 The group is a drop-in for parents with
children under 60 months of age. It is divided into toddlers (under 12
months) and children over 12 months but under 60 months.
The toddlers group aims to improve the lives of mothers and babies and
compliments the Maternal Health programme which provides support to mothers
and newly born and unborn babies. The toddlers group is the starting point
for instilling African values, customs, beliefs and traditions.
The aims of the
group are:
• To provide a safe and stimulating environment for the
children to develop
• To reduce social isolation by providing a comfortable
environment where people can make new friends and form new support networks
in an informal setting.
• To provide health information and family support
Each week a health visitor and nursery nurse are present
at the group and are able to provide advice, information and support both in
a group and one to one setting on subjects such as:
• Infant feeding
• Managing minor ailments
• Baby massage, baby first aid and resuscitation
• Play and development
• Stress management
• Health lifestyles
• Maternal health
• Maintaining African family model
Apart from activities shown above, the group also instils
African family values in families living in the Diaspora, where they often
clash with 'foreign' family values. The group also encourages and organises
different families from different cultures to meet and share their values .
To get involved or for more information, please contact us
on email:
africa.parenting@aho.org.uk
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