A Guide for Expectant Parents - Our First 1001 Days Together
From pregnancy until your baby’s second birthday, this can be your go-to source of information. It provides lots of practical advice, hints, and tips to help support you. It should be used together with the NHS Choices website.
Dudley Parenting Service
The Parenting Team organises and co-ordinates a range of parenting programmes, to offer support to families in the Dudley borough. The parenting programmes provide a wide range of services for families, to address a variety of needs. A family may access advice or information, online support or those who require more guidance may attend intensive group support.
Dudley Family Hub Network
Dudley's family hub network includes five local family hubs, along with online resources and community services which support children and families across the borough. The local family hubs are located at Brierley Hill, Coseley, Dudley, Lye and Stourbridge.
If They Could Tell You
Your baby’s brain is making a million new connections every second, making the first two years so important for their healthy development.
That means building strong connections during this period of your baby’s life lays the groundwork for their future well-being and mental health. Lovingly meeting your baby’s needs helps them to learn to manage their emotions and build their confidence and reduces the risk of future mental health issues.
Babies don’t come with a manual, but they do work hard to try to be understood. Knowing how to interpret their body language, facial expressions, noises, and cries can help you effectively meet their needs.
For the latest advice on how best to build your relationship with your baby, you can find support and free resources, including tips and learning materials, at Start for Life Hub.
DadPad
It’s the essential guide for new dads, developed with the NHS. As a new dad you will feel excited, but you may also feel left out, unsure or overwhelmed. The DadPad can help by giving you the knowledge and practical skills that you need. The resource will support you and your partner to give your baby the best possible start in life.
ICON
ICON is all about helping people who care for babies to cope with crying.
Tough Enough to Care
Tough Enough To Care aim our focus toward male dominated spaces, to promote positive conversations around mental health and to remove the toxic stigma surrounding mental health within these spaces.
Dad Matters
We aim to help dads have successful relationships with their families, and to support dads with anxiety, stress and mental health issues.
Five to Thrive
Five things that you can do every day help your child’s growing brain. The Five to Thrive building blocks TALK - PLAY - RELAX - ENGAGE - RESPOND are a sequence of activities that can help build healthy brains in young children and throughout their life.
HENRY (Health, Exercise, Nutrition for the Really Young)
HENRY supports parents to change family lifestyle habits and behaviours and provide a healthy start in life for their children. HENRY is available through Dudley Family Hubs Network.
BBC Tiny Happy People
Tiny Happy People can help you develop your child’s language and communication skills, so they get the best start in life. This is great resource whether you are a childminder, parent or practitioner.