HENRY is licensed to deliver a wide range of support for families including individual workshops, 8-week programmes, resources and online help. HENRY supports parents and carers of children under the age of 5 in Lambeth and Southwark with whole-family nutrition, parenting skills, physical activity and emotional wellbeing.
The health visiting support and development workers deliver individual workshops as well as an 8-week programme called healthy families: right from the start.
Workshop topics include:
- starting solids
- fussy eating
- let’s get active
- healthy teeth
- healthy drinks for young children
- eating well for less
The bottom of this page has descriptions of each workshop.
A crèche is provided at all workshops (except starting solids).
Parents and carers can book a place by emailing: gstt.hvsupportanddevelopmentworker@nhs.net
Please include in your email:
- which session you would like to attend
- your name
- your child’s name
- your child's date of birth
- your postcode
- your phone number
If you would like help with your booking, please contact your local children's centre in Lambeth and Southwark. They will take your contact details and pass them onto us. We'll then contact you to book you in.
Individual workshops
HENRY workshop sessions
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Date
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Time
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Topic
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Location
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Wednesday 15 July
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1pm to 3pm
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Starting Solids
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1st Place Children's Centre, 12 Chumleigh Street
SE5 0RN
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Thursday 16 July
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10am to 12pm
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Starting Solids
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Tree House Children's Centre, Holmewood Nursery School, Upper Tulse Hill SW2 2RW
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Tuesday 8 September
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10am to 12pm
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Fussy Eating
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Henry Fawcett Children's Centre
Clayton Street
London
SE11 5BZ
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Thursday 10 September
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9.30am to 11.30am
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Starting Solids
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Stockwell Children’s Centre
Burgoyne Road
London
SW9 9QJ
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Monday 14 September
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10am to 12pm
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Starting Solids
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Crawford Children's Centre
5 Crawford Road
SE5 9NF
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Friday 18 September
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10am to 12pm
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Starting Solids
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Treehouse Children's Centre
Holmewood Nursery School
Upper Tulse Hill
SW2 2RW
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Monday 21 September
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1pm to 3pm
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Starting Solids
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St Stephen's Children's Centre
Meadow Place
London
SW8 1XZ
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Wednesday 23 September
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1pm to 3pm
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Fussy Eating
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Benton’s Lane Children’s Centre
18 Benton's Lane
SE27 9UD
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Friday 25 September
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1.30pm to 3.30pm
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Starting Solids
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Victory Children’s Centre,
Rodney Road,
Walworth
SE17 1PT
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Monday 28 September
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1.30pm to 3.30pm
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Starting Solids
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Liz Atkinson Children's Centre
9 Mostyn Road
SW9 6PH
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Tuesday 29 September
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10am to 12pm
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Fussy Eating
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South Bermondsey Children and Family Hub,
Tenda Road
SE16 3PN
(no creche available - please do not bring your child or children)
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Friday 2 October
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10am to 12pm
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Fussy Eating
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Crawford Children's Centre
5 Crawford Road
SE59NF
(no creche available - please do not bring your child or children)
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Monday 5 October
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9.30am to 11.30am
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Fussy Eating
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Streatham Hub Children's Centre
388 Streatham High Road
SW16 6HX
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Tuesday 6 October
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10am to 12pm
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Starting Solids
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Jubilee Children's Centre
Jubilee Primary School
Tulse Hill
SW2 2JE
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Wednesday 7 October
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10am to 12pm
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Fussy Eating
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Henry Fawcett Children's Centre
Clayton Street
London
SE11 5BZ
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Friday 9 October
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1.30pm to 3.30pm
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Fussy Eating
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Victory Children’s Centre,
Rodney Road,
Walworth
SE17 1PT
(no creche available - please do not bring your child or children)
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Monday 12 October
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1.30pm to 3.30pm
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Starting Solids
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Liz Atkinson Children's Centre
9 Mostyn Road
SW9 6PH
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Tuesday 13 October
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10am to 12pm
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Starting Solids
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Ellen Brown Children's Centre,
97-102 Grange Road
SE1 3BW
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Wednesday 14 October
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1pm to 3pm
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Fussy Eating
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Benton’s Lane Children’s Centre
18 Benton's Lane
SE27 9UD
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Friday 16 October
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10am to 12pm
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Starting Solids
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Loughborough Children’s Centre
Loughborough Primary School
Minet Road
SW9 7UA
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Monday 19 October
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1.15pm to 3.15pm
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Fussy Eating
