GroBrain Baby Course
The GroBrain Baby Course is for parents of babies pre-birth to 12 months.
It focusses on bonding and brain development, and the vital part parents and carers play in ‘wiring up’ the connections in their baby’s brain in the first 1001 critical days of life. This ‘brain wiring’ lays the foundation for emotional wellbeing and the way emotions will be handled in later life.
The Baby Course can be delivered to parents either ‘in person’ or online.
Baby Course Details
The ‘in person’ Baby Course consists of four sessions, lasting around 2 hours each.
Bonding and brain development
‘Tuning in’ to babies’ cries and signals
Communication and play
Stress management for parents
The ‘in person’ course includes ample time for group activities, discussions, quizzes and a break for refreshments. Sessions can easily be tailored to the needs of your group. Babies can be present if creche facilities are not available.
The online course sessions are shorter, as it can be more difficult to maintain concentration.
Facilitator training
Who is eligible for training?
The Baby Course may be delivered by health, family support, nursery nurses, speech & language, education and voluntary sector practitioners.
You will need the following:
Existing training/experience in facilitating parenting groups (or to be working with an experienced colleague.).
To have completed an online GroBrain Foundation Course first, to gain the underpinning knowledge and GroBrain methodology.
To attend a one-day online Facilitator Training Course, delivered in person by a Grobrain trainer.
To complete one written assignment as part of the CPD certification process
How the facilitator resources are sent
The Facilitator Kit is sent to you by regular post. Please allow 7 working days for the Kit to arrive in the UK, and ensure someone is there to sign for the delivery.
Cost
Statutory/Voluntary Sectors: £440 + VAT per person
*For all training enquiries, please contact info@grobrain.com.
If you are looking to train a large group, we offer bespoke training packages for statutory sector and groups.
Facilitator Resources
Our popular Facilitator Kit is included in the price, and contains all you will need to run a parenting course either ‘in person’ or online.
Facilitator Manual (‘in person’ and online versions)
Set of A3 laminated cards to raise discussion
A3 Brain diagram
Set of 4 posters on brain development
PowerPoints for ‘in person’ courses or for use online e.g. via Zoom.
Memory stick containing handouts, evaluation and certificates
Set of unique visual aids
10 Parent Packs (an integral part of the course)
Evaluation of Baby Course
Initial results from the Baby Course (assessed using MORS Baby) have been encouraging. We are seeing significant improvements in parental warmth, reflecting changes in parents’ perception of their baby as well as how they interpret and respond to their babies’ needs. Parents whose invasiveness scores were considered to be a cause for concern pre-course were scoring within the normal range by the end, demonstrating the impact Grobrain is having on parents including more vulnerable families.
What parents have said
“We have learnt how important it is to make sure our baby's mental health is being developed just as much as her physical body.”
“Through coming to GroBrain I have learnt how my baby’s brain works and how I can help them grow and learn, hopefully making my baby calmer and feel loved”.
“We have found it’s helped us to be confident with our parenting. We are patient with our baby and we understand the cues she gives us for different needs which we were able to spot because of the course.”
“I was in a bad place and wasn’t brave enough to say how I felt. But I learnt so much. I was surprised how quickly babies start to learn.”
“I learnt how important it is to interact with babies. I now see that I need to keep calm to help her and really try to understand what she is trying to tell me.”
“More aware of her getting upset and that she can’t control her emotions. I now go to her sooner to soothe her distress.”