Wrexham charity supporting wellbeing of new parents

You and Your Baby Group is being delivered by Advance Brighter Futures to help people with challenges and how they feel about being a parent.

It will also provide a great opportunity to meet others, supported by a team who ‘just get it’.

The next You and Your Baby Group by the mental health and wellbeing charity, will start on April 29 for six sessions until June 10 (there is no session on May 27 due to half term).

Read more: 

In these 90-minute sessions, the team will aim to help people make positive changes in their life, as they experience new parenthood.

Sian Phillips, operations officer with Advance Brighter Futures, said: “As many as 10% of all new parents’ experience periods of feeling low following the birth of their baby.

“Through our Parental Resilience and Mutual Support (PRAMS) project, we offer various forms of help to parents facing the challenges of parenthood. Especially when the reality of life with a new baby or small child doesn’t match up to what was expected.

Read more:

“Our groups provide the opportunity to talk and learn about emotional wellbeing and resilience when things feel tough, as well as providing a great opportunity to meet other parents.

“Our groups can help with lots of things such as coping with lack of sleep, developing closeness to the baby and having confidence in new roles as parents. We also offer tips for communicating when help is needed, keeping calm and how becoming a parent can have an impact on relationships.

Read more: Charity champion Gladys, 94, is hooked on a knitting mission

“Parents can bring their baby to our groups, we have play mats and toys to help keep them entertained. It’s also ok if they sleep the whole time.”

The free You and Your Baby Group sessions start on Tuesday, April 29, from 9.30am-11am, at the Gwersyllt Resource Centre, 2nd Avenue, Gwersyllt.

They are now accepting referrals from parents in the county of Wrexham. People can register themselves or be referred by someone supporting them via the registration form on the website – www.advancebrighterfutures.co.uk or by clicking this link directly to the registration form www.tfaforms.com/5109376.

For more details, call 01978 364777 or email info@abfwxm.co.uk