South Tyneside Family Hubs

South Tyneside Family Hubs offer welcoming and friendly places where all children, young people, parents and carers can access support, information and help.

We are here for your whole family and will support you as your children grow, putting relationships at the heart of everything we do.

We are here to connect you to the right support, with the right person at a time that suits you.

Family Hubs provide a range of services in the local community, working with families to ensure that services meet the needs of infants, children, young people and parents and carers in the borough.

Learning with Play 0 to 1 years is a playgroup suitable for families with children under 1 years and is led by Early Years Practitioners. This group promotes quality time and learning through play as well as information, advice and guidance.&nbsp; No booking needed, just come along! For more information please call us on 0191 423 4971

Riverside Family Hub

A group for children aged 0 to 4 years that promotes quality time for parents / carers and their young children.

Bede Family Hub

Learn different massage strokes, strengthen your bond with your baby and meet other parents / carers. Baby massage supports bonding, sleep patterns and relaxation for you and your baby. These sessions run for 4 weeks and are for&nbsp;babies from birth to 6&nbsp;months. Please bring your own towel to each session, the massage oil will be provided for you. Booking is essential, please contact hub directly.

Jarrow Family Hub

Learning with Play (SEND) is a group for families with children under 5 years with an additional need or waiting for assessment and is led by early years practitioners.

Biddick Hall & Whiteleas Family Hub

A group for antenatal and postnatal women who would like support around breastfeeding, with support from professionals.

Boldon Family Hub

A group for children aged 0 to 4 years that promotes quality time for parents / carers and their young children.

Learning with Play 0-4 years (Whitburn & Marsden)

Whitburn & Marsden Family Hub

Learning with Play 0 to 4 years is a playgroup suitable for families with children under 5 years and is led by Early Years Practitioners. This group promotes quality time and learning through play as well as information, advice and guidance.&nbsp; The session includes songs, rhymes, outdoor play, sensory, crafts and messy play. Voluntary contribution of £1.No booking needed, just come along! For more information please call us on 0191 423 4971

A group for antenatal and postnatal women who would like support around breastfeeding, with support from professionals. Run by Health Visitors, this group provides support, advice and up-to-date information for breastfeeding your baby. It is a great opportunity to meet other breastfeeding parents and share ideas and experiences. This group provides breastfeeding support and advice in several layers from Health Visitors, Community Nursery Nurse, Early Years Practitioners, peer supporters and mum-to-mum in all aspects of breastfeeding. Cost:&nbsp;Free.

Breastfeeding Support Group (Marine Park)

Marine Park Family Hub

Learning with Play (SEND) is a group for families with children under 5 years with an additional need or waiting for assessment and is led by early years practitioners. Voluntary contribution of £1.No booking needed, just come along! For more information please call us on 0191 420 7657.

All Saints Family Hub

The weekly clinic&nbsp;gives the opportunity to get your baby / child weighed. The clinic is lead by a Health Visitor who&nbsp;can offer&nbsp;support, advice and information. To book a clinic appointment please ring 0191 283 2677.

Baby massage supports bonding, sleep patterns and relaxation for you and your baby. These 4 or 5 sessions are for&nbsp;babies from birth to 6&nbsp;months. Please bring your own towel to each session, the massage oil will be provided for you. Booking is essential.

Ridgeway Family Hub

The GroBrain Toddler course is for parents and carers of infants aged 1-3 years and is delivered over five sessions. The toddler course builds on the GroBrain Baby Course, providing fresh insights from neuroscience into toddler behaviour to help parents/carers lay strong foundations for their child's emotional wellbeing. Booking essential, please contact the Family Hub directly

Learning with Play (SEND) is a group for families with children under 5 years with an additional need or waiting for assessment and is led by early years practitioners.

Horsley Hill Family Hub

A play session for children from birth to 1 year that promotes quality time for parents / carers and their young children.

Growing Together - A group for young parents and parents to be, under 25. Play, learn and explore with your child in a fun, friendly space. Have any questions?Our staff are here to support your family through pregnancy and beyond. No booking needed, simply turn up and have fun!

Growing Together (Young Parent's Group) - Riverside Family Hub

Learning with Play 0-4 years (Horsley Hill)

Stay and Play group facilitated by the Hearing Impaired service. Each session will provide a variety of play resources to support and allow child to develop to their full potential. For more information, please speak to staff at the Family Hub.

