Language and interaction are key ways whānau can encourage their child’s development. This lesson explores why listening and talking with tamariki matters.
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Talking with pēpi lesson introduction (transcript)
[Text on screen: Hana Tuwhare, Ngāpuhi, Talking Matters]
Hana Tuwhare:
Tēnā koutou. He uri tēnei nō te whare tapu o Ngāpuhi. Ko Hana Tuwhare tōku ingoa.
Talking and listening matters. This lesson explores how interacting with tamariki helps them grow and suggests some ways to develop language, including the concept of serve and return.
This lesson is for whānau supporters. It will build or refresh your knowledge and give you ideas for how to support whānau.You can work through this lesson at your own pace, either by yourself or with colleagues.
Take your time with this. You may need to learn more and practice before you feel confident enough to share these ideas with whānau.
Me tīmata tātou. Let's get going.
Who this lesson is for
This lesson is for whānau supporters. It is to build your knowledge, or refresh it, depending on what you already know.
It will give you some ideas of how to use your knowledge to talk with whānau. Take your time with it. You may need to learn more and make time to practise, before you feel confident enough to use these ideas with whānau you support.
What you will learn
- Understand how interacting with tamariki helps them grow.
- Explore a range of actions and tools for developing language.
- Learn about how to have serve and return interactions.
- Know why and how to talk to parents about talking with their tamariki.