Baby TALK (Teaching Activities for Learning and Knowledge) is a community effort designed to encourage parents in the nurture of their small children. Headquartered in Decatur, Illinois, Baby TALK has been serving parents and young children since 1986.
Baby TALK has been serving families in the West Alabama area since 2000 and has the distinction of becoming the “First Baby TALK Community in Alabama.” Thank to the generous support of the Children’s Trust Fund, Baby TALK continues to serve our community.
Baby TALK’s message to parents is that we believe they can give their children a wonderful start in life with an environment of “Language, Literature and Love.”
New parents are provided with basic child development information and suggestions for developmentally appropriate activities. A gift book is given to parents to read to their children.
We believe that reading aloud, more than any other single activity, will enhance the parent/child relationship as it encourages the child’s mental, social, and language development.
In its efforts on behalf of families, Baby TALK will maintain its three basic goals:
Baby Talk understands that all parents care about their children and want what is best for them. That’s why we promote language interaction of all types, including an emphasis on reading to children of all ages!
Baby TALK is here for you and are readily accessible for families so you can receive services meaningful for your needs. That means we also go where parents are already: to health care providers, human service agencies, neighborhoods, and homes.
Baby TALK is as a resource for all parents raising children – but we can commit more intensive efforts on behalf of parents whose children may be a risk for educational failure.
