Age range | Family Centre Based/Virtual Programmes |
From 24 weeks of Pregnancy | Welcome to the World is an 8-week face-to-face group for parents expecting a baby. Or 5 week group if due date is soon. Parents attend the group from approximately 24 weeks of pregnancy. Topics include empathy and loving attentiveness, infant brain development, healthy eating choices, breast-feeding, infant care, managing stress and difficult feelings, promoting self-esteem and confidence, and the couple relationship. Welcome to the World Leaflet |
Pregnancy - and beyond | Breastfeeding Support - Group, individual, phone, email and online support available across the Island Monday to Friday.
Breastfeeding Workshops online via Teams (for parents pre birth or with new babies). Bookings via Eventbrite, click the Book Now button below. Book Now |
0 to 6 months | Baby Five to Thrive – 5 weeks. Supporting first time parents in building healthy relationships with their babies. Looking at the five building blocks of Respond, Talk, Play, Cuddle (Baby massage) and Relax that will help develop baby’s brain and encourage them to reach their full potential. In addition, a final session covering Introducing solid foods. Bookings via Eventbrite Isle of Wight Family Centres Events | Eventbrite Five to Thrive Leaflet |
18 months to 3 years | Toddler Talk 2hr Workshop online via Teams supporting children’s speech and language development. This workshop is available to parents and carers of children aged 18 months to 2 years Bookings via Eventbrite Isle of Wight Family Centres Events | Eventbrite Toddler Talk Workshop Leaflet |
2 to 3 years | Language Builders – A 4 week programme supporting language development in children with delayed speech. Activities to support attention and listening skills. Designed to plug the gap between the 2 year check with the Health Visitor and referral into Speech and Language Therapy. Also suitable if already with Speech and Language. The fourth week incorporates Bookstart – see below. Language Builders Leaflet |
2 to 3 years | Bookstart – 60 minutes, helps promote the benefits of sharing books and how this can promote language development. Free gift of Books and resources to share with children. |
9 months to 3 years | Building Blocks for Toddlers – a 2 week workshop online via Teams, that promotes positive relationships with young children through the following topics:- - Play – stages of development
- Promoting language development
- The art of praise and encouragement
- Positive parenting strategies and managing behaviour
Building Blocks for Toddlers Leaflet |
3 to 5 years | School Readiness Workshop (2 hours) A 2 hour workshop to support children and their families on their ‘journey to school’. The session covers practical and emotional preparation for parents and carers of 3 to 4 year olds, based on the Five to Thrive approach and the Ready Child, Ready Family, Ready School model. Can be booked via Eventbrite Isle of Wight Family Centres Events | Eventbrite School Readiness Workshop Leaflet |
0 to 18 years | Healthy Balance Workshop A 90 minute workshop offering advice and guidance for healthy eating, nutrition & physical activity linked to Better health, healthier families health messages Bookings via Eventbrite Isle of Wight Family Centres Events | Eventbrite Healthy Balance Workshop Leaflet |
3 to 13 years | The Nurturing Programme (Supportive Parenting Programme) Building confidence in parenting and positive family relationships.
Offers positive, practical ways of guiding and nurturing children so that they learn how to handle both their feelings and their behaviour. Helping us to get the best out of family life.
Over the 10 week programme, we look at lots of different topics, including: - Understanding why children behave as they do
- Recognising the feelings behind behaviour (ours and theirs)
- Exploring different approaches to discipline
- Finding ways to develop co-operation and self-discipline in children
- Learning the importance of looking after ourselves
Nurturing Programme Leaflet |
3 – 5 years | Parenting Puzzle - 4 week Evidence based Programme for Parents which offers parenting strategies to support children’s development and school readiness. - Understanding your children’s behaviour
- Listening and how babies and children communicate
- Praise and encouragement
- Praise and guidance
- Power of play and positive movement
- Boundaries and parenting styles
- Understanding and managing behaviour
- Looking after ourselves
- Dealing with stress and conflict
- Developing the Family Toolkit
Parenting Puzzle Leaflet |
Pregnancy to 18 years | Supporting Parent Relationships - “Making Relationships Work” programme In-Person Workshops and Online Course with Katie from Love Matters. “Making Relationships Work” a practical program designed to help couples have a protected time and space to: - learn tools to enhance communication
- navigate conflict
- foster intimacy
This evidence-based workshop and online course offer tools and insights to help you understand what makes relationships work - Improve communication and understanding
- Regulate conflict with confidence and care
- Build emotional intimacy and trust
- Strengthen friendship and shared meaning
To book email: lovemattersiow@gmail.com |
8 - 17 years | Who’s in Charge? Parenting Programme online via Teams. For parents and carers who have a child aged 8-18 who currently appears to be beyond parental control or who uses violent and abusive behaviour towards them. An eight week course, with a final review session after a two month period of implementing strategies within the home. The course aims to: - Reduce parent’s feelings of isolation.
- Challenge parent’s feelings of guilt.
- Lessen deterministic thinking about causes - it is always multi-causal.
- Reinforce belief in possibility of change
- Clarify boundaries of what is acceptable and unacceptable behaviour
- Arm parents with some simple concepts that have proved empowering
- Create meaningful and practical consequences for unacceptable behaviour.
- Explore anger, both children’s and (often more usefully) parents’
- Encourage assertiveness
- Encourage self-care
- Reinforce progress and provide emotional support
Who's In Charge Leaflet |
13+ years | Talking Teens - Understanding your teenager, online via Teams. 4 week evidence based course for parents or carers of Teenagers.
Developing parents’ understanding of teenage development and the influence of brain development on behaviour. - Developing parents' understanding of the importance of listening
- Verbal and non verbal communication
- Promoting positive approaches to boundary setting and problem-solving
- Exploring the importance of parents for teenagers
- Providing an opportunity for parents to share their experience with others
Talking Teens Leaflet |
13+ years | Talking Teens Workshop - 2.5 hours online via Teams - A one-off workshop covering the principles and strategies of the talking teens programme. Parents can choose to attend the full course afterwards |
5 - 19 years | Child Wellbeing Practitioners (CWPs) support children and young people within our young carers and family support service who have anxiety or symptoms of anxiety, and depression or symptoms of depression, through the delivery of low intensity, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), informed programmes. You can access the support of Child Wellbeing Practitioners (CWPs), who work as part of the Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) within schools, by contacting your school’s Designated Mental Health Lead (DMHL).
Mental Health Support Team - MHST | IOW Youth Trust |
