Parent Infant Foundation CEO. Interests - maternity, early years, parenting & patient safety. Trying to be kind, loving and respectful. All views my own.
Nearly 1 in 4 employers still don’t provide the adjustments disabled staff need. Our new guidance offers 15 practical steps to change that.
Let’s build inclusive, thriving workplaces.
👉 https://t.co/iB9wd9Cyq5
The video from our latest lunchtime webinar is now online.
It looked at the recommendations made in the Manifesto for Babies and the progress being made against them.
https://t.co/MCYbAdXenm
"Currently there are just 50 parent-infant teams across the UK. It is estimated that there are over 100,000 babies in the UK at risk of disorganised attachment. So teams only reach around 5 per cent of vulnerable families."
Tamora Langley has written for @politicshome about the fact that too many babies are suffering from a lack of early-months bonding.
Read her contribution 👇
https://t.co/ffLNYF2pWW
We're delighted to be working with @EarlyChildhood as an early adopter of their new series of animated films to support the social and emotional development of babies & young children. Together, we can promote nurturing relationships & give every child the best start in life. Watch + share: https://t.co/UhXLEn24Ac
@barnardos@wesstreeting@JanetDaby Really powerful stories and such great work done by the whole @barnardos team. Thanks for flying the flag for investment in babies, children and families.
🎉Tomorrow marks the start of the 6th annual #BabyCommunicationWeek!
Here's a round up of what Baby Communication Week is, the big vision, and the background to this year's theme #BornToConnect.
We hope you'll join in this great opportunity to raise awareness of babies voices.
🎉 It’s here! Episode 1 of Born Ready, our new mini-series for #BabyCommunicationWeek25!
Discover how newborns can hear and recognize familiar voices, turn toward sound, and even show a natural preference for faces over other shapes.
https://t.co/nwIvqOYCMQ
#BornReady
In response to today's #SpendingReview, @CampaignsKeith has welcomed commitment to expanding the Family Hubs programme, but is disappointed by the lack of clarity around funding for #StartForLife services, particularly during #IMHAW2025
Full statement 👉https://t.co/hCSVKGCLoU
Its Infant Mental Health Awareness Week & we're asking policymakers, commissioners & service planners, 'Who is holding the baby?'
We're stating the week at 1pm today with a webinar to launch our new #Whoisholdingthebaby report.
Last tickets👇 https://t.co/KbbuQuNIJ1 #IMHAW2025
Free #IMHAW025 webinar!
Join us to kick start #IMHAW2025 on Mon 9th June, 1pm, as we launch our new report ‘Who is holding the baby?’.
Hear from the Parent-Infant Foundation & @mayaellisuk, Chair of the #APPGonBabies (Pregnancy to Age 2).
Book here👉https://t.co/KbbuQuNIJ1
It’s #InfantMentalHealthAwarenessWeek 💜 In neonatal units, the quietest person - the baby - still has a voice. 👶 When we slow down, tune in, and respond with empathy, we shift from doing to babies to being with them. Are we truly seeing, hearing, understanding them? 💞
The children who need Government's opportunity mission most. Children in England’s most deprived areas are over 2x as far from achieving govt's target of 75% of young children to reach a “good level of development”, compared with most affluent areas. https://t.co/9ShpqWchtl
iHV supports #IMHAW2025. We are excited to be leading a second phase of research, funded by @Earlychildhood around #HealthVisitors use of the Alarm Distress Baby Scale (ADBB) to better observe and interpret the ways that babies communicate
https://t.co/LgSk2vA90d
#HealthVisiting
We’re one of 70+ orgs united in standing with the Prime Minister’s commitment to the early years. Together, we’re urging @Keir_Starmer to support children & families from conception to reception by making this ambition a reality at the #SpendingReview2025. https://t.co/jcpOw1l47p
Great article from @CampaignsKeith at the @ParentInfantFdn
https://t.co/YlH50JHzfK
Another motivating reminder of the importance of all our work support babies' relationships with their caregivers.
🌹The LabourList team are excited to announce we'll be holding a special online event, in partnership with the @ParentInfantFdn, to discuss what the Labour Missions mean for babies?👶
We'll be joined by National Mission Champions @rosie_wrighting and @sarahsmithlab, CEO of the Parent-Infant Foundation @CampaignsKeith, and @LisaMarsland3 from Mersey Care NHS Trust.
Get your free tickets here: https://t.co/PsbvcsxuGo
🌹The LabourList team are excited to announce we'll be holding a special online event, in partnership with the @ParentInfantFdn, to discuss what the Labour Missions mean for babies?👶
We'll be joined by National Mission Champions @rosie_wrighting and @sarahsmithlab, CEO of the Parent-Infant Foundation @CampaignsKeith, and @LisaMarsland3 from Mersey Care NHS Trust.
Get your free tickets here: https://t.co/3DhJPUqLKf
This #MaternalMentalHealthAwarenessWeek we are spotlighting the impact that third sector services have.
A mum, supported by @CrossReach, shared the life-changing impact that counselling had for them.
Read more in our latest report 👉https://t.co/vxXGv7rvQ7
#MaternalMHMatters