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 Sensory – is a group designed especially for parents and their babies under 18 months old. The sessions will provide sensory play opportunities which support positive attachments and promote shared interactions between parents and their babies.
Story and Rhyme: Promoting the use of your local library 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 and Rhyme Dungannon
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.
Baby Sensory – is a group designed especially for parents and their babies under 18 months old. The sessions will provide sensory play opportunities which support positive attachments and promote shared interactions between parents and their babies.
Pediatric First Aid for parents.
This group is designed for our East Timorese families. This group ensures that your child will have the very best play experience, improving their language and communication, fine and gross motor skills and social and emotional development. It also gives you quality time to spend engaging with your child, or children. This group is suitable… Read More »Brincaderia
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.
Nurturing Programme- gives parents the support needed to help manage the big and small issues of family life. The programme covers a range of topics from behaviour management, social skills and self-esteem. An important element of the programme is for parents to understand the importance of caring for yourself, so you can look after those… Read More »Nurturing Programme
This is an outdoor group which encourages children and families to connect with their natural environment using the Forest School Approach. Children learn, explore and discover aswell as enjoying the social, emotional, physical and sensory benefits of outdoor play.
This 4 week group is designed for parents/carers and their children aged 24-36 months to attend together. The programme will be led by the Speech and Language Therapist. Each week, children and their parents/carers will get the opportunity to take part in fun play based activities linked to a topic which can help develop skills… Read More »Toddle and Talk 2-3 years
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.