Herefordshire Health Visitors

25/11/2025

SOFT PLAY IS BACK!!!!!!!
Widemarsh Children's Centre, Wednesdays 10am-11.30am

25/11/2025

This child is under 2 years old, just look at how talking with your child helps to develop their language.
Chatting, listening, giving time and singing nursery rhymes is SO important .

25/11/2025

Interventions for preventing tooth decay

-Reduce the consumptions of foods and drinks that contain sugars
-Brush teeth twice a day with fluoride toothpaste (1350-1500ppm)
-Take your child to the dentist when their first tooth erupts
-Under 3s should use a smear of toothpaste
-3-6 year olds should use a pea size amount
-Parent/carers should brush or supervise tooth brushing until their child is at least 7 years old.

First Steps Nutrition Big Brush Club Better Health Families

25/11/2025

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Some advice around bedding for cots and Moses baskets:
🩵Sleep your baby in the feet-to-foot position, with their feet right at the bottom of the cot
🩵Go for lightweight sheets or blankets
🩵Remember that one blanket doubled over counts as two blankets
🩵If you’re using a baby sleeping bag, don’t add extra blankets on top
🩵Remove hats indoors

For more advice and guidance on safer sleep in winter visit:
www.lullabytrust.org.uk/baby-safety/travel-and-weather/cold-weather/

24/11/2025

Are you looking for advice about your little one's development?

Tiny Happy People is a BBC website full of advice on children's language development, with ideas for how you can help your child to learn, activities to put these into practise and information on the benefits of doing them.

Click the link in the comments to visit the site and access all of the resources, including podcasts, fact sheets, checklists and lots of short, helpful videos with top tips for parents and carers.

24/11/2025

Join the NHS antenatal online pathway to start taking daily steps towards confident parenting and connected relationships. Access anytime, anywhere—for everyone.

24/11/2025

Useful information to help saying goodbye to dummies!

This week we are thinking about dummies!

24/11/2025

Sugar Awareness Week 2025.

Did you know that sugary drinks can cause tooth decay in babies?
Avoid sweet drinks like squash, fizzy pop, sparkling water, milkshakes and fruit juice
During weaning, to prevent tooth decay. Even baby and toddler drinks can contain sugar.

Still water and their milk are the only drinks they need.
Visit Start for Life for more tips and advice.

https://www.nhs.uk/start-for-life/how-to-take-care-of-your-baby-or-toddlers-teeth/




Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Gloucestershire County Council

24/11/2025

Bookings open very soon for our Here for Herefordshire Holidays (HAF) Programme!
Children who are eligible for benefit related free school meals can sign up for free activity sessions from local providers.

Find out more: Here for Herefordshire Holidays Programme - Talk Community Directory

24/11/2025

🎶 Little Voices BIG SING! 🎶
Join us for a magical singing workshop for Reception children and their teachers – full of fairy-tale fun, dressing up, and lively songs!
📅 Monday 16th March 2026
🕙 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
📍 Withington Village Hall
💰 £1.50 per child
✨ Includes 3 months FREE access to Sparkyard!
👉 If you have a split year group, children from nursery or Year 1 are welcome too.
✅ Book now: https://orlo.uk/daqJy
📌 Bookings close 19th December – limited places available!
For more info: https://orlo.uk/TIe91
🌈 Don’t miss out – let’s make music together! 🎵