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Activities at home

Zoom around in cardboard race cars Let your kids zoom through the living room in their very own race car.   Make a cardboard dollhouse Create your own dollhouse, as intricate or as simple as you’d like.   Blow bubbles Go buy some bubbles at…

NDD Local Services and Support - Independent Life Skills

All young people need to develop skills which enable to them to live their lives as independently as possible as adults.  Many of us take these skills for granted, but for some young people, this can offer a real sense of achievement and freedom and…

Things to do

Getting out and about with your baby or toddler can be great for their development as well as a welcome opportunity to meet other parents and develop some peer support. It is sometimes overwhelming to see the number of different activities on offer and so…

11-14 years old

There are a range of services available to families with a child or children who have a disability or additional need. For more information please use the links shown below.

NDD Local Services and Support - Family Wellbeing

Children’s wellbeing is connected to their parents’ (mental and physical) wellbeing more than any other influence in their lives and parents and children do not exist in isolation. Our upbringing and family life shapes us, gives us context to the world around us – our…

NDD Local Services and Support - Mental Health

What is mental health? We all have mental health, just like we all have physical health. Sometimes we feel well, and sometimes we don’t. Mental health is complicated because it’s about how we think, feel and act, and this is always changing. When our mental…

NDD Local Services and Support - Parenting Supporting

Being a parent is both rewarding and challenging.  All children are unique and families too but there are often common themes that are relevant to all parents. It is perfectly normal to sometimes wonder if you are getting things right or if there is perhaps…

NDD Local Services and Support - Healthy Relationships

We all want children to grow up healthy, happy, safe and able to manage the challenges and opportunities of modern Britain. From September 2020 all primary age children will be taught Relationships and Health Education in school. Your child’s school will have flexibility to deliver the content in a…

NDD Local Services and Support - Speech, Language and Communication Needs

Children with Speech, Language and Communication Difficulties: As with other developmental skills and milestones, the age at which children learn language and start talking can vary. Some children take a little longer - when those around them know about the stages of communication development and…