Give your baby the best possible start! Based on neuroscience, the Five to Thrive approach, developed by Kate Cairns, highlights five simple daily actions – Respond, Cuddle, Relax, Play, and Talk – that powerfully nourish your baby's rapidly growing brain. This 4-week face-to-face course will equip you with these core building blocks, showing how your everyday interactions create vital brain connections. Understand how your baby's brain doubles in size within the first year and is nearly adult-sized by age three – a period of unparalleled growth. By using Five to Thrive, you'll help your baby develop into a happy, healthy child ready for life.

This free course is for first-time and new parents or carers with babies (ideally 6 weeks to 6 months, or as recommended by the health visiting team). Spaces are limited, so please cancel promptly if you can't attend.

Over four weeks, we'll explore each of the five building blocks for optimal brain development, with each session including talk time, sensory activities, and singing.

 

Please note: This course is open to parents and carers of babies and children registered with a Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust, Health Visiting team.

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