2 to 4 years
During this time, your child will be offered a developmental review looking at your child’s social, emotional, behavioural and language development.
Your toddler's health
During this time, your child will be offered a developmental review looking at your child’s social, emotional, behavioural and language development.
The resource Tiny Happy People from the BBC is excellent is helping you to develop your child’s communication skills through interaction and play.
Child Development
Community nursery nurses and staff nurses work closely with health visitors to make sure you have all the support you need to help your child develop to their full potential. They can work with you in your home, in nursery or in the Family Hubs on a one to one basis or in groups to encourage all areas of development.
If you feel you would benefit from support from your community nursery nurse or staff nurse, please speak to your child’s health visitor or telephone 01429 292444.
Early Language
Make the most of everyday opportunities to chat with your baby or toddler, especially while you are out and about. It will help them learn new words and develop their communication skills.
The downloadable Walk and Talk NHS cards help you talk to your baby or child while you are out and about. This will help develop their speech and communication skills. Here you’ll discover tips, activities and prompts to have exciting new conversations
Visit Talking to your child when you’re out and about – Words for Life for more information on why talking to your child is so important for language development, and find a list of age specific activities you can do with your toddler to support their language and literacy development.
Useful Links
Early language – Early language key messages booklet
Help your child learn to talk – NHS
Early language development and chid’s progress tracker – Speech and Language UK
Sleep and bedtime routines
Immunisations
2-2.5 year developmental review
At 2-2.5 years of age your health visiting service will offer your child a developmental review. This review will focus on your child’s social, emotional, behavioural and language development using tools known as the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ) 3 and Ages and Stages Questionnaire: Social Emotional (ASQ:SE).
It will respond to any concerns about physical health, growth, development, hearing or vision and offer guidance to parents/carers on behaviour management and what to do if they become worried about their child.
It will offer information and guidance on promoting language development and will offer advice on nutrition and physical activity for the family and raise awareness of dental care, immunisations, accident prevention, sleep management, toilet training and sources of parenting advice and information and identify progress towards the Ready for School entitlement.
Child's behaviour
As children don’t come with instruction manuals, help is at hand, click on the links below for information and videos on looking after your child, if you have any questions feel free to contact our health visiting teams.
Useful Links
Guide to Positive Parenting – NSPCC Learning
Dealing with child behavioural problems – NHS
Solihull Approach
You can use the Solihull Approach online guide support courses available to access 24/7 that will teach you in depth about understanding your child and their behaviour, find out more here
Offering advice and support for parents
Hartlepool Family Hubs offer a wide range of free support for parents to help you on your parenting journey.
Providing free support for families
Being a new parent can be overwhelming, and we want to make sure that you have the resources and support you need.
What's On
All of our Family Hubs run in-person events every week.
Take a look at what’s on this week and call to book your place.
- Every Monday
Navigator Drop-In
- Free drop-in session to speak to our friendly navigators about any and all issues.
- 2pm - 3pm
- Rossmere Family Hub
- Every Monday
Story Time
- Drop-in group. Fun reading activities for children under 5 with their parents/carers.
- 1.30pm - 2.45pm
- Rossmere Family Hub
- Every Monday
Stories and Rhymes
- For all children under 5 years.
- 10am - 11am & 1pm - 2pm
- Community Hub Central
- Every Tuesday
Stories and Rhymes
- For all children under 5 years.
- 10am - 11am
- Community Hub South
- Every Tuesday
Free Play Session
- Drop-in group. Come and join us for a fun session for all children under 5 years.
- 1pm - 2.30pm
- Middleton Grange Family Hub
- Every Tuesday
Stories and Rhymes
- For all children under 5 years.
- 1.30pm - 2.30pm
- Seaton Carew Library
- Every Wednesday
Sing and Sign
- Payable session of £5 cash only on entry to session. 20 children's spaces available - first come, first served. Suitable for all children under 5.
- 1.45pm - 2.30pm
- Rossmere Family Hub
- Every Wednesday
Stories and Rhymes
- For all children under 5 years.
- 10am - 11am
- Throston Grange Library
- Every Thursday
Free Play Session
- Drop-in group. Come and join us for a fun session for all children under 5 years.
- 9.30am - 11am
- Middleton Grange Family Hub
- Every Thursday
Stories and Rhymes
- For all children under 5 years.
- 10am - 11am
- Community Hub Central
- Every Thursday
Play and Learn
- Referral only. Fun activities for children under 5 to enhance learning.
- 1.30pm - 3pm
- Miers Avenue Family Hub
- Every Friday
Health Visitor Advice Drop-In & Baby Weigh Clinic
- Play opportunity for non-walkers, baby weigh in and get your free healthy start scheme vitamins.
- 9.30am - 11am
- Rossmere Family Hub
- Every Friday
Stories and Rhymes
- For all children under 5 years.
- 10am - 11am
- Headland Library
Register with us
Fill out the form below for updates on our in person and virtual classes and other types of support relevant to you! Please download and read the Consent Form before applying.
Register with us
Fill out the form below for updates on our in person and virtual classes and other types of support relevant to you! Please download and read the Consent Form before applying.
