HENRY is a licensed programme that can deliver a wide range of support for families including individual workshops, 8-week programmes, resources and online help. They support parents and carers of children under the age of 5 in Lambeth and Southwark with physical and emotional wellbeing.
Workshop topics include:
- starting solids
- fussy eating
- let’s get active
- healthy teeth
- healthy drinks for young children
- eating well for less
You 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
A crèche is provided at all sessions (except starting solids).
Individual workshops
HENRY workshop sessions
| Date | Time | Topic | Location |
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| 13 November |
1pm to 3pm |
Fussy eating |
Loughborough Children’s Centre
Loughborough Primary School
Minet Road
SW9 7UA
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| 20 November |
1pm to 3pm |
Starting solids |
Loughborough Children’s Centre
Loughborough Primary School
Minet Road
SW9 7UA
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| 22 November |
9.30am to 11.30am |
Let's get active |
Hitherfield Children’s Centre
Hitherfield Road
SW16 2LW
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| 23 November |
10am to midday |
Starting solids |
Coin Street Children’s Centre
Coin Street Neighbourhood Centre, 108 Stamford Street, Borough
SE1 9NH
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| 29 November |
9.30am to 11.30am |
Starting solids |
Hitherfield Children’s Centre
Hitherfield Road
SW16 2LW
|
| 29 November |
10am to midday |
Fussy eating |
Coin Street Children’s Centre
Coin Street Neighbourhood Centre, 108 Stamford Street, Borough
SE1 9NH
|
| 4 December |
1pm to 3pm |
Fussy eating |
Loughborough Children’s Centre
Loughborough Primary School
Minet Road
SW9 7UA
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| 6 December |
9.30am to 11.30am |
Fussy eating |
Hitherfield Children’s Centre
Hitherfield Road
SW16 2LW |
| 11 December |
1pm to 3pm |
Starting solids |
Loughborough Children’s Centre
Loughborough Primary School
Minet Road
SW9 7UA |
| 13 December |
9.30am to 11.30am |
Starting solids |
Hitherfield Children’s Centre
Hitherfield Road
SW16 2LW
|
| 18 December |
1pm to 2.30pm |
Let's get active |
Coin Street Children’s Centre
Coin Street Neighbourhood Centre, 108 Stamford Street, Borough
SE1 9NH |
8-week programme
Healthy families: right from the start programme
Our healthy families: right from the start programme runs for 8 weeks, starting in October.
Location
Stockwell Children’s Centre
Burgoyne Road
SW9 9QJ
Dates and times
All sessions are face-to-face.
- Friday 6 October, 12.45pm to 3.15pm
- Friday 13 October, 12.45pm to 3.15pm
- Friday 20 October,12.45pm to 3.15pm
- Friday 3 November, 12.45pm to 3.15pm
- Friday 10 November, 12.45pm to 3.15pm
- Friday 17 November, 12.45pm to 3.15pm
- Friday 24 November, 12.45pm to 3.15pm
- Friday 1 December, 12.45pm to 3.15pm
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.
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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.
|
| 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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