All families with a child under five years old have access to a Health Visiting Team in North Yorkshire. These consist of health visitors and assistant practitioners/nursery nurses, who are responsible for delivering a series of routine appointments to all families. They also offer additional support to families when needed and can offer practical advice and support on a range of topics related to parenting. You can find out more about the service and useful resources by visiting the website Growing Healthy in North Yorkshire.

New sleep support workshops for North Yorkshire families

The way sleep support is provided for children and young people in North Yorkshire is changing.

The current one-to-one sleep support offer is moving to online group workshops, helping the service to support more families within the available capacity.

The workshops will provide parents and carers with practical sleep information and strategies, with online follow-up drop-in sessions available after the workshop.

How to access the workshops

Families can access the offer by completing the referral form. Once the form has been submitted, workshop information and an invitation will be sent directly to the parent/carer.

Families can also find further information, advice and resources to help with sleep on The Sleep Charity website.

Most parents (especially first time parents) find things very challenging at times. Your child doesn’t need you to be a perfect parent – good enough is fine! But if you feel overwhelmed or you need some extra support it is available. If you are experiencing problems with your mental health during pregnancy or in the first year after birth this is called perinatal mental health. Support is available, it’s important to talk to your GP or Health Visitor to get the right advice and information.