Help Kids Talk

Help Kids Talk Partnership project in NI. Passionate about early intervention to support speech & language skills. We are also in the process of developing further training.

Help Kids Talk is a community wide initiative based in Lisburn, Northern Ireland. It is led by Early Intervention Lisburn and the South Eastern HSC Trust and funded by Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council. It was officially launched in March 2020 after a 7 year journey. The initiative aims to:
•Help children and young people be the best they can be.
•Make children’s development in speech, language & communication everyone’s responsibility.
•And to make a difference to children’s lives together. Our 12 key messages are delivered every month through Facebook, Instagram & Twitter as guidance to parents, caregivers and those working with children to support children’s communication development. We run Basic Awareness Training webinars on monthly basis - these are free and available to both parents and practitioners across Northern Ireland. The ICAN Early Talk Boost programme is available in playgroups and nurseries in Lisburn and the ICAN Talk Boost programme is available in most primary schools in Lisburn. For more information send us a direct message or contact us via email.

Thanks to our friends in the Belfast trust for this great video to show you that “Your words work wonders”. Talking to y...
05/10/2026

Thanks to our friends in the Belfast trust for this great video to show you that “Your words work wonders”. Talking to your child throughout the day and helping them make sense of the world around them will help their speech, language and communication development.

See how your words can work wonders for your toddler’s developing b...

02/10/2026

“Talk and Sing wherever we go…that will help my brain to grow’’

October’s message is“Talk and Sing wherever we go…that will help my brain to grow’’Keep an eye this month as we will be ...
01/10/2026

October’s message is

“Talk and Sing wherever we go…that will help my brain to grow’’

Keep an eye this month as we will be providing tips and ideas about how you can help your child’s development by simply talking & singing as you go about your day.

01/09/2026

Help Kids Talk message for September

01/09/2026

Help Kids Talk Septembers message of the month - Please scan the QR code for the bite size series and check out website for fabulous hints , tips and advice .

A lovely video made by our colleagues in the Belfast Trust. A great reminder of this month’s message & how you can use e...
28/08/2026

A lovely video made by our colleagues in the Belfast Trust. A great reminder of this month’s message & how you can use every day experiences to support your child in building their communication skills.

Smile, talk, laugh and sing anytime throughout the day and make a d...

“We need to feed our children with words just as much as we need to feed them with food!”Repetition of words is importan...
27/08/2026

“We need to feed our children with words just as much as we need to feed them with food!”

Repetition of words is important when teaching children new words. Children to hear a word lots of times and in lots of different contexts to understand and then begin using it.

“We need to feed our children with words just as much as we need to feed them with food!”This lovely video shows how we ...
26/08/2026

“We need to feed our children with words just as much as we need to feed them with food!”

This lovely video shows how we need to repeat words lots of times to help children learn and use words.

Repeating words allows your child to form an understanding and even attempt to imitate it. Toddlers need to hear the same sounds over and over and link them to patterns they see in the objects being named. Each repetition helps your child solidify the noun, verb, or adjective in their mind.

Back to school: Tips to help your child feel prepared and supported from The Education Hub
25/08/2026

Back to school: Tips to help your child feel prepared and supported from The Education Hub

With the summer holidays coming to an end, going back to school can be daunting for some young people. Starting a new school or beginning a new school year can come with feelings of stress and anxiety.

There’s some great ideas here for how to expand and build upon a child’s language – the ‘one up’ strategy benefits child...
24/08/2026

There’s some great ideas here for how to expand and build upon a child’s language – the ‘one up’ strategy benefits children using gestures or single words to communicate and it can also benefit children who are speaking using sentences.

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Unit 2, LaganView Enterprise Centre, 69 Drumbeg Drive
Lisburn
BT281NY

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+447715801635

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