Inklings

The Kids Research Institute Australia's program for babies aged 6-18 months who are showing early differences in their social interaction and communication development.

Introducing the Inklings Program

Babies are born with remarkable abilities to communicate yet sometimes the social and communication skills of babies can develop differently to what we typically expect. The Kids Research Institute Australia's Inklings is a new program for babies aged 6-18 months who are showing early differences in their social interaction and communication development.

It was developed from decades of research both in the UK and Australia and supports parents of babies who may be showing some early differences in the way they communicate and interact. These differences may be in areas such as response to their name or instruction, communication with sounds or gestures, motivation towards shared interaction, play and eye gaze.

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Who is Inklings for?

Families may benefit from Inklings if:

Baby is aged 6 - 18 months of age
They have noticed differences in how their baby communicates and relates with others. For example, your baby may not use gestures such as clapping or waving in the same way as other babies, you may find it difficult to gain your baby's attention, they may not point to show you things or join in social games like peek-a-boo.
Caregivers, health care providers, or early childhood educators are worried about baby’s social interaction and communication development.

“I came out of it probably with more of an appreciation than I ever thought I would have about acknowledging and recognising cues, whether they be verbal or physical, or just things that I didn’t realise Frankie was doing when she was interacting with me.”- Jake, Inklings Parent, The Australian

“It (Inklings) was game-changing for us, it helped me discover that Lara was actually communicating with me much more than I realised.”- Patricia, Inklings Parent, The Australian

“Every baby is different, we just learnt his way of playing, and he’s a completely different baby now. He was feeling like he wasn’t being heard and now he’s opened up to everyone.”- Chloe, Inklings Parent, South Western Times

“It’s about giving them the opportunities to communicate the way they want to.”- Michelle, Inklings Parent, The Australian

“It really helps to bring you and your child closer together because you feel like you can understand them, and they feel like they’re understood.”- Laura, Inklings Parent, The Examiner

Contact us

To find out more, enter your details here, or contact us on the details below.

Emailinklings@thekids.org.au

Phone1300 030 655