HENRY workshops and 8-week programmes

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: gst-tr.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

Date

Time

Topic

Location

Thursday 17 July

1pm to 3pm

Starting solids

South Bermondsey Children and Family Hub
Tenda Road
SE16 3PN

Wednesday 17 September

1.15pm to 3.15pm

Starting solids

Loughborough Children's Centre
Loughborough Primary School
Minet Road
SW9 7UA

Thursday 18 September 1pm to 3pm Starting solids Rye Oak Children's Centre
Whorlton Road
SE15 3PD
Thursday 25 September 1pm to 3pm Starting solids

St Stephen's Children's Centre
Meadow Place
SW8 1XY

Wednesday 1 October 1.15pm to 3.15pm Fussy eating Loughborough Children's Centre
Loughborough Primary School
Minet Road
SW9 7UA
Thursday 2 October 1pm to 3pm Starting solids Crawford Children's Centre
5 Crawford Road
SE5 9NF
Monday 6 October 1pm to 3pm Starting solids Streatham Hub Children's Centre
388 Streatham High Road
SW16 6HX
Thursday 16 October 1.15pm to 3.15pm Fussy eating Stockwell Children's Centre
Burgoyne Road
SW9 9QJ
Friday 17 October 9.30am to 11.30am Starting solids Jessop Children's Centre
Jessop School
Lowden Road
SE24 0BJ
Tuesday 21 October 10am to midday Starting solids Dulwich Wood Children's Centre
Lyall Avenue
SE21 8QS
Wednesday 22 October 10am to midday Fussy eating Henry Fawcett Children's Centre
Clayton Street
SE11 5LD
Tuesday 4 November 10am to midday Starting solids Ethelred Children's Centre
1 Gundulf Street
SE11 6BG
Tuesday 11 November 1pm to 3pm Fussy eating Streatham Hub Children's Centre
388 Streatham High Road
SW16 6HX
Tuesday 18 November 10am to midday Starting solids

Benton's Lane Children's Centre
18 Benton's Lane
SE27 9UD

Thursday 20 November 10am to midday Fussy eating

Rye Oak Children's Centre
Whorlton Road
SE15 3PD

(No creche)

Tuesday 25 November 1.15pm to 3.15pm Starting solids Jubilee Children's Centre
Jubilee Primary School
Tulse Hill
SW2 2JE
Tuesday 2 December 10am to midday Fussy eating Benton's Lane Children's Centre
18 Benton's Lane
SE27 9UD
Monday 8 December 1.30pm to 3.30pm Starting solids Liz Atkinson Children's Centre
9 Mostyn Road
SW9 6PH
Wednesday 10 December 10am to midday Fussy eating Henry Fawcett Children's Centre
Clayton Street
SE11 5LD
Monday 15 December 9.30am to 11.30am Starting solids Stockwell Children's Centre
Burgoyne Road
SW9 9QJ
Tuesday 16 December 1.15pm to 3.15pm Fussy eating Jubilee Children's Centre
Jubilee Primary School
Tulse Hill
SW2 2JE
Thursday 18 December 1pm to 3pm Starting solids Rye Oak Children's Centre
Whorlton Road
SE15 3PD

8-week programmes – Healthy families: right from the start

Our healthy families: right from the start programmes run for 8 weeks.

Lambeth

Location

Clapham Manor at Triangle Children's Centre
25 William Bonney Estate
Clapham Crescent
SW4 7JQ

Dates and times

All sessions are face-to-face.

  • Monday 15 September, 12.30pm to 3pm
  • Monday 22 September, 12.30pm to 3pm
  • Monday 29 September, 12.30pm to 3pm
  • Monday 6 October, 12.30pm to 3pm
  • Monday 13 October, 12.30pm to 3pm
  • Monday 20 October, 12.30pm to 3pm
  • Monday 3 November, 12.30pm to 3pm
  • Monday 10 November, 12.30pm to 3pm

Southwark (fully booked)

Location

1st Place Children's Centre
12 Chumleigh Street
SE5 0RN

Dates and times

All sessions are face-to-face.

  • Wednesday 1 October, 12.30pm to 3pm
  • Wednesday 8 October, 12.30pm to 3pm
  • Wednesday 15 October, 12.30pm to 3pm
  • Wednesday 22 October, 12.30pm to 3pm
  • Wednesday 5 November, 12.30pm to 3pm
  • Wednesday 12 November, 12.30pm to 3pm
  • Wednesday 19 November, 12.30pm to 3pm
  • Wednesday 26 November, 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.

Healthy families: right from the start 8-week programme

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.

  • 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.