Tiny Happy People is a 91ȱ website full of advice health visitors can share with parents and colleagues on a range of early years care concerns. We cover everything from bonding with babies and toddlers, to speech and language development, to play ideas, as well as offering practical help with parents' routines including changing nappies, bedtimes, feeding, weaning and potty training.
Across the Tiny Happy People site, you'll find videos modelling best practice that you can show to parents and families on visits. These are all evidence-based and have been quality-checked by panels of professionals including health visitors, midwives and speech and language therapists.
We also offer parents knowledge of how simple play and chat benefits babies and toddlers' development.
Below you'll find a suggested selection of resources you might find useful to share with families at various contact points, as well as some sections that you might find useful around SEND and speech delays, bilingual families and parents' behavioural concerns.
Just click the visit title in the menu to jump to the right resources for you.
As well as the below website resources, you may want to recommend our accessible, warm and welcoming and channels to parents you work with - just suggest they follow @bbctinyhappypeople.
Antenatal visit
Pregnancy. collectionPregnancy
Here you will find content on a range of concerns that expectant parents may have during pregnancy, as well as ideas for bonding with bump and information on its importance.
Parent Wellbeing. collectionParent Wellbeing
Parents may need emotional support in the run-up to their child's birth, so you might like to share our wellbeing advice for new mums and dads.
Babies' early brain development. videoBabies' early brain development
Two films and an article all about how babies' brains develop, even before birth.
New birth visit
Newborn advice. collectionNewborn advice
A collection of films and articles full of advice on looking after a newborn and giving them the best start in their development.
Feeding advice. collectionFeeding advice
All about feeding, including babies' feeding cues, choosing how to feed and ways of coping with night feeds.
Parent Wellbeing. collectionParent Wellbeing
Parents may need emotional support in the run-up to their child's birth, so you might like to share our wellbeing advice for new mums and dads.
How to change a nappy and make it fun
A guide to changing nappies and making it a fun, comfortable experience for babies.
How touch is important to newborns. videoHow touch is important to newborns
A video explaining to parents how their touch is important for bonding with newborns.
How far newborn babies can focus. videoHow far newborn babies can focus
A video experiment showing parents the importance of close face-to-face eye contact with their newborn.
5 ways babies communicate from day one
5 different visual communication cues babies give - ideal for sharing with new parents so they can look out for them with their own baby.
Reasons babies cry
A list of common reasons babies cry and ways to respond to them.
3-5 week visit
Activities for families to try
Chatting through nappy changes. videoChatting through nappy changes
A film showing parents how to make the most of the face to face time of nappy changes.
Singing during feeding. videoSinging during feeding
A film demonstrating a simple way to build interaction into an everyday routine with a newborn.
What is tummy time? videoWhat is tummy time?
A video and article explaining to parents what tummy time is, what it's good for and some ideas of how they can make the most of it with their baby.
Advice for parents
Feeding advice. collectionFeeding advice
All about feeding, including babies' feeding cues, choosing how to feed and ways of coping with night feeds.
Parent Wellbeing. collectionParent Wellbeing
Parents may need emotional support in the run-up to their child's birth, so you might like to share our wellbeing advice for new mums and dads.
Feeding advice. collectionFeeding advice
All about feeding, including babies' feeding cues, choosing how to feed and ways of coping with night feeds.
How play is important to newborns
An explanation of what play looks like for newborns and how it benefits their early development.
When do babies' brains start growing and how can you help them? videoWhen do babies' brains start growing and how can you help them?
Two films and an article to share with parents around their role in baby's brain development both in the womb and post-birth.
6-8 week visit
Activities for families to try
What's catching baby's eye? videoWhat's catching baby's eye?
A film showing parents how to talk about the things that grab babies' attention.
Talking through the day. videoTalking through the day
A video showing how parents can build in chat with a newborn throughout their day.
Having a wiggle with baby. videoHaving a wiggle with baby
A video showing parents how they can talk their baby through simple exercises.
Parent-child bonding
25 easy ways to bond with babies
25 small, everyday activities parents can do to strengthen bonds with their baby, including links to video demonstrations.
What is tummy time? videoWhat is tummy time?
A video and article explaining to parents what tummy time is, what it's good for and some ideas of how they can make the most of it with their baby.
What is baby massage?
An article explaining the benefits of baby massage.
How to cope with constant crying
Tips from ICON on how parents can cope when their baby won't stop crying - ideal for reassuring new parents who are concerned about crying.
3-4 month visit
Activities for families to try
Ready, steady, go games. videoReady, steady, go games
Easy ideas for anticipation games to boost babies' listening skills.
What is tummy time? videoWhat is tummy time?
A video and article explaining to parents what tummy time is, what it's good for and some ideas of how they can make the most of it with their baby.
