NCT Birmingham Central

📢 Attention New and Expectant Parents! 🌟

Are you a new or expectant parent navigating the unique journey of parenthood? We need your valuable insights! We're conducting a survey to understand how you use the NCT website and access information about parenthood. Your feedback will help us make it even better for you and other parents.

🌈 Why Participate?
• 💬 Make a Difference! Your opinions and experiences will directly influence the content and resources we provide, ensuring we meet your needs more effectively.

• 🏆 Enter to Win! By completing the survey, you'll be entered into a prize draw for a chance to win a high street voucher.

📝 How to Participate:
1. Click the link below to access the survey.
2. Answer a few simple questions about your experience with our website.
3. Submit your responses and enter the prize draw.

👉 https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SXYQ9R6

Thank you for your time and for helping us create a more supportive and informative space for parents like you. Your feedback is invaluable!

We have spaces available on our 𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗶𝗱 course this Wednesday 7th February 6-8pm.

This 2 hour session is run by Mini First Aid Birmingham and covers CPR, Choking, Bumps, Burns, Breaks, Bleeding, Febrile Seizures and Meningitis & Sepsis Awareness and will give everyone the peace of mind they deserve.

Book your space here https://nct.intrabiz.co.uk/cgi-bin/sys.cgi?action=NCT-product-client_view&id=46187204

From Walk and Talks and Bumps and Babies, Nearly New Sales and Baby Bundles to remote admin and social media roles - there are so many ways to get involved with NCT!

Support local parents, make new friends and learn new skills. Find out more here: https://www.nct.org.uk/get-involved/volunteering

Did you know that emergency services, armed forces and NHS workers qualify for 15% off our courses?

Find out more:

Course discounts | Courses & workshops | NCT Our antenatal classes and postnatal courses provide vital knowledge, skills and support to new parents. We want all parents to access and benefit from our courses, so we offer discounts on the course price.

Want to volunteer but not sure what your options are?
Does your local area need more inclusive, low cost events and activities for parents?
Find out how you can get involved as a volunteer with as little as 2 hours of your time per month: https://forms.office.com/r/LMGteBKR5R

Happy ! If you’re thinking about life after your baby arrives, now is the time to book onto our discounted NCT New Baby Course.
For a limited time only, we’re offering:
💚Half price New Baby course when you book your Antenatal course
💚 £25 off your New Baby course
Our Black Friday sale ends 28 November. You can find more information about the NCT New Baby course, here: https://www.nct.org.uk/courses-workshops/black-friday-offers?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=BlackFriday&utm_content=Volunteers1

Today we're proud to launch our new strategy – For Every Parent. It’s a bold 5-year plan that sets out NCT’s ambition for the future and a clear direction for our charity to reach more people, do more to support new and expectant parents and campaign with impact.

We’re the charity that supports people as they become parents.

Our vision is that everyone who becomes a parent feels confident, connected, and safe because we believe parents help build the foundations of the future.

Over the course of the week we’ll be sharing more of the details, but first, here’s a short video which explains who we are and what we do: https://www.nct.org.uk/about-us/our-strategy

When it comes to children, hot weather can be tricky. Keeping them cool, making sure they don’t get sunburnt and persuading them to keep that hat on can be a parenting challenge.

Check out our 8 top tips for keeping children cool in hot weather https://bit.ly/toptipstostaycool

let us know your top tips in the comments

Our Nearly New Sales are a win-win for everyone. Sellers love the fact they can find a new home for pre-loved toys and clothes while making some extra cash, and buyers benefit from picking up good quality items at very reasonable prices.

Our sales are good for the planet too! Find out more and see if there’s one near you: http://bit.ly/41cXtGL

Get in touch and find out how you could set up a sale in our local area. https://tinyurl.com/volunteerwithNCT

Our Baby First Aid courses provide the essentials to help cope with an injury or emergency. Taking Baby First Aid training can help build your confidence as a parent, whether your child is under one year old or an older child.

Find an online or in-person course here: https://www.nct.org.uk/local-activities-meet-ups/baby-first-aid

Find out how you can get involved as a volunteer with as little as 2 hours of your time per month: https://tinyurl.com/volunteerwithNCT

Happy Volunteers Week 2023

Volunteers are the heart of our community and our volunteers gave 70,000 hours of their time to support parents in their communities over the past year.

Find out how you can get involved as a volunteer with as little as 2 hours of your time per month: https://tinyurl.com/volunteerwithNCT

Want to volunteer but not sure what your options are?

Does your local area need more inclusive, low cost events and activities for parents?

Find out how you can get involved as a volunteer with as little as 2 hours of your time per month: https://tinyurl.com/volunteerwithNCT

Are you interested in supporting parents-to-be by leading antenatal courses? Here’s a glimpse into what our training to become an NCT course leader looks like.

Find more info here: https://bit.ly/3M8WSQx

What is training to become an NCT antenatal teacher like? Here’s a glimpse into what training to become an NCT practitioner looks like. Students and tutors from our CertHE NCT Perinatal Education and Practice course...

NCT volunteers make a life-changing difference to parents in the community. But we need more volunteers. Could you help? There are plenty of ways you can get involved. Find out more: bit.ly/NCTVolunteering

Have you thought about what you can do to fight climate change this year? Organising an NCT Nearly New Sale in your local community can be a really rewarding way to be more green. Find out more: bit.ly/NCTVolunteering

Calling all the Dad Superheroes as Fathers Day approaches!

Did NCT make a difference to you when your parenting journey began? Could YOU now make a difference to NCT?! We’re looking for superheroes to run the Virtual London Marathon for NCT this October – could that be YOU??

Amazing Jon ran & fundraised for NCT in the 2021 Virtual London Marathon. Here’s why he chose to run for our charity;
‘My partner and I were teenage parents and we were offered a bursary on our antenatal course to enable us to attend our local NCT course. This gave us the vital knowledge for labour, birth and early parenting and we made some lifelong friends and an awesome support network from it!
It inspired my wife Lily to go on and train with NCT and she is an antenatal and breast feeding practitioner to date. So I thought this would be an awesome opportunity for me to do something for a great organisation!’

Feeling inspired? Find out more & register your interest by visiting;
https://www.nct.org.uk/.../fundr.../tcs-london-marathon-2022