Musical Mama Babyled Musical Sensory Sessions; Mother & Baby Spa Courses; Group & Private Antenatal Classes
22/10/2025
Human milk is rich in antibodies and other immune factors that help protect babies from common illnesses like colds, ear infections, and stomach bugs. Even partial breastfeeding provides important protection! Fewer illnesses mean fewer doctor visits and less sick leave taken.
[Image Description] Photo of an infant nursing. Text reads, "Breastfeeding helps protect babies from getting sick with small illnesses like colds, ear infections, and stomach bugs. This means parents spend less money on doctor visits and miss fewer days of work." The La Leche League USA logo sits at the bottom of the photo.
21/10/2025
21/10/2025
To spoil literally means to ruin one's character. Love does not do that. ✨
Propping bottles may seem convenient, but it can put babies at risk for choking, overfeeding, dental and ear issues, and less bonding time. Always hold, feed, and connect! 💕🍼
19/10/2025
Today Bridget Phillipson announced that a new target will be set of 90% of 6-year-olds passing the phonics screening check at the end of Year 1. Currently 83% pass at the end of Year 1 and 89% at the end of Year 2.
They also announce a new reading test for children in Year 8 at age 13.
They say that this is because strong reading skills are the foundation for everything else in education.
These measures will backfire, and here’s why.
You can’t make children learn faster by setting more tests. You can’t help struggling readers by putting them under more pressure. You don’t allow teachers to teach better by making them teach to the test.
We are already putting too much pressure on our very young children. There is no evidence that pushing academic skills on them earlier leads to later success.
The result will be a narrowing of the curriculum, more anxiety about reading, and more children who start to see themselves as stupid and inadequate before they’ve even turned seven. How children think about learning is the real foundation for everything else. If they’ve decided that it’s boring and hard before they’re out of the Infants, then no one is a winner.
Yes, reading is important. No, more testing and early pressure isn’t the way to raise standards. It will create more of the problems the government say they want to avoid. Our children need something better.
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Mindful Wise Antenatal & Parenting Education...... and calm,babyled musical sensory sessions for babies & toddlers
I’ve spent 26 years teaching for the National Childbirth Trust in Worcester, as an Antenatal Teacher and then as an Advanced Teacher. In those years I have chaired the Maternity Services Liaison Committee at the Royal Worcestershire, and run a Miscarriage Support Group in Worcestershire for The Miscarriage Association. I was NHS Parent Education Consultant for 3 years. spending much of this time working on the script for a dvd for Parents - The Story of Birth, and attempting to formalise antenatal education within the NHS Trust. I also taught Parent Education classes for the NHS for 2 years. For over 15 years I have lectured midwives and Student Midwives at University of Worcester, mainly on “how to teach” and “Active Birth”.
My degree is in Healthcare, and I have a PGCE in Higher Education.
I have supported women at births, and have been priveleged to be present at the births of two of my grandchildren.
I believe in simple, practical and straightforward teaching about childbirth - providing women and their partners with the tools to cope with labour and afterwards - breathing,movement, vocalisation, and helping them to understand how their baby is involved in the birth process as well.
As a private Educator, I offer one to one sessions either in your own home or at The Fold Therapy Centre, Bransford, nr Worcester.
In partnership with Royal Porcelain Works (www.royalporcelainworks.co.uk/events/) and with my daughter Lydia Healy (@Musical Mama), I provide a one stop shop for families - free antenatal classes on Wednesdays; baby massage and baby yoga (Touch & Move Sessions) on Thursdays. I am a Level 4 Massage Therapist specialising in Pregnancy Massage,and a Hands on Babies qualified baby massage/yoga instructor. Lydia is a nursery nurse, children’s contemporary music singing teacher, a performer and singer - and mother to a two year old!
With my massage “hat” on I also offerTouch & Talk - which is for women to debrief their labours, followed by or during a relaxing massage, and pregnancy massage.
Lydia leads the baby, cruisers and toddler Musical Sensory sessions on Wednesdays and Thursdays, and the first Saturday in each month.
