Baby Massage

Bulkington Children's Centre will be running 6 week Baby Massage Programmes for Parents/ Carers and their baby's. The most suitable age for Baby Massage is 3-6 months old. 

The sessions will run for 6 weeks at a time.

The sessions will run be run on Monday's at 1.30pm to 2.30pm (unless specified otherwise).

The cost per session is £2.00.

What are the benefits of baby massage?

Baby massage is an excellent way of helping you bond with your baby.

It can help to soothe colic and constipation.

It can help your baby to sleep better.

It‘s calming and enjoyable for both you and your baby.

Baby Signing

Bulkington Children’s Centre will be running a 6 week Baby Signing course for Parents/ Carers and their babies. Baby signing is when you teach a baby or toddler simple signs (hand gestures) to allow them to communicate with you before they can talk. The most suitable age for Baby Signing is 6 -9 months. Baby signing can be useful though both from birth through to children of around 2 years old.

The sessions will run for 6 weeks at a time.

The sessions will run be run on Monday's at 1.30pm to 2.30pm.

The cost per session is £2.00.

     What are the benefits of baby signing?

Promotes communication – words and signs are used together.

Encourages a wider vocabulary,

Reduces frustration,

Helps you bond with your baby,

Baby signing enables you to communicate more effectively with your baby through fun and enjoyable shared activities.

 Chatter MattersChatter Matters

             A fun session for you & your baby, with songs & activities to support language development

The sessions will run for 6 weeks at a time.

The sessions will run be run on Monday's at 10am - 11am

                                         Songs and rhymes help children:  

                                         Listen to and look at people

                                         Respond to people with smiles and noises

                                         Experience rhythm which will later help their talking

                                         Start to understand words

                                         Play time helps with:

                                         Exploring and finding out about their world and will later help them learn new words and how to use them

                                        Story time helps with:

                                        Learning to listen

                                        Discovering that books are fun

                                        Learning lots of words

                                        Finding out about the world

                                       Some facts: 

                                       Children who have good language skills find it easier to learn to read and write.

                                       This means they get on better at school, being able to listen and respond confidently.

For further information or to book a place on any of the above courses us by phone 024 76318786, email at bulkingtoncc@btconnect.com, or drop in to the Children's Centre. Programmes are run subject to demand.