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29/08/2025

Early interactions at birth can help you and baby get to know each other and help you understand how best to respond to them.🤱

For more information, visit The Association for Infant Mental Health - AiMH UK

27/08/2025

Baby states are patterns of behaviour that are easy to recognise in new babies, and can help you tune in to your baby, understand their experiences and identify what their needs are.🤱

💤 Sleep states:
💙 deep sleep;
💙 light sleep;
💙 drowsy or dosing.

👶🏼Awake states:
💙 quiet alert;
💙 unsettled;
💙 crying.

For more information, visit The Association for Infant Mental Health - AiMH UK

25/08/2025

Life is unpredictable for everyone, but your little one might find it harder to adjust. Big life changes like splitting up from a partner or moving house can be really disruptive and make them feel anxious. Here are some helpful tips on how to help them deal with uncertainty:

💙Talk about what's happening
💙Have a routine
💙Understand their reactions
💙Give them some control

22/08/2025

🌳A fifteen-minute walk through the park might be the best thing you do for yourself and your little one today. Your local park is full of inspiration for your child and plenty of opportunities to chat and interact:

🐦Listen for sounds
🦆Visit the ducks
🍁Experience nature
🧠Play games
☔Play in the rain

20/08/2025

Starting primary school can be both an exciting and anxious time for you and your child. The more familiar children are with their new school or nursery routine, the quicker they will settle in.

Here are some tips from National Literacy Trust to help prepare your child in the days leading up to them starting school. 🍎

18/08/2025

Are you eligible for free school meals? 🍎🥪

All children in reception, year 1 and year 2 in England are eligible for free school meals.

➡Swipe to read more about the eligibility in Oldham, or search "free school meals" on oldham.gov.uk 🔍

15/08/2025

Exercising in pregnancy could help you adapt to your changing shape and cope during labour. Try gentle movement that feels good, and include core and pelvic floor exercises that will help strengthen muscles key for supporting you during pregnancy and childbirth. 💙

It's important to not exhaust yourself and seek support from your midwife if exercising causes you pain or unusual symptoms.

Watch a video from the NHS on how to do pelvic floor exercises: https://youtu.be/JFJtUtKQCuM?si=n5ZKeJKwEpAZDrnm

13/08/2025

Starting primary school can be both an exciting and anxious time for you and your child. The more familiar children are with their new school or nursery, the quicker they will settle in. As parents, you are your child’s first teacher.

Here are some tips from the National Literacy Trust to help prepare your child for starting school. 🍎

11/08/2025

Oldham Council issues free school travel passes, to enable those pupils who meet the eligibility criteria, to travel to and from school on public transport for free 🎫

➡Swipe to read more about the eligibility, or search "free school travel" on oldham.gov.uk

08/08/2025

When you start weaning your baby (at around 6 months old), try to gradually introduce them to a variety of nutritious foods alongside breast milk or infant formula 🥣

Try introducing food in different textures: smooth, mashed or finger food that is easy to bite and chew.

➡ Swipe to the end to see what food and drinks to avoid for babies.

More resources: First Steps Nutrition

06/08/2025

Today is National Play Day! 🤸

Play is essential at all ages and stages of childhood - it helps children and young people make sense of the world around them, deal with challenges, and build resilience. Play doesn't need to involve expensive activities, costly toys, or trips to far-off destinations. It is often the simplest ideas, the free and found opportunities, which offer the most fun, and are the most developmentally beneficial. 💙

04/08/2025

School uniforms on a budget 👔

If your child has had to move schools unexpectedly or quickly, and you need to buy some new uniform for this school, here are some quick and cheap options.

Various shops offer discounts on their unbranded uniform sets. You could find second-hand uniforms in charity shops, through your school's uniform swaps or online.

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The Crib @ John Street, John Street Medical Practice, 1 John Street
Oldham
OL81DF

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https://sharedhealthfoundation.org.uk/our-work/the-crib/, https://www.thecribfamily.org.uk/, https://www.thecribfamily.o

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