children’s natural curiosity, which has a positive impact over and above parental income and social status, making it something every parent can be supported to achieve (bit.do/TEYacp ). To find out more about PACEY’s Together for Twos project, visit pacey.org.uk/TogetherForTwos Teachearlyyears.com 39

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