A-Z of information and support

A

Activities and groups

• North East Action for Children Parents and Inclusion (NAPI)
• Children and Families Newcastle – Welcome your family hub
• healthworks Newcastle – antenatal breastfeeding support
• Bookstart – BookTrust

Additional needs

• Children and families Newcastle – Welcome your family hub
• Children and families Newcastle – SEND local offer
• North East Autism Society

B

Baby crying

ICON – coping with the crying baby

Behaviour

• Solihull Approach parenting – free resources
• In Our Place – Children and Families Newcastle

Benefits

• Benefits and financial support for families – GOV UK
• Sure Start Maternity Grant – GOV.UK 

Breastfeeding

• UNICEF – baby friendly resources
• Healthworks Newcastle – antenatal breastfeeding support
• The Breastfeeding Network 
• Antenatal and Breastfeeding Support – Healthworks
• Best beginnings – From bump to breastfeeding
• Healthy start – GOV UK

National Breastfeeding Helpline: 0300 100 0212  

C

Child growth and development

• UNICEF – Building a happy baby
• NHS – baby’s development
• NHS – birth to five

Contraception

• NHS – contraception

D

Dental health

• Children’s teeth – NHS 
• NHS – taking care of children’s teeth
• Community dental service – Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

E

Emotional wellbeing

• IHV – top tips
• NHS – post-natal depression
• Dose magazine
• UNICEF – Building a happy baby

F

First aid

• NHS – baby first aid and safety
• Choking Baby – Paediatric and baby first aid
• NENC – healthier together (topic eyes)

G

General health

• NHS – Start4Life
• Health for Under 5s – For healthy, happy early years 
• healthy start – GOV UK
• The Little Orange Book 
• NENC – healthier together
• NHS – Healthier families

H

Housing

• Council housing – Newcastle City Council

I

Immunisations

• NHS vaccinations and when to have them – NHS
• NHS – keeping well in pregnancy
• Vaccinations & Immunisations – Start4Life NHS
• NHS – vaccinations 
• Meningitis research foundation
• NHS – Cancer screening

Infant feeding

• Start4life NHS
• Fussy eaters – NHS
• First steps nutrition – eating well resources
• NHS – weaning and feeding
• Start4life NHS – Weaning
• UNICEF Support for parents – Baby Friendly Initiative
• Healthier Families – NHS

M

Minor Illness

• NENC – healthier together
• The Little Orange Book

P

Parenting

• NHS – birth to five
• Positive parenting – NSPCC Learning 
• Your baby’s developmental milestones – UNICEF Parenting  
• Children and families Newcastle – Welcome your family hub
• Solihull Approach – parenting
• In our place – Children and Families Newcastle

Play

• Hungry Little Minds – Simple fun, activities for kids aged 0 – 5
• Child development and milestones – BBC Tiny Happy People
• Children and families Newcastle – Welcome your family hub

Public health

• NHS – quit smoking
• Drugs and Alcohol – Newcastle City Council 
• Stop Smoking – Newcastle City Council

S

Safety

• NHS – first aid and safety
• Child Accident Prevention Trust

Sleep

BASIS – Baby Sleep Information Source

The Lullaby Trust – Safer sleep for babies, Support for families 

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)

• Children and families Newcastle – Welcome your family hub
• Children and families Newcastle – SEND local offer
• North East Autism Society

Speech and language

• Newcastle Hospitals – children’s speech and language therapy
• Child development and milestones – BBC Tiny Happy People
• I can charity
• NHS Start4life – Learning to talk 2 to 3years
• Speech and language UK

T

Toileting

ERIC: Toilet Training

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