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Understanding Your Child

Understanding Your Child The Springfield Project

Who it is for:

Parents/carers with toddler to teens.

 

Course content:

  • Understanding Child Development
  • Improve communication with your child
  • Tuning into Feelings and Behaviour of your child
  • Responding to your child’s behaviour
  • Building strong relationships with your child
  • Parenting styles
  • Sleep patterns

Course length: 10 sessions x 2 hours term time only.

Understanding Your Child The Springfield Project

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.

 

Photo Credits: Ketut Subiyanto, William Fortunato

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❗ No Seedlings tomorrow ❗ We will be back as usual ❗ No Seedlings tomorrow ❗
We will be back as usual on Wednesday 14 January.
Thank you for your understanding 💚
#TheSpringfieldProject #TheSpringfieldCentre #SpringfieldChildrenCentre #Seedlings
It will happen this week 😊 ♻️✨ This coming Januar It will happen this week 😊 ♻️✨

This coming January, we and our partner ecobirmingham  are challenging Birmingham to BUY NOTHING NEW — and instead discover creative, joyful ways to reuse what we already have. 😊

To kick things off, we’ve got TWO brilliant community events:

1️⃣ Re-stitch. Re-style. Reuseolution 👚

Learn to upcycle preloved shawl fabrics into a Desi jacket with Ruksana from  Ecoraa - recently featured on BBC1’s Make it at Market!
📅 Tues 13 Jan / 12pm to 3pm at Springfield Centre, B13 9NY
A hands-on, skill learning sewing session that transforms what you already own. 
£1 contribution – sign up via Eventbrite or directly at Springfield Reception. 
⚠️ Limited to 10 spaces!

2️⃣ Swap & Play 👗👶

A big community clothes swap + indoor soft play for children!
Swap women’s, men’s and children’s clothing + accessories and let the children play!
📅 Sat 17 Jan / 11am to 3pm at at Springfield Centre, B13 9NY
FREE – book via Eventbrite (preferred so we can track numbers for safety & free light drink refreshments), walk in’s are welcome on the day too!

Please click the link below to ecobirmingham’s Reuseolution blog to access Eventbrite booking pages and sustainable tips!  https://ecobirmingham.com/2025/12/15/buy-nothing-new-january/

Let’s start the year with creativity, community, and conscious choices.

More reuse hacks coming in January and a chance to enter a £50 CHARITY SHOP GIFT CARD PRIZE DRAW by pledging to #reuseolutionbrum… stay tuned! 💚✨

Save this post & share it with a friend who you think would love to join the challenge!

#TheSpringfieldProject #TheSpringfieldCentre #ecobirmingham  #reuseolutionbru
We have got a community event on Tuesday 13 Januar We have got a community event on Tuesday 13 January 2026

Please click the link below to ecobirmingham’s Reuseolution blog to access Eventbrite booking pages and sustainable tips!  https://ecobirmingham.com/2025/12/15/buy-nothing-new-january/

♻️ Re-stitch. Re-style. Reuseolution 👚 - 👗 Led by Rukhsana from Ecoraa

The session is led by Rukhsana, founder of Ecoraa, who was recently featured on BBC1’s Make It at Market.

🧵 What You’ll Do

• Learn how to create a Desi-style jacket from a shawl
• Use simple hand-sewing techniques
• Gain confidence to repair and upcycle at home
• Spend a creative afternoon with others in your community

👥 Who Is This Workshop For?

• Beginners — no sewing experience needed (aged 18 and above only).

Children will not be permitted due to Health & Safety.

📅 Tues 13 Jan / 12pm to 3pm at Springfield Centre, B13 9NY
A hands-on, skill learning sewing session that transforms what you already own. 
£1 contribution – sign up via Eventbrite or directly at Springfield Reception. 
⚠️ Limited to 10 spaces!

Let’s start the year with creativity, community, and conscious choices.

#TheSpringfieldProject #TheSpringfieldCentre #ecobirmingham  #reuseolutionbrum
⚠️ Weather Closure – Friday 9 January ❄️ Due to h ⚠️ Weather Closure – Friday 9 January ❄️

Due to hazardous weather conditions 🌨️, The Springfield Project & Park Road Nursery will be closed on Friday 9 January.

We plan to reopen as normal on Monday 12 January.

Please stay safe and warm during this weather. 

🚨 In an emergency, please call 999, or contact Birmingham Children’s Trust Duty Team on 0121 464 9001.

Thank you for your continued understanding and support 🙏
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About Us

  • Our Vision and Values
  • Safeguarding
  • Information for Professionals
  • Sounds of Play
  • Building Greener Communities
  • Policies
  • Our Impact
  • Vacancies
  • Cookie Policy

Pregnancy & Under 5s

  • Nurseries
  • First Words Together
  • Seedlings
  • Breastfeeding Support Lounge
  • Parenting Courses
    • Family Foundations
    • Approachable Parenting
    • Antenatal Classes
    • Understanding Your Child
    • Postnatal
    • Empowering Parents, Empowering Communities

Children Over 5

  • Child Friendly Neighbourhood
  • Holiday Playschemes
  • After School Clubs
  • Events
  • Youth Programme
  • Sparkhill – A Child’s Eye View

Adult Activities

  • English Classes
  • Place of Welcome

Support Us

  • Make a donation
  • Volunteer
  • Join Our Mailing List
  • Leave a Gift in Your Will

Registered office: The Springfield Project, Springfield Road, Moseley, Birmingham, B13 9NY
Registered charity no. 1134977, company Reg no. 06582318
Tel: 0121 777 2722 [email protected]

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