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Loughborough Children’s Centre
Loughborough Primary School
Minet Road
SW9 7UA
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Tuesday 20 October
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10am to 12pm
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Starting Solids
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Dulwich Wood Children's Centre, Lyall Avenue
SE21 8QS
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Wednesday 21 October
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9.45am to 11.45am
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Fussy Eating
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Stockwell Children’s Centre
Burgoyne Road
London
SW9 9QJ
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Friday 23 October
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1.30pm to 3.30pm
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Starting Solids
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Victory Children’s Centre,
Rodney Road,
Walworth
SE17 1PT
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Tuesday 3 November
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10am to 12pm
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Starting Solids
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Treehouse Children's Centre
Holmewood Nursery School
Upper Tulse Hill
SW2 2RW
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Wednesday 4 November
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10am to 12pm
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Starting Solids
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Henry Fawcett Children's Centre
Clayton Street
London
SE11 5BZ
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Friday 6 November
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1.15pm to 3.15pm
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Fussy Eating
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Jubilee Children's Centre
Jubilee Primary School
Tulse Hill
SW2 2JE
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Monday 9 November
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9.30am to 11.30am
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Starting Solids
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Streatham Hub Children's Centre
388 Streatham High Road
SW16 6HX
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Tuesday 10 November
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10am to 12pm
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Starting Solids
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Jubilee Children's Centre
Jubilee Primary School
Tulse Hill
SW2 2JE
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Wednesday 11 November
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10am to 12pm
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Fussy Eating
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Dulwich Wood Children's Centre,
Lyall Avenue
SE21 8QS
(no creche available - please do not bring your child or children)
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Friday 13 November
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1.30pm to 3.30pm
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Starting Solids
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Victory Children’s Centre,
Rodney Road,
Walworth
SE17 1PT
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Monday 16 November
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1pm to 3pm
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Fussy Eating
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St Stephen's Children's Centre
Meadow Place
London
SW8 1XZ
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Friday 20 November
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9.30am to 11.30am
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Starting Solids
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Jessop Children's Centre
Jessop School
Lowden Road
London
SE24 0BJ
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Monday 23 November
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10am to 12pm
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Starting Solids
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Crawford Children's Centre
5 Crawford Road
SE5 9NF
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Tuesday 24 November
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10am to 12pm
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Starting Solids
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Treehouse Children's Centre
Holmewood Nursery School
Upper Tulse Hill
SW2 2RW
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Friday 27 November
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1.30pm to 3.30pm
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Fussy Eating
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Victory Children’s Centre,
Rodney Road,
Walworth
SE17 1PT
(no creche available - please do not bring your child or children)
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Monday 30 November
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9.30am to 11.30am
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Starting Solids
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Streatham Hub Children's Centre
388 Streatham High Road
SW16 6HX
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Tuesday 1 December
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10am to 12pm
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Starting Solids
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Henry Fawcett Children's Centre
Clayton Street
London
SE11 5BZ
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Wednesday 2 December
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9.45am to 11.45am
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Fussy Eating
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Stockwell Children’s Centre
Burgoyne Road
London
SW9 9QJ
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Friday 4 December
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1.30pm to 3.30pm
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Fussy Eating
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Victory Children’s Centre,
Rodney Road,
Walworth
SE17 1PT
(no creche available - please do not bring your child or children)
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Monday 7 December
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10am to 12pm
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Fussy Eating
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Crawford Children's Centre
5 Crawford Road
SE5 9NF
(no creche available - please do not bring your child or children)
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Tuesday 8 December
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10am to 12pm
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Healthy Teeth
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Henry Fawcett Children's Centre
Clayton Street
London
SE11 5BZ
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Wednesday 9 December
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1pm to 3pm
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Starting Solids
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Benton’s Lane Children’s Centre
18 Benton's Lane
SE27 9UD
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Thursday 10 December
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1.30pm to 3.30pm
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Starting Solids
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Rotherhithe Children & Family Centre, Park Lodge,
Hawkstone Road
SE16 2PE
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Tuesday 15 December
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1.15pm to 3.15pm
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Fussy Eating
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Jubilee Children's Centre
Jubilee Primary School
Tulse Hill
SW2 2JE
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8-week programmes – Healthy families: right from the start
Our healthy families: right from the start programmes run for 8 weeks.
