Tiny Happy People is a 成人论坛 website full of advice that midwives can share with expectant and new parents. We cover all manner of concerns families may have during pregnancy and beyond, from perinatal mental health to pre- and post-birth bonding, children's early development and newborn care.
Across the Tiny Happy People site, you'll find videos modelling best practice and offering clear and concise explanations that parents and families may find useful. These are all evidence-based and have been quality-checked by panels of professionals including midwives, health visitors and speech and language therapists.
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These resources may prove useful to you as part of antenatal education sessions in particular, but you may also like to refer parents to specific films, articles and content collections to look at following antenatal and post-birth appointments.
Below you'll find a suggested selection of resources you might find useful to share with families at antenatal and post-natal contact points. Just click on the heading to be directed to the relevant links.
As well as the below website resources, you may want to recommend our accessible, warm and welcoming and channels to parents you work with - just suggest they follow @bbctinyhappypeople.
Antenatal contact
Pregnancy advice. collection
Our pregnancy section is the home of everything pregnancy-related on Tiny Happy People.
Bonding with bump. collection
A collection of films modelling in utero bonding activities that parents might try following on from an antenatal visit, as well as films detailing how talking to bump benefits babies' development in the womb.
Wellbeing during pregnancy. collection
Films and articles that could help reinforce a lot of the messages you're giving around wellbeing during pregnancy, including content on healthy eating, exercise and mental health.
What to pack for labour
A handy list of things families might forget to prepare in their birth bag.
How partners can help with the birth
A list of ways partners can help out during labour.
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Development in the womb
The science of singing to bump. video
An animation explaining to parents how their baby is able to hear in the womb, giving them reasons for talking and singing to bump.
How babies are born ready for language learning. video
An animation explaining how babies are ready to listen out for language even before birth.
How babies start processing sounds in the womb. video
A speech and language therapist explains what's going on when parents speak to bump. Useful for backing up messaging around antenatal bonding, language learning and brain development.
When do babies' brains start growing and how can you help them? video
Two films and an article to share with parents around their role in baby's brain development both in the womb and post-birth.
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A leaflet to take with you for an antenatal visit. Includes QR codes linking to Tiny Happy People films to share with parents.
Post-natal contact
Newborn advice. collection
Our newborn advice hub has all sorts of advice for newborn care, covering topics including feeding, crying and bonding.
25 easy ways to bond with babies
A big list of simple bonding activities that parents can try with their baby from their earliest days, with links through to video demonstrations.
Feeding advice. collection
Our feeding content collection includes advice on choosing how to feed your baby, babies' feeding cues and coping with night feeds.
8 reasons babies might be crying
A useful list to share with parents of the different reasons their baby may cry, so that they know what needs to look out for.
5 ways babies communicate from day one
5 different visual communication cues babies give - ideal for sharing with new parents so they can look out for them with their own baby.
0-3 month activities. collection
Our 0-3 month activity collection is full of ideas for chat and play to stimulate newborns - you might like to refer parents here for ideas once discharged.
Face to face interaction
Why get face to face with your baby? video
Our Tools for Talking film gives a simple explanation of how parents need to get up close and make eye contact to engage their newborn in chat and play.
How far can newborn babies see? video
Our Speech Lab film demonstrates to parents the focal range of newborn babies, reinforcing the importance of close face-to-face interaction.
Chatting through nappy changes. video
A demonstration of how nappy changes are the ideal opportunity for face-to-face chats with newborns.
Singing during feeding. video
A film demonstrating a simple way to build interaction into an everyday routine with a newborn.
Why your touch is great for your baby's development. video
In this film, Dr Michelle Peter explains to parents the importance of their touch to children's early learning and bonding.
How eye contact is so important to babies' learning. video
An animation explaining the importance of eye contact for babies to engage with parents talking.
Speaking to newborns
How babies tune into sing-song voices. video
A speech and language therapist explains how babies find it more engaging to listen the sing-song 'baby voices' we use.
Is baby talk good for babies? video
This short animation gives parents a clear explanation of why baby talk helps babies to concentrate on what they're saying.
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Parental wellbeing
Mums' wellbeing. collection
A collection of films and articles to support women's mental health when they become mums.
Dads' wellbeing. collection
A collection of films and articles supporting men's mental health when they become dads.
How to cope with constant crying
Tips from ICON on how parents can cope when their baby won't stop crying - ideal for reassuring new parents who are concerned about crying.
