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.)

1. Bonding and brain development
2. Managing crying and distress
3. Communication and play
4. 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!
• Ongoing support will be given to anyone we consider is not yet ready to deliver the course to the required standard. Our commitment is to help you succeed!

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
• NEW Downloadable version of the course for tablets/iPads for working 1:2:1 with parents who miss a session or who find it difficult to attend a group. 
  
• Some unique visual aids
• 10 Parent Packs  (worth £70)

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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

Evaluation

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