WSCC Family Hubs: Baby Grow with Five to Thrive

About

This is a West Sussex County Council service with 'five to thrive'.

Respond, Cuddle, Relax, Play, Talk: your child's brain grows better when you do these five simple things to feed their growing brain. Find out more at your Local Best Start Family Hub.

From 'five to thrive' information:

Communicating
Human brains need language in order to work properly.
All the words, sounds, signs, symbols, or objects that you use to communicate build patterns in your baby’s brain that will help them to make sense of their life.

Playing
Your face, your movements, and your tone of voice all stimulate your baby’s brain.
Playfulness promotes healthy development at all levels of the brain.

Self-regulating stress
Settling and calming yourself settles your baby.
The brain works best when we are calm and alert.

Engaging and matching
Your baby picks up signals from your body when you are close together.
This switches on the baby’s brain and body to connect to you.

Responding and assessing needs
You notice your baby’s needs and feelings.
This switches on your brain and body to connect to your baby.

This is evidence-based research on attachment between young children and their carers. What happens to your baby shapes their brain, and the most important thing that happens to your baby is you!

What we do

• If you are interested in finding out more about 'Five to Thrive', please visit your local family hub who can share information or refer to the resources on the web page.

Age range

0-5

Wheelchair accessible

Yes

Free to use

Yes