We currently have spaces on our HENRY course as follows:
Thursdays by Teams
6th May – 1st July excluding 3rd June
10.00am – 11.15am
HENRY http://www.henry.org.uk/homepage/
HENRY is an evidence-based programme which runs for 8 weeks and supports families with a child 0-8 years to develop a healthier lifestyle. Sessions cover topics relating to physical and emotional wellbeing, i.e. activity ideas, portion sizes, looking after yourself, exploring feelings, managing behaviour
Parents are supported to set realistic goals for lifestyle change at their pace, based on their knowledge of their own family and circumstances. Each parent receives a free set of resources, including a handbook containing recipe and activity ideas, children’s story books and ball, charts, reward systems etc
Suitable for Parents of children 0 – 8 years old living in the Hart and Rushmoor area
If you have a parent who would benefit and is available for daytime courses, please complete the attached form and ask the parent to sign it (an email from the parent confirming consent will be accepted if a physical signature is not possible) before returning it to [email protected]
Spaces will be given on a first come basis and families need to be living in Hart or Rushmoor
Application form attached:
About HENRY
At HENRY we are passionate about babies and children getting the best possible start in life. This means supporting the whole family to make positive lifestyle changes, creating healthier and happier home environments, and building healthier communities.
Over the past 12 years we have supported thousands of families to transform family life for the better in all sorts of ways – including improved nutrition, emotional wellbeing, parenting skills, breastfeeding, and getting more active. We have worked with over 15,000 health and early years practitioners and collaborated with NHS trusts, local authorities, and many other partners.
Laying the foundations for a brighter future
What happens in childhood has a profound bearing on life chances and on physical and emotional health throughout childhood and beyond. Parents want the best for their children, but it isn’t always easy for parents to know what ‘best’ is, or to change entrenched family habits to provide a healthier home environment.
HENRY provides a wide range of support for families from pregnancy to age 12 including workshops, programmes, resources and online help. All of our support for families is underpinned by the HENRY approach to supporting behaviour change which helps parents gain the confidence, knowledge and skills they need to help the whole family adopt a healthier, happier lifestyle and to give their children a great start in life.
We also work with health, early years, and family support practitioners, helping them develop the skills to support families make real and lasting changes that will help the whole family have a brighter future.
Our focus
We view ‘a healthy start’ in its broadest possible sense, adopting a holistic approach that focuses on the things that have a real impact in later life. This includes supporting breastfeeding, improving nutrition, emotional wellbeing, parenting skills, healthy nutrition, oral health and a more active lifestyle. By focusing on these elements we can reduce the risk of tooth decay, obesity and associated diseases (such as diabetes, cancer and heart disease), as well as improve school readiness and future life chances.
What is consistent across all the issues we address is the way we work with families – working in partnership with parents as they are the experts on their own lives and families. We never tell families what to do – no one likes to be told, and telling simply doesn’t work. Instead, we support parents to identify the things they are doing well and the things they would like to change, helping them build on strengths and decide on their own strategies to achieve their goals.
How we work
Our impact
HENRY family support works – 97% of families who join a HENRY family programme are leading a healthier lifestyle by the programme’s end. Independent academic evaluation has shown that families make long term lifestyle changes, and parents themselves often describe our support as ‘life-changing’. One mum said “We have become closer. We listen and interact more and sit together at mealtimes.”
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