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- Bristol Family Hubs
In the first two years of their lives, babies make billions of connections in their brains. These connections get stronger when babies are talked to, listened to and played with.
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Children's Centres
Children's Centres offer a variety of activities and services for families with young children.
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Baby bounce and rhyme and story time sessions
If you have a baby, you can come to our baby bounce and rhyme sessions or story time.
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Reading resources for babies and pre-school children
Bookstart gives free packs of books and information to parents of babies and pre-school children, to encourage a love of reading.
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Bristol libraries
Most libraries in Bristol hold free activities for babies and children.
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Play parks
Find your nearest play park or play space.
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Bristol's museums and historic houses
See what's on at Bristol museums.
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Look Say Sing Play
NSPCC tips and activities that parents can easily incorporate into their everyday routine and boost their child's development.
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Let's play
Family lives techniques and ideas to help you develop play ideas with your child.
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Speech and Language Therapy resources
Your child loves chatting, playing, sharing books, and singing with you. See the videos and bitesize tips to help you make the most of your ‘together time.
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EasyPeasy app
Parenting tips, advice and activities for you and your 0 to 5 year old.
Guidance and support if you're planning on starting or returning to work after having a child.
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Childcare
Find a childcare provider and help with childcare costs.
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Parenting benefits and leave entitlement
Support for soon-to-be parents and parents with money and work.
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Maternity leave and pay
Your rights when you go back to work after maternity leave.
Relationship quality is an important factor in all families whether you are an extended family, adopted family, step family, same sex family or grandparent family.
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Healthy relationships for parents
Online courses to promote healthy relationships.
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Getting on better guidance
Online videos to support communication.
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Co-parenting
Short videos that show moments of conflict between partners and ex-partners who are parenting together, and how they feel they could have done things better.
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Relationship support
Relationship support from experts and the community.
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Doing things differently
Videos showing conflict and how to do things differently.
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Relationship APP
Between Us is an app designed to help people have a better relationship with their partner.
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Support for separating and separated parents
Relationship support for separated or separating parents.
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Separating Better App
An app to guide you through the separation process, find effective ways of co-parenting, and sort out disagreements, all with the wellbeing of your child in mind.
Information about infant healthcare and what to do if your child is unwell.
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How to spot signs of serious illness in your child
NHS guidance to help spot if your child is seriously ill.
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Looking after a sick child
NHS guidance for looking after a sick child.
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Register your baby or child with a doctor
NHS guidance on how to register with GP surgery.
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Vacinations in infancy
NHS vaccinations and when to have them
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MMR vaccine video
Information video about the measles, mumps and rubellea (MMR) vaccine.
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MMR vaccine factsheets
MMR vaccine factsheets in English, Somali, Polish, Arabic, Romanian, Mandarin and Cantonese.
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Which NHS service to use
NHS information about local health services and advice about how to get care in the quickest way.
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NHS HANDi App
The NHS HANDi app offers advice and support to parents and carers when their child is unwell.
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Baby Check App
The Baby Check App tells you about 19 simple checks that parents can do if their baby is showing signs of illness.
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North Bristol NHS Trust (NBHT) maternity services
Contact maternity services at NBHT for general advice about your pregnancy, your baby or your appointments.
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University Hospitals Bristol (UHB) midwifery services
Contact midwifery services at UHB.
Help and support for younger parents.
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Care to Learn
If you are under 19 and want to get back into education, you may qualify for Care to Learn funding which can contribute towards childcare fees whilst you study.
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Brook
Free, confidential sexual health services for young people aged 19 and under in Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset.
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Family Nurse Partnership
The Family Nurse Partnership work with first time teenage parents from early in pregnancy until their child is 2 years old.
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Little Lullaby
Information, chatrooms for young parents including chatrooms and a buddying scheme.
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Childline
Young parents advice, help and support.
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- Adult courses and learning
- Information for young people in Bristol
- Children in care or previously looked after children
- Governing schools and academies
- What the council spends on schools
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