About the service

Being a parent of a toddler can be a tricky time, as our little ones become more independent.

GroBrain Toddler explores attachment and brain development with a focus on the vital role parents and carers play in ‘wiring up’ your toddlers’ brain. It also explores the importance of laying strong foundations for emotional wellbeing. This will support your toddler later on in life.

Each session is delivered using activities, discussions, quizzes and time to chat to other parents and carers.

The course looks at how you can answer your toddler’s 3 big questions:

  • Am I lovable?
  • Is anyone there for me when I need them?
  • Is anyone interested in what I have to say?
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What is covered

  • Toddler brain development
    Understanding more about what is happening in your toddler’s brain. How can you ‘wire up’ your toddler’s brain, helping them to feel lovable.
  • Attachment and emotional development
    Understanding how to respond to your toddler, thinking about attachment and emotions, helping your toddler to learn about feelings and creating strong wiring for future handling of emotions.
  • Helping your toddlers manage their behaviour
    Exploring the link between emotions and behaviour, and helping toddlers to manage their emotions in a healthy way. Also exploring how being curious can help you to understand why your toddler is behaving in a particular way.
  • Understanding more about toddler behaviour
    Learning to manage big emotions from your toddler, learning strategies that are good for long-term emotional health, looking at what is normal behaviour and exploring your toddler’s temperament.
  • Communication, play and school readiness
    Looking at 5 areas of development, focusing on talking and readiness to play with other toddlers.

Practical information

We can work with you in a group or individually either online or face-to-face.

There is a break for refreshments in each session.

We recommend that you attend all five sessions to get the most of the programme.

You are welcome to come to sessions on your own or with a partner or another relative that supports you in your care and the care of your child

You will be given a booklet and other materials to support your learning during the 5 weeks.

If attending a face-to-face group, we provide a crèche which is run by qualified staff.

The programme is delivered by fully trained practitioners from Cardiff Parenting Services who see you as the expert on your own child.

The sessions are intended to be interactive.

Need help?

If you are not sure which support is right for you and your family, our advisors can help.

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