GroBrain
Helping parents raise emotionally healthy infants
Northumberland Family Hub
“Grobrain has enhanced our Family Hub offer. The resources Grobrain has given has really supported the team to have that information and give what they need to the right families at the right time.
Sue Hodgkinson, Family Hub Manager
Hull Family Hub
“What on earth did we do before Grobrain? We use it across the city in all our Family Hubs. It is easy to teach and it’s easy for families from any walk to life to understand…. It covers every area of my job and makes my job much easier.”
Laura Shackleton, Senior Practitioner
South Tyneside Family Hubs
“Grobrain is very popular in South Tyneside. Parents respond really well to it and they keep coming back. We have been able to share scientific information in a way that gets people engrossed.”
Claire Hammond, Elena Scott, Early Years Practitioners
Swansea JIG-SO/Reflect/PAC
““90% of our cases take their babies home, and GroBrain is a huge part of that. I don’t know how we would manage without it to be honest. We use it on pretty much every home visit and in all our groups, because that’s what the parents respond to. It’s at the centre of everything we do. When we speak to parents we ask for feedback and GroBrain is the thing that stands out the most. They remember GroBrain above all the other materials.“
Mike Davies, JIG-SO Co-ordinator, PAC Team Leader
Cardiff Flying Start
“The word gets around. It must have got around because people will come to me now and say, do you do the GroBrain programme? It's obviously had such a positive effect on so many families.”
Aileen Johnson, Flying Start Parent Group Co-ordinator
Flintshire Flying Start
“Grobrain has transformed our practice.”
Gail Monk, Deputy Team Manager
What parents say
Here is a sample of comments received from parents:
“I understand my baby’s emotions better now”.
“I play with him and tickle him but sometimes he turns away. I now understand when he’s had enough and we just have a cuddle instead.”
“More aware of her getting upset and that she can’t actually control her emotions. I now go to her sooner to soothe her distress.”
“I have learnt how important it is to communicate with my baby and listen and look out for her cues to ‘wire up’ her brain. It is great to know that we’re all in the same boat as parents one way or another.”
“I recognised that my baby isn’t as close to his father as he is to me, he always looks away when he’s around which we learnt about on the course. I realised that he was being abusive to my son, so I got professional help.”
“I learnt how important it is to interact with babies and how much goes in. How to keep her relaxed and interact with her. Understanding that when she gets upset she is trying to tell me that something is wrong. I now see that I need to keep calm to help her and really try to understand what she is trying to tell me.”
“Feel more confident about the reasons behind why we do things and how babies react.”
“I now understand that children cannot be naughty before 1 year old. I now interpret his behaviour differently. It was a friendly and informative way to learn”.
“Now knowing that there is so much going on in their heads and that they’re not just lying there is fascinating.”
“Now I understand this I really want to help my baby’s brain develop and pick up on her cues.”
“Didn’t realise how much help he needed from me in managing his stress levels.”