Tune In:
Take Turns:
Keep the conversation going and your child engaged. If they switch topics, follow their lead!
Be in the moment. Take note of what your child is focused on right now or what they are telling you.
Talk More: Start a conversation about the topic and use a variety of words to describe it, like colors, shapes sizes, places!
Research shows children do better in school when their parents talk and interact with them from birth. Build your child’s brain anytime, anywhere using the 3Ts! Learn how at the3Ts.org or las3Cs.org.
“Any Time is 3Ts Time” is made possible by funding through the PNC Foundation and its Grow Up Great Initiative. Learn more at pnc.com/growupgreat.
The Early Learning Coalition of Hillsborough County is a proud partner in the “Anytime is 3Ts Time” campaign. To learn more, visit our website at elchc.org. FEBRUARY 2021 TampaBayParenting.com
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