HENRY is a charitable organisation who are passionate about babies and children getting the best possible start in life. This means supporting the whole family to make positive lifestyle changes, creating healthier and happier home environments, and building healthier communities.
HENRY in Orkney
NHS Orkney are delivering two HENRY Healthy Families 8-week programmes right here in Orkney in-person or online; Healthy Families: Right from the Start (0-5 yrs) and Healthy Families: Growing up (6-12 yrs).
Healthy Families: Right from the Start (HFRFTS). This programme is an 8-week programme for parents of babies and children under 5.
The programme provides a range of support and skills to help build upon and achieve a healthy and fun lifestyle for the whole family. Supporting families to make healthy lifestyle changes focusing on nutrition, physical activity, emotional well-being and healthy routines.
HENRY Healthy Families: Growing Up (HFGU) 8-week programme for parents/carers of primary school children aged 5 – 12 years.
The programme provides a range of support, skills and resources to help build upon and achieve a healthy lifestyle focusing on building parents’ confidence and strengths. Together the group will explore key themes such as emotional well-being, whole family lifestyle habits, mealtimes, screen time, sleep and physical activity.
In-person groups run for 2.5 hours each week.
Online groups run for 2 – 2.5 hour each week.
See our HENRY leaflets for the topics covered each week:
Healthy Families Right from the Start
Committing to a full programme can be overwhelming, especially if we’re not sure it’s the right fit, this is where HENRY workshops come in. Each workshop covers a specific topic in a 1.5-2-hour session. These are a great way to give it a go and learn alongside other parents in Orkney.
If you or someone you know is interested in joining our Healthy Families programme or attending a workshop, please complete our ‘Get in Touch’ form or scan the QR code — and we’ll be in touch soon.
If you are a professional and would like to hear more about the HENRY project, please contact our local HENRY team at ork.henry@nhs.scot
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HENRY Workshops
Starting Solids (2-8 months)
Starting Solids is a new chapter for you and your baby, this workshop will increase your confidence to introduce your baby to solid food from the age of 6 months.
The workshop will help support you:
- When your baby is ready to try solid food
- What foods to start with
- When your baby is hungry and when they’ve had enough
- How to make mealtimes an enjoyable experience for both of you
Eat Well for Less (0-12 years)
This workshop includes tips for cheaper, healthier shopping baskets helping the whole family to eat well for less and sharing recipes for simple, healthy low-cost meals.
- Sharing tips for shopping on a budget.
- Menu planning to avoid waste and encourage healthy eating.
- Shopping to a menu plan and budget.
- Recipes for simple, healthy, low-cost meals.
Fussy Eating (0-7 years)
Do you find mealtimes stressful? Our Fussy Eating workshop can provide new ideas to encourage your little one to try and to enjoy new foods.
As parents we want to enjoy mealtimes as a family and for our children to eat well. The Fussy eating workshop will provide support and new ideas for:
How to encourage your child to try new foods – and begin to enjoy them!
Child-friendly foods that provide what they need to grow and be healthy
Happier family mealtimes so you can enjoy eating together as a family
Healthy Teeth (0-5 years)
Developing your skills, knowledge and motivation to support oral health in early life.
- Why oral health in early years is so important.
- Effective toothbrushing routines and techniques.
- A healthy diet for healthy teeth.
- When to take children to the dentist.
Let’s Get Active (0-5 years)
Building your confidence and knowledge of active games for 0 to 5 year olds and adopting an active lifestyle as a family.
- Why active play is important.
- Parents as active role models.
- Sharing ideas for indoor and outdoor play.
- Parenting skills and strategies to encourage active play and reduce screen time.
Understanding Children’s Behaviour (0-12 years)
An opportunity to find out what drives your child’s behaviour.
- Understanding behaviour, feelings and needs
- Listening skills
- Empathy
Looking after Ourselves Workshop (Parents)
Family life can be stressful, this workshop helps you to find ways to look after yourself and stay calm so you can juggle everything better.
Share experiences of daily life with young children
Recognising signs of stress
Recharging our batteries
Develop an on-going support group with other parents and carers
If you or someone you know is interested in joining our Healthy Families programme or attending a workshop, please complete our ‘Get in Touch’ form or scan the QR code — and we’ll be in touch soon.
If you are a professional and would like to hear more about the HENRY project, please contact our local HENRY team at ork.henry@nhs.scot