What’s on

A welcoming group where children aged 0-5 years can experience fun activities which help their physical and mental wellbeing.

No need to book, just drop in.

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This is a drop in Well Baby clinic run by our 0 to 19 Torbay health visiting team and takes place every Monday, 10am-11:30am.

A welcoming group where children aged 0-5 years can experience fun activities which help their physical and mental wellbeing.

No need to book, just drop in.

Click here for more information

This is a support group for young parents – aimed at parents 25 and under.

We meet every Monday 10:30am-12pm at the Beehive (except Bank Holidays). Refreshments available.

No need to book – Just turn up.

For more information, please go to One to Another: Bump and Beyond (Young Parent Support Group) – Family Hub (torbayfamilyhub.org.uk)

Would you like more information on when and how to start your baby on solid food? If so, come along to one of our drop in information sessions held each month at our Feed and Nurture Groups. A Community Nursery Nurse will be there with resources and to talk through the process. Please come along If you have any questions or worries about starting solids.

No need to book – just turn up!

We are offering appointment only clinics for people who are worried about their baby or child’s development and for those that need to see a health visitor. Please give us a call or email us. Depending on your needs you will receive phone support or be seen face to face. You can also find lots of helpful information, advice and support on our Family Hub website.

Tel: 0300 333 5352 (Monday – Friday 9am to 5pm)
Email: publichealthnursing.torbay@nhs.net

For more information, please visit Child health clinic – Family Hub (torbayfamilyhub.org.uk).

From this talk you will gain a basic & working knowledge surrounding illegal money lenders (loan sharks) i.e. what makes them illegal, how they operate and find new borrowers, the effects that they have on borrowers, who we the Stop Loan Shark team are, how we operate plus how to link this knowledge into a conversation with a service user, family member or friend to find out if they could potentially be in debt to an illegal money lender and just as importantly, how to make a report and what happens next.

It is estimated that 1.2 million people in England alone are currently in debt to loan sharks and this figure is estimated to rise to 10 million within the next 3 years which equates to 1 in 5 of the adult population across the country.

All the awareness talks will be held via Microsoft Teams and will start at 09:30. The links to the talks will be sent out to attendees as an Outlook calendar invite a few days before each talk.

To book a place for this date, follow this link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/illegal-money-lenders-loan-sharks-a-basic-understanding-tickets-1279237135709?aff=oddtdtcreator

The booking office will close at 11am on the day before the talk.

If anyone has difficulty booking onto any of the talks, then please email dave.monk@birmingham.gov.uk

This session will help you to understand:

• • Anxiety – how it works and what triggers it and how can we support regulation of nervous system?
  • How can we support neurodivergent young people to recognise what they are feeling (interoception) and take daily action to turn the volume down on their anxiety/ reduce stress levels?
  • What is masking? Why does it happen and what does it look like? Pros and cons.
  • What are meltdowns? How are masking and meltdowns connected? Can meltdowns be prevented? Strategies for minimising and managing.

This workshop takes places at Parkfield House.

Booking Link: Form

There is another workshop taking place online at 6-7.30pm

For information on all workshop sessions, please see: Neurodiversity Parent Support Program

Peep groups are for mums, dads, carers and their children together, and aim to support families with their children’s early learning in a simple and enjoyable way.

The different elements of a Peep group provide opportunities to have fun together and to share the key ideas that support children’s development. Peep sessions include:

• songs and rhymes
• joint play activities
• a talking time for adults (chatting about an aspect of children’s development)
• story and book-sharing time
• ideas for families to try at home.

A group run by the Torbay Portage Service.

It is a small toddler group offered to parents and their children with special educational needs.

The aims of the group are

• To give parents opportunities to meet one another and the Portage Home Visitors and for staff to get to know families and children.
• For parents to be able to ask questions and share support ideas.
• For children to be able to experience accessible play and learning experiences within a small group.
• For staff members to share play and learning ideas to meet young children’s needs.

For more information, please go to Torbay Small Steps Group – Family Hub (torbayfamilyhub.org.uk).