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June and July Mindful Mums, Diversity Matters and Being Dads Courses and drop-ins

Lewisham Mindful Mums helps pregnant women and new mums in Lewisham look after themselves during what can be a challenging period of their lives. Since the service started in 2016, Mindful Mums has supported over a thousand women. Mindful Mums online Sessions Having a baby isn’t easy at the best of times, especially with […]

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Mental Health Awareness Week May 2023 – Anxiety

Latest News / LCFC Admin

Being a parent can make all of us feel a little anxious at times. There’s so much to think about and sometimes it can feel like we’re not coping well. For Mental Health Awareness Week in May 2023, Rethink Mental Illness will be looking at how anxiety can affect people living with severe mental illness, what

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Loneliness

Latest News / LCFC Admin

We can all be affected by loneliness at different points during our life and being a parent can often make us feel lonely or isolated. Feeling lonely can leave us feeling embarrassed and low but it’s important to remember that feeling lonely is perfectly normal and that there is help out there to help us

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Coercive Control

Domestic Abuse, Latest News / Jo Cooper

Domestic abuse isn’t always physical. Coercive control is an act or a pattern of acts of assault, threats, humiliation and intimidation or other abuse that is used to harm, punish, or frighten their victim. This controlling behaviour is designed to make a person dependent by isolating them from support, exploiting them, depriving them of independence

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Safer Internet Tips

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Even very young children spend lots of time online. These top tips have been written for you (parents and carers) by the UK Safer Internet Centre to share, and talk about, with your children. It’s never too early to talk about life online! Parental Controls Making sure your child can’t access things that are not

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Support for male victims domestic abuse

Latest News / LCFC Admin

If you are (or suspect you are) a male victim of domestic abuse – you are not alone. There are many organisations that can help you and most offer an anonymous service and have quick to escape webpages so your partner cannot see that you’ve accessed their website. Many of these services are for those

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April is Stress Awareness Month

Latest News / LCFC Admin

If you have found our stress levels rising over the last few years, you’re not alone. Stress can have a huge impact on our health and wellbeing, especially if it goes on for many months or years. Worrying about our health, work and finances can leave us not knowing where to start to

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It’s World Autism Awareness Week 2023

Latest News / LCFC Admin

It’s 60 years since a group of parents of autistic children founded the National Autistic Society to fight for autistic people’s rights. What is Autism? Autism is a lifelong developmental disability which affects how people communicate and interact with the world. One in 100 people are on the autism spectrum and there are around

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Mayor of London, Have a Word with Yourself, then your mates Campaign

Domestic Abuse, Latest News / LCFC Admin

The recent cases of Sarah Everard and Sabina Nessa have highlighted the issue of violence against women and girls in London. All too often the focus has been placed on women’s behaviour and how to keep themselves safe but the new Have a Word with Yourself, then Your Mates campaign focuses on men’s behaviour and

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It’s Single Parents Day!

Latest News / LCFC Admin

Single Parents Day is a day for single parents to reflect on and celebrate their achievements, for the world to show single parents how much they’re valued and for organisations like to join in – and push for a more equal society, in which all families are on a level playing field, however many parents

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“My child and I have really enjoyed coming to Little Explorers. It has helped my child to get used to see other babies and have interaction with them, which has been really important for him after the pandemic.”

“It's absolutely fab to be able to have access to all of the Domestic Abuse services in one place and to just click on a link to get to the website.”

“The Children Centre is our favourite place to come, we have been coming here since my child was 6 months old, he is now 4 years old and is still enjoying! Well done staff”

“I have just found the ‘taking care of ourselves’ section, which is massively important for us all, especially compassion fatigue.”

“The help and support that my family support worker gave me was above and beyond, she was always there to listen to me and make me feel like I was good enough and I was being heard.”

“The Outreach Team have such outgoing, friendly and fun personalities and made each Outdoor Learning session a great experience.”

“The Explorers session has helped my child a lot with his communication and his development. It’s really been impactful for him; we are really grateful to have this opportunity to attend the session and meet other parents as well.”

“The sessions help my daughter with speaking English, as well as helping her to listen and follow directions. I am very happy, my baby is very happy, and I feel relief when I come.”

“The Children Centre is very beneficial for my child, she has developed lots of skills e.g., sharing toys and naming colours. Also, the staff are very friendly and helpful.”

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