How to facilitate a GroBrain Baby Course

This one-day course equips those with existing experience/training in facilitating parenting groups to deliver our 4-session Baby Course. The GroBrain Baby Course is for parents with babies prebirth to 12 months, so it can be run antenatally or postnatally.

Baby Course details

There are four sessions, each lasting up to 2 hours (but can be tailored to your group needs.)

Bonding and brain development
Managing crying and distress
Communication and play
Stress management for parents

Course aims

Increased understanding of child development, especially bonding and emotional development
Increased sensitivity to babies' signals and cries, and understanding of the part they play in ‘wiring up’ their babies’ stress response
Increased motivation to talk, read, sing and play with their babies - promoting school readiness
Understanding of how these parenting skills link with infant brain development
Increased understanding of the emotional effects of parenthood and openness to seeking support for difficulties such as bonding and PND

Training details for facilitators

Trainees MUST have attended a GroBrain Foundation Day (or the online version) first, so they are familiar with the underpinning knowledge and GroBrain methodology. They must also have access to regular supervision. By the end of the course, you should be able to:

Describe/model the skills and qualities of an effective group facilitator
Familiarise yourself with all the GroBrain activities and resources
Discuss how to embed this in your particular workplace
Most importantly you will be coached on how to explain brain development, until you have grasped how to communicate it simply. This for many is the key part of the training as it is vital but surprisingly difficult to do!

Next Open Access Course t.b.c.

Facilitator Kit

A sturdy A3 carry case containing:

28 laminated pictures to raise discussion
Set of 4 posters (A3)
Facilitator Manual containing 40 ideas for activities plus Lesson Plans
Memory stick with Powerpoints, photocopiable handouts, certificates and evaluation forms
Some unique visual aids
10 Parent Packs

Next Open Access Course

Thursday 14 November 2019 near BASINGSTOKE
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Since introducing the course, Health Visitors not only deliver group sessions but also use the knowledge and course content/ information on a day to day basis in a more informal way, which is wonderful.”
Health Visiting Service Manager, London Borough

We are running GroBrain every half term and it is really popular, and all the staff feel that parents are getting a lot out of it.”
Sharon Creake, Orchard Children’s Centre, Camberley