The Healthy Families: Right from the Start programme (commonly called ‘HENRY’) is an 8 week programme to support parents and carers with children between 0-5years to provide a healthier, happier start in life. The programme can be delivered in groups (online or in-person) or on a one-to-one basis.
In-person groups run for 2.5 hours each week and include family time (for example, a game or song) and snack time (provided by facilitators).
Online groups run for 1 hour each week and include family time and healthy family videos to try at home.
One-to-one support is tailored to meet your needs, this is typically 1 hour per week, in-person or remotely (phone call or video chat)
Over the 8 weeks we cover parenting skills; increasing self-esteem and emotional wellbeing; changing our habits; setting and achieving goals; and ideas for active play and family meals/snacks.
See our HENRY leaflet for the topics covered each week.
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If you, or someone you know, would like to join Healthy Families support – please fill out our ‘Get in Touch’ form or scan the QR code and we will contact you.
Committing to a full programme can be overwhelming, especially if we’re not sure it’s the right fit, This is where our local HENRY workshops come in. Each workshop covers a specific topic in a 1.5-2 hour session. These are a great way to give it a go and learn alongside other parents in Shetland.