A Parent's Experience

Parents can attend the group from 20 weeks of pregnancy.

The programme gives parents the opportunity to explore the following areas:

• Gives an opportunity to expectant parents to explore their roots, traditions, hopes and fears for the future.
• Develop strong communication between parents by sharing experiences and ideas.
• Increase parent's reflective functioning and understanding of their baby: how he/she develops before and after birth, their physical and emotional needs, the importance of attunement, attachment and empathy
• Increase parents' understanding of their own emotional health and the need to nurture themselves to provide the best opportunities for their baby to grow and flourish
• Enable parents to think about their future as parents, a couple and a family
• Increase parents' understanding of the benefits of breastfeeding and the practical tasks of caring for a new baby.