Health Visiting Workshop: Health Visitor support and advice provided with a specific topic each month. Topics include Weaning and Toddler diets, Sleep, Toilet training, Positive parenting/Behaviour management, dental health – included in the weaning sessions.
Parents Forum: The Parents Forum is an opportunity for parents to share what they think about SureStart activities, highlighting what we are doing well and what we can improve on. Crèche is available with this programme.
The Breastfeeding group is a weekly drop-in group. The group is open to all members and non-members of SureStart, who are breastfeeding or expressing. Antenatal mums are always very welcome.
Baby Massage: Baby Massage provides a wonderful experience for parents to connect and unwind with their babies whilst learning nurturing touch strokes. Baby massage benefits include secure attachment, supporting your baby’s physical and mental development, providing relief from wind and colic, improving circulation and promoting better sleep. Classes are suitable for babies from birth to 1 year old.
Story and Rhyme: Promoting the use of your local library (Coalisland) and a love of books, this session helps parents and children bond and have fun whilst learning new stories and rhymes. It enhances speech and language and social skills in all the children who attend. The physical rhymes and songs enhance physical development and imagination… Read More »Story & Rhyme Coalisland 0-3yrs
Chatter Matters - This is a monthly speech, language and communication advice clinic. It is for children aged 18 months to 3 years who are NOT already known to Core Speech Services. Time slots will be allocated so you need to book your appointment in advance, between 1pm and 4pm.
Hypnobirthing is run by our midwife and is a unique method of relaxed natural childbirth education. Enhanced by self-hypnosis and guided imagery techniques that allow women to use their natural abilities to bring about safer, easier and more comfortable birth. These techniques aim to help reduce awareness of fear, anxiety and pain during childbirth.
Baby Yoga gives parents and children the opportunity through playful interaction and communication to experience the benefits of touch, stretching, movement and relaxation and songs. There are 2 separate baby yoga classes to cater for different ages. The first group caters for babies 3 - 9 months (pre-walking), and the second group is for babies… Read More »Baby Yoga Coalisland 9m-walking
Young Parents – This group is just what you need for a little bit of ‘you’ time. Relax for an hour with other mums in the same age group and join in a range of lovely activities. Crèche is available with this program.
(Suitable from Birth) Promoting a love of books and enhancing imagination through use of puppets, rhymes and songs.
Parenting Puzzle: This programme is for parents of children 0 - 3 years. There are a range of topics covered for example the art of listening, giving praise, child led play, choices and consequences. Crèche is available with this programme.