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What's On at Your
Children's Centre
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Are you a young parent/parent to be, aged 19
years or under? If so, the Redditch Children's Centres have a team dedicated
to support you.
Speech and Language Therapy
We hope to offer young parents a home visit when
your child is about six months of age. The aim is to increase parents'
awareness of the important role they play in their child's development.
All parents want to help their child achieve their full
potential. We want mums and Dads to be confident about asking for advice.
We hope this visit will give you the ideas and
information to help support your child's development.
Teenage Dads and Partners of
Teenage Mums
If you area teenage Dad or partner of as teenage Mum,
then we are here to support you at this very special time in your life. We
can help you with any worries or concerns you may have before and after the
birth of your baby. Just call or text Mo (0792 0546084) for an informal chat
to see how he can help.
Young Mums and Mums to Be
If you are a young mum/mum to be, we are here to help
you during this exciting but sometimes worrying time in your life. Sharon
can come and see you, offering you practical help, advice and support during
your pregnancy and in the early months after the birth of your baby. Just
call or text Sharon (0795 7659096) and she will be happy to help you.
| Telephone, text or
pop in to your local Children's Centre for more
information. |
Have you ever wondered what your baby is
thinking, what are they pointing at, have they had enough to
eat, what is troubling them?
Baby signing can help reduce these anxieties for both
you and your baby. Using simple signs in their daily routine will help your
baby to communicate their emotions and needs, and therefore reduce
frustration.
It's a fun and enjoyable way to communicate with your
baby which also encourages and supports their language development and gives
you an insight into their world.
| Baby signing courses are held at
various Children's Centres. If you would like further information
please contact Cherry Trees Children's Centre on 01527 592675. |
Sessions are held at:
- Cherry Trees Children's Centre every Tuesday from 2:00pm
to 4:00pm
- Holly Trees Children's Centre every Wednesday from
9:15am to 11:15am
- Woodlands Children's Centre every Thursday from 9:15am
to 11:15am
- Willow Trees Children's Centre every Tuesday from 9:30am
to 11:30am
- Maple Trees Children's Centre @ Tenacres every Wednesday
from 9:30 am to 11:30am
Please ring your Children's Centre for
appointments for CAB.
Housing Information
If you would like some advice on
housing issues, filling in application forms for a council
property or other information regarding housing, there is a
Housing Drop-In on the first Tuesday of each month from 1:00pm
to 2:00pm at Holly Trees Children's Centre @ St Stephens.
Congratulations on the birth of your
new baby!
Whether this is your first baby or your
fifth, there will be something for you at your local Children's
Centre
- Baby Massage
- Relax and soothe
- Deepens bonding
- Improves communication
- Helps with baby's development
- Helps babies sleep better!
Breastfeeding
- We can provide you with
information about breastfeeding so you can make a choice how
you feed your baby. We can also provide you with practical
support in your home or at your Local Children's Centre.
Child Health Sessions
- Drop in for a chat with the
Health Visitor about anything to do with your child's health
and development.
Baby Time
- At Baby Time you will find
Treasure Baskets which are designed for babies under 1 year
old. This offers babies the opportunity to explore various
items using and developing their senses, whilst you can sit
and chat and watch your baby explore new surroundings,
Children's Centre Support Workers will also be on hand if
you should need any advice.
Advice on Sleep
- The Children's Centres Support
Workers can help with many sleep problems and 'settling to
sleep' problems.
| Telephone or call in to your
local Children's Centre for more information or ask you
health visitor or midwife. |
Look out for the Children's Centre
Support Workers at your Antenatal Clinics. They can tell you all
about your local Children's Centre and everything they can offer
you. They can also signpost you to other agencies.
Help to Quit Smoking
- Friendly one-to-one support.
- Referral to Health Trainers.
Midwife Antenatal Clinics
- Check-up appointments during
pregnancy.
Yoga for Pregnancy
- Yoga stretching, breathing and
relaxation exercises for pregnancy and childbirth.
Breastfeeding
- Useful advice sessions at home before the baby arrives
by trained staff.
- Help and support when you get home.
- The Baby Bistro - a FREE baby & Toddler group for
breastfeeding mums.
| Telephone or call in to your
local Children's Centre for more information or ask your
health visitor or midwife. |
The counselling service in the Children's
Centres can offer a wide range of services for couples, families
and individuals. Every family has arguments at sometime and you
can see a Counsellor individually, as a small group or the whole
family together. They won't take sides or tell you what to do,
they will help you to resolve things.
Ask your local Children's Centre for an
appointment.
Worried about money?
Have you got children under 5 years? Then
you are welcome to come along to the Redditch Children's Centres
for a FREE confidential drop-in for support about:
- Credit interest & repayments
- Getting the right benefits
- Budgeting
- Arrears debt/loans
- and any other money issues or concerns you may have.
We can offer you lots of support and
advice to help you cope with your tiny tearaways!
Messy Play
- Come along to Messy Play to
experience & explore the fun of textures all in a play
session.
Family Support
- One 2 One support for:
- Settling to sleep
- Toilet training
- Faddy eating
- and much more.
Stay & Play
- A place to meet other parents
and children and have fun play sessions with your child.
Speech & Language Therapy
- Language learning is a very complex process & it is not
surprising that some children need more help than others.
- Speech and Language Therapists can provide workshops to
help parents gain skills in how to help their children with
speech and language.
| Telephone or pop in to your local
Children's Centre for more information |
Parent 2 Parent is a fun, informal and
friendly group that is for parents and children of all ages. It
is FREE and runs for 9 weeks. There will be between 4-12 parents
in a group and it's run in local Children's Centres.
We cover such topics as:
- Positive discipline
- Ages and stages in child development
- Self-esteem
- Rules, rewards and penalties
- Choices and consequences
- Coping with feelings
- Problem solving and negotiating
- Helping children stay safe
- Behaviour to ignore
What parents have said about Parent 2
Parent:
"Its been fun and a great thing to do."
"I'm finding this group really useful in so
many weays, for me, my partner and boys. I can take ideas and
put them into practice and find they work."
It is a relaxed environment where we share
ideas and experiences if we feel comfortable to do so. We learn
through doing activities and games.
Every parent is welcome.
| Interested? Then call your
local Children's Centre or call freephone 0800 085 8106
for more information or contact your Health Visitor or
School Nurse. |
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