Lambeth
Location
Loughborough Children’s Centre
Loughborough Primary School
Minet Road
SW9 7UA
Dates and times
All sessions are face-to-face.
- Tuesday 29 September, 1pm to 3.30pm
- Tuesday 6 October, 1pm to 3.30pm
- Tuesday 13 October, 1pm to 3.30pm
- Tuesday 20 October, 1pm to 3.30pm
- Tuesday 3 November, 1pm to 3.30pm
- Tuesday 10 November, 1pm to 3.30pm
- Tuesday 17 November, 1pm to 3.30pm
- Tuesday 24 November, 1pm to 3.30pm
Southwark
Location
1st Place Children's Centre
12 Chumleigh Street
SE5 0RN
Dates and times
All sessions are face-to-face.
- Wednesday 7 October, 12.30pm to 3pm
- Wednesday 14 October, 12.30pm to 3pm
- Wednesday 21 October, 12.30pm to 3pm
- Wednesday 4 November, 12.30pm to 3pm
- Wednesday 11 November, 12.30pm to 3pm
- Wednesday 18 November, 12.30pm to 3pm
- Wednesday 25 November, 12.30pm to 3pm
- Wednesday 2 December, 12.30pm to 3pm
Learn more about our courses
Aims and content of our HENRY workshops and 8 week courses
| Name |
Theme |
Content |
| Starting solids |
Helping you understand how to establish healthy food preferences and eating habits from the start of your child's life. |
- Signs of readiness to start trying solids.
- Taking babies on a taste journey.
- First foods and finger foods.
- Helping babies enjoy a wide range of tastes and textures.
- Responsive feeding.
- Repeated exposure.
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| Fussy eating |
Giving you skills and strategies to manage fussy eating. |
- Enjoying mealtimes together as a family.
- Responsive feeding.
- Portion sizes.
- Cutting out grazing.
- Balancing food groups.
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| Let's get active |
Building your confidence and knowledge of active games for 0 to 5 year olds and adopting an active lifestyle as a family. |
- Why active play is important.
- Parents as active role models.
- Sharing ideas for indoor and outdoor play.
- Parenting skills and strategies to encourage active play and reduce screen time.
- National guidance on activity and screen time.
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| Healthy teeth |
Developing your skills, knowledge and motivation to support oral health in early life. |
- Why oral health in early years is so important.
- Effective toothbrusing routines and techniques.
- A healthy diet for healthy teeth.
- When to take children to the dentist.
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| Healthy drinks for young children |
Increasing awareness of sugar quantities in fizzy drinks and exploring healthier alternatives. |
- Guessing sugar content in popular fizzy drinks.
- Using Public Health England's sugar smart app to make choices.
- Healthier alternatives.
- National Eatwell guidance.
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| Eating well for less |
Challenging and overcoming the perception that healthy eating is expensive. |
- Sharing tips for shopping on a budget.
- Menu planning to avoid waste and encourage healthy eating.
- Shopping to a menu plan and budget.
- Recipes for simple, healthy, low-cost meals.
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Healthy families: right from the start 8-week programme
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This programme covers a range of themes across 8 weeks and provides everything you need to help get your little one off to a great start.
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- Feel more confident as a parent.
- Reduce mealtime stress.
- Enjoy being active as a family more often.
- Encourage your child away from screens and TV.
- See your child eat more fruit and vegetables.
- Gain ideas to help with family routines.
- Enjoying life as a family.
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