EPEC: Baby and us
Stockport Empowering Parents Empowering Communities (EPEC) is a popular parenting programme delivered for parents, and by parents, in their own communities.
For more information about the 'baby and us' course, visit our EPEC webpages.
Amazing babies
In these regular online sessions, you can learn more about how a baby’s brain develops. You'll also learn about activities and everyday interactions that can support this development.
Suitable for parents and carers of children from pre-birth to 2 years old.
To find out when the next sessions are and to book a place, visit the Start Well events page.
You can also find a pre-recorded amazing babies session on YouTube.
Video interaction guidance
Our specialist Health Visitors are offering an exciting face-to-face intervention for parents and carers with children under 5 years old.
This includes up to 8 sessions in your own home.
Video interaction guidance is a strengths-based intervention where you're guided to reflect on video clips of interactions with your baby. The aim is to help increase your confidence as a parent or carer, and help you feel more connected to your baby.
You can find out more from your Health Visitor, or you can self-refer via the Health Visiting advice line by:
- calling 0161 835 6789
- emailing adviceline@stockport.nhs.uk
Watch Me Play
Watch Me Play is a therapeutic approach that promotes child-led play, individual attention from caregivers, and talking with children about their play. This is a simple way for you to support and get to know your baby or young child at home.
It includes 3 to 4 face-to-face sessions in your own home.
Suitable for parents and carers of children up to the age of 7 years old.
To find out more, contact your Health Visitor.
Togetherness
Togetherness offers a range of online learning pathways for parents and families in childhood development, behaviour and emotional health.
Pathways are bitesize, self-guided and can be done at a time that is convenient for you. They're also available in multiple languages.
There are lots of pathways to choose from including:
- antenatal and postnatal learning pathways for the foundations of emotional health
- children’s early development and behaviour
- special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)
- adult emotional health including trauma
You can access these learning pathways for free by entering the code REDROCK along with your Stockport postcode on the Togetherness website.