Singing rhymes all the time. videoSinging rhymes all the time
A film showing how parents can sing to children in all sorts of situations.
Baby development
How do babies learn from peekaboo? videoHow do babies learn from peekaboo?
Our Speech Lab film explores the reasons to play peekaboo with babies
How cuddling benefits babies. videoHow cuddling benefits babies
An animation and article exploring the impact of cuddles on babies.
Is baby talk good for babies? videoIs baby talk good for babies?
Our Speech Lab film explores why talking in a sing-song voice is good for babies to learn about language.
Language development
Serve and return play with babies. videoServe and return play with babies
Our Tools for Talking film for this age range explains how it's important for parents to give babies space to respond when they chat and play with them.
Routine advice
Advice on routines. collectionAdvice on routines
Our routines advice section has collections of videos and articles to share with parents on everything from feeding to sleep and mealtimes.
What can my baby eat and when?
An article from children's dietitian explaining what foods children can eat at different stages of weaning from 6 months.
Sleep advice. collectionSleep advice
Parents may have questions about sleep and sleep routines for their baby - find our films and articles on sleep here.
Weaning baby off the dummy. videoWeaning baby off the dummy
This film helps explain to parents how they can try and wean babies off the dummy to help with their ability to speak.
Parental wellbeing
Parent Wellbeing. collectionParent Wellbeing
Parents may need emotional support in the run-up to their child's birth, so you might like to share our wellbeing advice for new mums and dads.
8 month visit
Activities for families to try
Chatting through snack time. videoChatting through snack time
A film showing parents how snack times can be a great chance to talk to baby about food.
What's in the bag? videoWhat's in the bag?
A great game to introduce vocabulary and build baby's listening skills.
Noisy play together. videoNoisy play together
A film with some ideas for noisy sensory play at home.
Weaning and mealtimes
Weaning recipes
A collection of weaning recipes for babies and toddlers.
Weaning FAQs
Children's dietitian Angharad Banner and a team of health visitors answered some common weaning questions from parents.
Including babies and toddlers in family mealtimes
Speech and Language Therapist Janet Cooper explains some ways to get babies learning at mealtimes.
13-15 month visit
Activities for families to try
Pointing at and naming things. videoPointing at and naming things
A film showing parents simple ways to follow their baby's attention and comment on the things they're interested in.
Chatting at bath time. videoChatting at bath time
It can be easy to build chatting and learning into routines like bath time.
Ears, eyes, head, nose - naming facial features. videoEars, eyes, head, nose - naming facial features
A film showing parents how they can teach children about their faces through touching and talking.
Encouraging movement
How children's balance and coordination develops
An article explaining how children's coordination develops from birth through to riding a bike.
Physical development FAQs
The Institute of Health Visiting answer some common questions about children's physical development during early years.
Language development
Why tune into babies' interests? videoWhy tune into babies' interests?
Our Tools for Talking film explains how tuning into babies' interests can help them to learn their first words.
Why is shared attention so important? videoWhy is shared attention so important?
Meanwhile, our Speech Lab film for this age group helps show parents why shared attention with baby helps them to engage in words and play.
How do babies come to say their first words? videoHow do babies come to say their first words?
This video and article explains to parents how babies come to say their first words and how they can help their baby to get there.
Children's development
Information on toddler development. collectionInformation on toddler development
Our toddler development section contains all sorts of films and articles on how children develop between the ages of 1 and 3, which might be useful for sharing with parents at this stage.
How toddlers use pointing as a tool for learning. videoHow toddlers use pointing as a tool for learning
An animation explaining how toddlers use pointing as a way to get adults to pay attention to the things they're interested in.
Why we sing nursery rhymes to kids. videoWhy we sing nursery rhymes to kids
This film and article explain to parents the benefits of singing rhymes over and over again to toddlers.
Parental wellbeing
Parent Wellbeing. collectionParent Wellbeing
You may be checking in with parents about their wellbeing at this review - you may like to share with them the content in our Parent Wellbeing section, which includes advice for both mums and dads.
Busting the myth of perfect parenting
Sarah Ockwell-Smith explains how there's no such thing as a perfect parent and why parents shouldn't compare themselves to others.
Children's emotional development
Advice on children's emotional development. collectionAdvice on children's emotional development
Our emotional development section has films with simple advice for parents on a range of concerns - could be used as part of an intervention if these are raised by parents.
Establishing a bedtime routine. videoEstablishing a bedtime routine
An animation with tips on establishing a bedtime routine with toddlers.
The importance of play
All about play. collectionAll about play
Articles all about different types of play. Perfect for helping to explain the benefits of different types of play to parents.
Why taking risks is good for children to learn
Early years professional Gaynor Rice explains why children learn through challenging themselves and taking risks during play.
