by Carolyn Whitehead | Jul 29, 2019 | Antenatal and Birth
Antenatal screening is one of the fundamental ways of checking the health of your unborn baby and is a way of detecting early problems and illness. Antenatal screening is offered at different points throughout your antenatal journey, in this article Rachel Curran,... 
by Carolyn Whitehead | Jun 18, 2019 | Child Development
So when should your child be sitting, standing, rolling and walking and why is it so important that we know? Read on to have the child development milestones revealed! What are gross motor skills and why are they so important? Gross motor skills are important for... 
by Carolyn Whitehead | Aug 5, 2020 | Child Development
Tummy Time What is tummy time and why is it so important Tummy time is the name given to the amount of time on their tummy a baby spends when awake and the benefits to both baby and parent/carer are huge. Background Tummy Time was a term coined in the 1980’s when... 
by Carolyn Whitehead | Jul 23, 2020 | Children with additional needs
Autism Spectrum Disorder Autism is a word that’s used a lot these days and diagnosis of ASD have increased dramatically over the previous ten years. The Autism Organisation https://www.autism.org.uk/ state that there are around 700,000 people diagnosed in England, a... 
by Carolyn Whitehead | Jul 23, 2020 | Child Development
Troublesome Teething, those troublesome teeth can cause all manner of problems for our little ones and some suffer more than others! For those little ones who struggle, teething can be a horrible time, but fortunately it does not last forever! This stage too shall... by Carolyn Whitehead | Jul 23, 2020 | Starting School
Home Schooling and how to support your child, read on and take the Home School Health Check! I can’t work, I’m hungry!’ ‘Mum, no offense, but I need a professional to teach me!’ ‘No, I can’t do it today, I’m rubbish, I don’t get it.’ Sound familiar? We’ve heard from... 
by Carolyn Whitehead | Jul 17, 2020 | Starting School
Moving on… Today the day came, the day my little man Harry, who’s now nearly taller than me moves on to the next chapter of his school life. The final day of primary school. I’ve no idea how we got to this point so quickly, he is still in so many ways, my little boy.... 
by Carolyn Whitehead | Jul 17, 2020 | Children with additional needs
PREPARING FOR PARTIES WHEN YOUR CHILD HAS ASD Parties…we’ve not been able to throw them for quite some time, and once lockdown restrictions are lifted even further; we’ll start to see families and friends coming together to celebrate everything from weddings to, well,... 
by Carolyn Whitehead | Jul 17, 2020 | Starting School
How is home schooling going? ‘ I can’t work, I’m hungry!’ ‘Mum, no offense, but I need a professional to teach me!’ ‘No, I can’t do it today, I’m rubbish, I don’t get it.’ Sound familiar? We’ve heard from many parents during this period about the ‘joys’ of home... 
by Carolyn Whitehead | Jul 3, 2020 | Antenatal and Birth
What will help with my morning sickness? Information taken from the incredible book, The Essential Guide to Using Complementary Therapies During Pregnancy by Denise Tiran Sickness affects up to 90% of mums-to-be. It may occur at any time of the day or night, be... 
by Carolyn Whitehead | Jul 2, 2020 | Antenatal and Birth
The gentle caesarean It almost seems like a contradiction of terms doesn’t it? The gentle caesarean. There doesn’t seem to be much gentle about having several layers of skin and muscle cut and a baby pulled from its sleepy 9 month home. But believe it or not, the way... 
by Carolyn Whitehead | Jul 1, 2020 | Starting School
Starting school is a huge transition point for our children and the beginning of a brand new chapter. At this time, transition is tricky, because of Covid 19 and the recent pandemic, many changes have happened that impact our children’s transition and the support they... 
