Your baby’s first year is a time of rapid change and development. Let Clogher Valley Sure Start support you and your baby in this exciting journey through their first year.
BABY MASSAGE
This five week Baby Massage Programme offers a valuable opportunity to spend quality time with your baby while getting to know other parents at the same time. Baby Massage has many benefits including relief of colic, constipation and digestive problems. It promotes bonding, relaxation and is lots of fun too.
BABY YOGA
Over this 4 week programme babies enjoy new experiences and are eager for communication and interaction. Yoga provides the stimulation of touch, movement and rhythm as well as the stillness of the relaxation at the end of the session.
Although BABY YOGA is suitable from birth Sure Start BABY YOGA classes focus on babies from 4 months to 9 months.
BABY REFLEXOLOGY
This 4-week programme is a non-intrusive complementary health therapy, based on theory that different points on the feet correspond with different areas of the body. Baby Reflexology is designed to promote positive touch and communication along with improving health and wellbeing.
Birth to 1 year
BABY SENSORY
(Babies aged Birth to 6months and 6months to 1yr)
4 Week programme devised to develop and work on all your baby’s senses from touch, smell, listening and taste. Something new and exciting to look forward to each week.
SWIM TIME BABY
(Birth to 6months and 6months to 1yr)
4-week programme for parents and babies aiming to enhance babies speech, language and communication development through song. This programme will also help develop confidence in the water with the use of a variety of props and games.
LITTLE ROLLERS
5 week physical play programme for babies aged 6 months to pre-walkers to help build on baby’s upper body muscle, neck muscle control and develop hand-eye co-ordination.
RHYME TIME BABY
Is suitable for babies from birth to 6 months and their parents. The group runs over 6 weeks. It aims to enhance babies’ early communication development through music, rhyme and movement. Parents learn new songs and actions with their baby in a relaxed and enjoyable way.
SOLID START
4 Week Weaning programme, gives parents advice and practical tips for Weaning their baby. Suitable for all expecting and new parents. Each week parents will prepare a selection of suitable meals and also have the opportunity to meet a dietician to discuss weaning.