How toddlers learn about the world through play. videoHow toddlers learn about the world through play
An animation explaining how play is crucial to toddlers' learning about cause and effect, shapes and colours.
Language development
How to help toddlers to build sentences. videoHow to help toddlers to build sentences
Our Tools for Talking film explains how parents can help children build their words into longer sentences by repeating them back and adding to them.
How to help toddlers to say words properly. videoHow to help toddlers to say words properly
Our Speech Lab film explains the technique of recasting - repeating words back to children correctly and clearly, without explicitly correcting them.
Why toddlers like to hear the same stories over and over. videoWhy toddlers like to hear the same stories over and over
This short animation explains why toddlers hearing the same story repeatedly is good for their language learning.
Activities for families to try
Superhero role play. videoSuperhero role play
A simple role play game to get children's imaginations flowing.
91ȱmade skittles. video91ȱmade skittles
A cheap and easy throwing game to get children practising taking turns - a key skill for conversation.
Getting ready to go out. videoGetting ready to go out
A film to show parents how routines like getting dressed to go out can be a chance for children to learn how to follow simple instructions.
Routine advice
Advice on routines. collectionAdvice on routines
Our routines advice section has collections of videos and articles to share with parents on everything from feeding to sleep and mealtimes.
Potty training - parents' questions answered
The experts at children's bowel and bladder charity, ERIC, answer common questions parents have about potty training.
Tips for a calmer bedtime routine
Vicki Dawson from The Sleep Charity helps explain some simple ways to establish a good bedtime routine with kids.
Mealtime advice and recipes. collectionMealtime advice and recipes
A collection of ideas for interaction around mealtimes as well as family-friendly recipe ideas.
Attachment and bonding
Sharing hobbies with kids
Ideas of hobbies parents can share with their children at home.
Introducing toddlers to new siblings
Child development specialist Lorraine Lee explains tactics for introducing your child to a new brother or sister.
Tips for a top teddy bear's picnic
A fun bonding activity for toddlers and parents.
Physical development and active play
How children's balance and coordination develops
An article explaining how children's coordination develops from birth through to riding a bike.
Play jumping frogs. videoPlay jumping frogs
A game full of imaginative movement to play at home.
Ball games. videoBall games
Try some of our ball games with language learning twists.
Pre-school review
School readiness
What does 'school readiness' mean and how can parents help their child?
When it comes to the pre-school review, you may want to share with parents our tips on getting children school-ready, from Helen Stroudley, Early Years Consultant at Peeple.
Activities for families to try
Talking about the past. videoTalking about the past
A film showing parents simple ways to get children to think and talk about things that have happened - useful preparation for when children start school.
Planning adventures with Teddy. videoPlanning adventures with Teddy
Planning adventures with a teddy is a great way for parents to get their child practising using the future tense and talking about what they would like to do in the near future.
Exploring feelings through dance and play. videoExploring feelings through dance and play
A film showing parents how dance and play can teach their child about expressing their feelings.
Language development
Getting children talking about the past and future. videoGetting children talking about the past and future
A film explaining to parents how easy it can be to build talk about the past and future into their daily routines with their children.
Why children ask so many 'why?' questions and how to respond. videoWhy children ask so many 'why?' questions and how to respond
An animation and article explaining to parents why children ask so many questions and the best way to answer them.
Physical development and active play
Ball games. videoBall games
Try some of our ball games with language learning twists.
Red light, green light. videoRed light, green light
An imaginative action game developed with Rangers Charity Foundation.
Building an obstacle course. videoBuilding an obstacle course
Encourage children's imaginations to create an obstacle course and test their coordination.
Children with SEND or potential speech issues
SEND and Speech and Language. collectionSEND and Speech and Language
Our SEND section is full of articles and video case studies you may refer parents to if their child has a condition that affects their speech abilities.
Speech and language development questions answered
Speech and Language Therapists' answers to parents' most common language development questions - could be useful for answering any queries you have from parents.
Speech Delay - parents' questions answered
Common questions about speech delay answered by speech and language therapists.
Bilingual. collectionBilingual
Our bilingual advice collection that you might like to share with parents that speak more than one language.
Questions on bilingualism answered
Speech and Language Therapist Monal Gajjar answers common questions on speaking multiple languages at home - ideal for answering parents' concerns.
10 multilingual games for toddlers
10 games you could suggest to bilingual families to support their children's learning of both languages.
Behavioural concerns and emotional development
Advice on children's emotional development. collectionAdvice on children's emotional development
Our emotional development section has films with simple advice for parents on a range of concerns - could be used as part of an intervention if these are raised by parents.
Dealing with defiance. videoDealing with defiance
Animation explaining why children lash out and some simple steps for parents to deal with it.
Dealing with toddler tantrums. videoDealing with toddler tantrums
An animation explaining why tantrums often occur with toddlers and simple steps to help deal with them.