Who it is for:
Pregnancy to 3 year old child 
Course content:
- Concepts made easy to engage and retain parents from minority ethnic backgrounds
- Using appropriate references from the Islamic faith for a better understanding of psychological concepts
- Techniques to bond better with baby and promote your baby’s brain development
- Nurtures secure attachment for optimal infant mental health, promoting healthy society, emotional and cognitive development
- Differentiate between baby blues and post–natal depression also addressing dads mental health
- Develop a routine and structure as your child grows
- Demonstrating techniques through role play e.g. initiating child led play and development
- How to develop a healthy relationship with your partner by establishing your family values
- Coaching skills to be able to manage different aspects of parenthood, exploring involvement of the wider family
- Developing parenting plans to promote a healthy and happy family
- Delivered in the community by qualified trainers (OCN teaching qualification) using appropriate culture and language interpretation
Course length: 8-week programme – 2 hour sessions
Follow the link to find out about course details and how to be referred for a place. Each course has a different referral process.
This is a Springfield Children’s Centre activity for families with under 5s in the Hall Green District. If you are not sure, please call us on 0121 777 2722 to check you are in our catchment area, and if not we will be happy to put you in contact with the Children’s Centre for your area.
www.birmingham.gov.uk/familyhubs
Photo credit: Fadime Erbass
