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The Talk With Your Baby Program has 4 modules that can be taken in any order. They include practical strategies for building vocabulary, managing emotions, and using technology wisely.

Module 1: How Babies Communicate

This module provides strategies for building brain architecture through daily interactions, focusing on understanding a baby's cues and supporting language development via play and stories."

 

Module 2: Baby's World: Words, Stories, and Screens

Module 2 focuses on creating a language-rich environment, using emotion coaching to manage big feelings, and implementing guidelines for smart screen use.

 

(NEW!) Module 3: Ready, Set, Grow: Language, Behavior & the Self-Regulated Brain Module 3 teaches caregivers how to use intentional language, predictable routines, and co-regulation strategies to physically shape a young child’s brain architecture for lifelong resilience and self-regulation.

 

(Coming Soon) Module 4: Building Baby's Brain: Movement, Music, and Patterns

This module helps families use music, rhythm, and movement to build a baby's early math and language skills by creating and noticing patterns in daily interactions and routines.

**Where classes happen:** Sessions are hosted at convenient community locations across St. Joseph and Elkhart counties, including libraries, churches, family resource centers, and the RCLC itself.

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Gail Tomas, MSW

TWYB Bilingual (Spanish) Parent Educator Coordinator

University of Notre Dame

gtomas@nd.edu | (574) 631.6916