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NEW Arabic Parent Support Telephone Service – Parentline NI

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Parentline NI have an exciting new development!

From Wednesday 8 June 2022 through their helpline 0808 8020 400, they have telephone parent support available for parents/carers who speak Arabic.  New Parent support team members will be able to directly support parents/carers over the phone in Arabic on Wednesday mornings 10am-12pm.

Parents/carers can directly access this service by phoning at the specified time or phoning at any time and leaving a voicemail or by self-referral by emailing parentline@ci-ni.org.uk .

Download Poster – English

Download Poster – Arabic

 

  

 

Look, Say, Sing Play: The NSPCC’s Behaviour Change Campaign

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Look, Say, Sing Play: The NSPCC’s Behaviour Change Campaign

Tuesday 14th June 2022, 9.30 – 11.00 am

Attendees will be briefed on the NSPCC’s ‘Look, Say, Sing, Play’ (LSSP) behaviour change campaign, ahead of the launch in Northern Ireland later this year. LSSP is focused on improving interactions between parents and their babies, and is based on the serve and return metaphor, Alberta Family Wellness Project.

The seminar will provide the opportunity to hear about the research behind the campaign, the LSSP resources, activity posters, flashcards, and details on the learning emerging from the process evaluation which is being undertaken by the Institute of Health Visiting and the School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences at Newcastle University (report to be published summer 2022).

For further information, please see the attached flyer.

To register, please contact ross.walmsley@nspcc.org.uk with attendee name, job title and email address. A Zoom link will follow.

Further details: Look, Say, Sing, Play early years resources to use and share with parents | NSPCC Learning

Are You A Young Carer? Action for Children

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Action for Children Questionnaire- Are You A Young Carer?

To celebrate Young Carers Day on 9 June 2022, Action for Children are raising awareness of the role of Young Carers. If you care for a family member, click on the link below and take this questionnaire to find out if you could receive support from the Young Carers Service.

Young Carer’s Questionnaire

For more information contact Action for Children:

NIYoungCarers@actionforchildren.org.uk
Loughshore House, 10 heron road, Belfast, BT3 9LE (028) 90460500
Banbridge Youth Resource Centre, Hill Street, Banbridge, BT32 4DP (028) 4062 6516

Are you Interested in Becoming a Registered Childminder or an Approved Home Childcarer?

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Are you interested in a new profession, working from home while looking after children, then becoming a Registered Childminder or an Approved Home Childcarer could be the opportunity you have been waiting for,  there is a great need for Registered Childminders & Approved Home Chidcarers in every area of Northern Ireland.

If you are interested please contact the NICMA office on: 028 9181 1015 or info@nicma.org.

Registered Childminder Leaflet – download

Approved Home Child Carer Leaflet – download