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Helping Families

National Voluntary Organisations - Barnado's, Gingerbread and Home-Start

Local Voluntary Organisations - Church Groups and Community Groups

Sure Start - Government program that provides a wide range of integrated services in the community. These include family support, support with employment, health services, care and education

Financial Benefits

Sure Start maternity grant

Statutory maternity pay

Child Benefit

Reduced priced milk

free school meals

free dental treatment

disability living allowance

carers allowance

welfare to work

care to learn

tax credit

tax benefit

Sleep and SID

Newborns are asleep for 16-20 hours a day and waking about every 4 hours to feed

In the run up before bedtime children should - reduce activity levels, offer a warm bath and drink, read a story, recall the day's activities

ALWAYS - put baby on it's back, firm mattress, tuck covers in well below baby's shoulders, 16-18 degrees, breastfeed if possible

NEVER - Let anyone smoke in your home, baby in bed with you, put cot near radiator, cover baby's head