Hebburn Family Hub

Learning with Play 0 to 4 years is a playgroup suitable for families with children under 5 years and is led by Early Years Practitioners. This group promotes quality time and learning through play as well as information, advice and guidance.&nbsp; The session includes songs, rhymes, outdoor play, sensory, crafts and messy play. Voluntary contribution of £1.No booking needed, just come along! For more information please call us 0191 420 7657.

Learning with Play 0-4 years (All Saints)

A play session for children from birth to 1 year that promotes quality time for parents / carers and their young children.

The Mum's Talk Course aims to help people come together in a non-judgemental and friendly environment where people can come to start to understand more about the ways they are feeling, how their lives have changed and to develop new ways of thinking and helpful coping strategies. The course is 7 sessions long and is a therapy course based in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. This therapy looks at how our thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact with each other and how we can develop new coping skills. The course covers topics such as:<ul><li>Challenging the myths and expectations of motherhood</li><li>Managing worry</li><li>Coping with negative thoughts</li><li>Understanding and overcoming anxiety</li><li>Re-connecting with your life and overcoming depression</li><li>The transition from person to Mam - and trying to get a balance between the two</li></ul> <h2>How to access the course</h2>You can call South Tyneside Lifecycle Primary Care Mental Health Service 0191 283 2937 and refer yourself; you would be offered a brief assessment. Alternatively you can complete a self-assessment via:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.southtynesidelifecyclementalhealth.nhs.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: var(--link-colour);">South Tyneside Lifecycle Primary Care Mental Health Service</a> You can also request another health professional refer you instead, such as your health visitor or GP.

Mum's Talk - CB Therapy Group - Referral only (Riverside)

A group for children aged 0 to 4 years that promotes quality time for parents / carers and their young children

Learning with Play 0 - 1 (Biddick Hall & Whiteleas)

Learning with Play 0 - 4 (Biddick Hall & Whiteleas)

Enjoy exploring rhymes, stories and games to play with your child once a week for five weeks. Would you like to:<ul><li>Help your baby or toddler learn to talk?</li><li>Get ideas for supporting communication?</li><li>Receive five free toddler books?</li><li>Spend quality time with your child?</li></ul> Enjoy exploring rhymes, stories and games to play with your child once a week for five weeks. For babies aged birth to 2 years. Booking essential, please contact family hub directly.

First Words Together - All Saints Family Hub

Learning with Play 0 to 1 years is a playgroup suitable for families with children under 1 years and is led by Early Years Practitioners. This group promotes quality time and learning through play as well as information, advice and guidance.&nbsp; No booking needed, just come along! For more information please call us on 0191 456 5418.

Learning with Play 0-1 years (Marine Park)

This group provides support, advice and up-to-date information for breastfeeding your baby. It is a great opportunity to meet other breastfeeding parents and share ideas and experiences. This group provides breastfeeding support and advice in several layers from Health Visitors, Community Nursery Nurse, Early Years Practitioners, peer supporters and mum-to-mum in all aspects of breastfeeding.

Breastfeeding Support Group (Whitburn & Marsden)

0-4 years playgroup for foster carers. A group for foster carers to attend where children can play and explore in a fun, learning environment, and an opportunity for foster carers to meet and offer support to one another.&nbsp; No booking required, just pop along!

Foster Carer Group - All Saints Family Hub

Are you a parent-to-be or new parent with a baby up to 12 months of age? Triple P Babies provides you with practical strategies to create the best environment for your baby's development and feel more confident as you begin your parenting journey. Learn ways to cope with frequent crying, set up good sleep habits, read your baby's cues, look after yourself and adapt to changes in family life. Booking is essential, please contact the Family Hub directly

Bright Futures are a registered charity working with young women aged 11-25 to give them a brighter future by raising their self-esteem and confidence. A friendly group ran with Bright Futures for young mums aged 25 years or under.

Bright Futures Mothers/ Expecting Mothers under 25 Group (Biddick Hall & Whiteleas)

Learning with Play (SEND) is a group for families with children under 5 years with an additional need or waiting for assessment and is led by early years practitioners.A group for children aged 0 to 5 years with additional needs that promotes quality time for parents / carers and their young children.&nbsp;The session includes sensory, songs and rhymes.&nbsp;This is a drop-in session, no need to book.&nbsp;

Learning with Play 0-1 years (Horsley Hill)

Learning with Play 0 to 1 years is a playgroup suitable for families with children under 1 years and is led by Early Years Practitioners. This group promotes quality time and learning through play as well as information, advice and guidance.&nbsp;

Twins, Triplets and More is a group for parents and carers to attend with their twins, triplets, or quads aged 0-2 years. Babies and children can explore and engage in play while parents and carers can share experiences and support one another. Booking is not required

Twins, Triplets and More - All Saints Family Hub

Learning with Play 0 to 4 years is a playgroup suitable for families with children under 5 years and is led by Early Years Practitioners. This group promotes quality time and learning through play as well as information, advice and guidance.&nbsp; The session includes songs, rhymes, outdoor play, sensory, crafts and messy play. Voluntary contribution of £1.No booking needed, just come along! For more information please call us 0191 456 5418.

