The four films, which focus on how children aged age 0 to six months, six to 12 months, one to two and two to three years-old learn to communicate, have been commissioned by Jean Gross, formerly the Government’s Communication Champion for Children, as a legacy of last year’s Hello campaign that marked the national year of communication.
Shot from the point of view of the child, actress and director Kathy Burke provides a humorous voiceover, highlighting what children respond to and struggle with.
Each film ends with ‘take-home’ messages for parents. For example, in the one to two-year-old film, the key messages prompt parents to read books to their children in quiet places, remind them to keep distractions to a minimum as too much background noise can affect children’s concentration, and not to ask children too many questions because they need time to think about their answer.
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