The Birmingham Family Hubs and Best Start for Life programme is pleased to offer face to face and online universal training options on a range of topics such as Antenatal, Postnatal, Baby, Child, and Teen from the following parenting course suppliers.
Approachable Parenting
Builds techniques to support parents during pregnancy, birth and baby as they develop, helps to educate parents in the techniques and skills required in promoting brain development and enabling the baby to reach their milestones. The programmes are underpinned by psychological principles and includes references from the Islamic faith. Programmes are open to all parents from any cultural background, faith or not.
Empowering Parents Empowering Communities
EPEC groups, delivered by Barnardo’s, are highly interactive, involving an engaging and creative blend of small and large group discussion, role play, demonstrations, information sharing and reflection. Parents practice and use new skills in everyday life to achieve specific goals.
Family Foundations
Focuses on the couple (and parental) relationship and communication during the journey into parenthood. The programme focuses on the co-parenting relationship to assist parents to work together supportively to promote healthy family relationships.
Understanding Your Child
Building strong, positive relationships with children while understanding their emotions and needs. The courses empower parents with practical tools and strategies for understanding and supporting their children’s emotional development, fostering strong relationships, and promoting positive behaviour.
Antenatal Classes will help you prepare yourself for pregnancy and the birth of your child.
Postnatal Classes will support you through the your baby’s first 9 months.
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.
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