Learning with Play 0-4 years (Marine Park)

Learning with Play 0 to 1 years is a playgroup suitable for families with children under 1 years and is led by Early Years Practitioners. This group promotes quality time and learning through play as well as information, advice and guidance.&nbsp; No booking needed, just come along! For more information please call us on 0191 420 7657.

Learning with Play 0-1 years (All Saints)

Twins, Triplets and More is a group for parents and carers to attend with their twins, triplets, or quads aged 0-4 years. Babies and children can explore and engage in play while parents and carers can share experiences and support one another. Booking is not required

Run by Health Visitors, this group provides support, advice and up-to-date information for breastfeeding your baby. It is a great opportunity to meet other breastfeeding parents and share ideas and experiences. This group provides breastfeeding support and advice in several layers from Health Visitors, Community Nursery Nurse, Early Years Practitioners, peer supporters and mum-to-mum in all aspects of breastfeeding. No booking needed, just come along!For more information please call us on 0191 420 7657.

A playgroup for young parents under 21 with children aged 0-4 years.This group promotes quality time and learning through play as well as information, advice and guidance.The session includes songs, rhymes, outdoor play, sensory, crafts and messy play. Voluntary contribution of £1. Booking isn't required.

Solely for dads/male carers with children aged 0-4 years, spend quality time with your kids as they participant in a host of activities such as songs, rhymes, outdoor play, sensory, crafts and messy play. £1 voluntary donationNo booking needed, just come along! For more information please call us on 0191 423 4971.

Learning with Play - Dad's Group (Riverside)

Henry is an 8-week, programme to give babies and young children 0 to 5 years a good start. The programme helps the whole family to adopt a healthier lifestyle, creating more opportunities to play with your children, and helps parents to support their children's health and social development. HENRY workshops include understanding behaviour, looking after we, healthy teeth, fussy eating, and eating well for less. Booking essential, please contact Family Hub directly

HENRY Healthy Family Right From The Start - All Saints Family Hub

Yoga inspired stretches with child in order to promote healthy and deeper sleep patterns, suppleness in joints and muscles, co-ordination and gross motor skills. Who the sessions are for:Age 5 Years + How to book:Booking is essential and must be booked as a block of sessions For further information, prices and to book sessions go to Kalma Life UK: South Tyneside or contact Vicky Thompson directly on 07903931250.

A free session ran by St Johns Ambulance covering areas such as choking baby, bleeding, convulsions - highlighting how to respond in the first instance (focus children under 1 year). Booking is essential, please call your local hub to reserve your space.

Togetherness Antenatal is an evidence-based programme that helps prepare parents for their journey into parenthood. It is a programme that covers subjects such as: helping you and baby through pregnancy &amp; birth, stages of labour, feeding your baby and much more...... For further information and to book onto this course please contact the hosting Family Hub.

Togetherness Antenatal - Riverside Family Hub

A Triple P Positive Parenting Program that helps parents of children aged 6 to 14 to support their child's emotional resilience and manage anxiety. It is not about making a child "fearless" but teaching both parents and children strategies to cope with anxiety and reduce unnecessary worry, ultimately helping the family break free from an anxiety cycle. The program involves a series of sessions, providing parents with a practical toolbox of strategies to use with their children and the whole family. Booking essential, please contact your local Family Hub.

Triple P Fearless - All Saints Family Hub

South Tyneside Family Hubs

Learning with Play 0-1 (Riverside)

Learning with Play 0 - 4 (Bede)

Baby Massage - Riverside Family Hub

Baby Weigh Clinic (Jarrow)

Learning with Play SEND (Biddick Hall)

Breastfeeding Support Group (Boldon)

Learning with Play 0-4 years (Whitburn & Marsden)

Learning with Play 0-4 years (Riverside)

Breastfeeding Support Group (Marine Park)

Learning with Play 0-4 SEND (All Saints)

Baby Weigh Clinic (Marine Park)

Baby Massage (Ridgeway)

Baby Massage - Ridgeway Family Hub

GroBrain Toddler - Riverside Family Hub

Learning with Play SEND (Horsley Hill)

Learning with Play SEND (Boldon)