Gavin Tyler Not everyone is confident about using their local democracy to achieve change. This is a resource for groups who wish to let their elected representative (Councillor) know about their worries or concern for their Community Group and to ask for their help. Background information Cornwall is what is called a Unitary Authority this means there … Read more…
Newly delivered is the essential guide for North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust using our Easy Read edition as a basis for their bespoke guide. It is a great example of what we can do to make our Essential Guide right for your area, using local photos and adding sections that suit your area’s particular … Read more…
Husbands and partners play a huge part in enabling mums to breastfeed successfully for as long as they wish to do so. Their supportive role should not be underestimated. “I’m very lucky, my husband is absolutely fantastic! When he comes home from work he gets ‘stuck in’ straight away. He recognises I’ve been working just … Read more…
Cornwall Wild – Young Parent’s Project Mental Health Awareness Maternal Mental Health Perinatal Mental Health Team MindEd Educational Hub For Dads Dad pad – Some handy free articles and first-person accounts from Dads, for Dads (although we think they’re pretty good for anyone to read) talking about what to expect around the arrival of a … Read more…
Social Return on Investment Report – Essential Guide to feeding and caring for your baby We always knew from informal feedback that the ‘Essential Guide to feeding and caring for your baby’ was valued as an excellent resource for Health, Children’s Service professionals and service users alike but this report goes further and proves its … Read more…
Here is the final programme for Friday’s Conference at the Penventon Hotel. Please download the pdf here.
Ditch the naff party games and bond with Great-Aunt Agatha by the fireside this Christmas by crafting some woolly breasts! While they often look quite comical, they are actually an essential item in a peer supporter’s tool kit, as we use them to demonstrate practical skills such as positioning and attachment, hand expressing and the … Read more…
As a dad myself, I know that a partner’s support can make a massive difference to anyone’s experience of breastfeeding. Taken from Amy Brown’s book, published by Pinter & Martin ltd, here is some advice on how a partner can help: Top 10 ways for partners to help 1. Feed the mother. This might mean literally cutting … Read more…
Re-worked using European standands of Easy Reading, we have restructured and rewritten the Essential guide to feeding and caring for your baby to make it much easier to read and follow. Tired new parents, people whose first language is not English and people with intellectual disabilities can find it challenging to understand and to learn … Read more…
More White Wool Please! A baby’s brain will develop depending on the positive and negative influences it gets in the first few months. This video demonstrates how this happens in a nice simple demonstration.