HENRY Parenting Programme (Healthy Start, Brighter Future)
If you have a child aged 0-5, we would like to invite you to attend our free 8-week HENRY parenting programme.
HENRY Parenting Programme (0 to 5)
HENRY is an 8‑week programme that helps families enjoy a healthy and happy start.
What is HENRY about?
HENRY helps you:
- feel more confident about everyday parenting
- understand your child better, their needs, feelings and behaviour
- make healthy habits easier, including:
- enjoying healthy meals
- knowing how much food children need
- being active together
- improve family routines, such as mealtimes, screen time and managing emotions
- look after yourself as a parent
- learn about healthy teeth, solid foods and portion sizes
- meet other local families and feel supported
- enjoy friendly, safe and non‑judgemental sessions full of practical tips
All families receive a fantastic, practical HENRY toolkit designed to support you right through your HENRY journey.
HENRY programme details
Courses run face‑to‑face or virtually, Monday to Friday, and are available as morning, afternoon or evening sessions.
Each course includes:
- Eight weekly sessions (around 2 hours each)
- Sessions run on the same day and time each week
Who can join?
- Parents and carers who live in Leeds and have a child aged 0 to 5 years. For HENRY 5 to 12 courses, visit HENRY 5 to 12: Healthy families growing up
- We welcome mums, dads, grandparents, and other family members.
- Please try to attend all 8 sessions.
- There is no crèche for the face to face programmes so please plan childcare.
Important information
You must have a Leeds postcode to join.
Spaces are limited so if you are no longer able to attend please let us know. You can find our contact details in the ‘contact us’ section on this page.
Your attendance is recorded in your NHS Health Record.
You may be contacted for feedback.
Course outline
Session 1: What’s a healthy start?
A look at what helps children grow well, feel safe and get the best start in life.
Session 2: Balancing acts
Thinking about what we eat and how to balance caring for children with looking after ourselves.
Session 3: Parenting styles and limits
Exploring different parenting styles and how simple limits, routines and rewards can support children.
Session 4: Healthy eating habits
Learning about family eating habits, mealtime routines and creating a calm mealtime environment.
Session 5: Learning new skills
Looking at how children learn, why guided choices help, and fun ways to keep children active.
Session 6: Eating well
Understanding solid foods, portion sizes, food facts and how to read food labels.
Session 7: Feelings, needs and calm moments
Focusing on behaviour, feelings and needs, and how calm moments and empathy support children and parents.
Session 8: Solutions and healthy teeth
Reviewing the positive changes families have made and learning about oral health and hygiene.
Book onto a HENRY programme
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What parents say about HENRY
“My experience of HENRY has exceeded all expectations, as it was sold to me as a healthy eating programme, but it was MUCH more! The HENRY programme has given me so many tools and friends for life, I have nothing but positive feedback by the way it was delivered and loved attending each week. The 8-week programme went so quickly because all the topics were so interesting”.
“Really enjoyed the programme and conversations with other parents during the sessions.”
“HENRY really helped me. I enjoyed the books and resources, and my daughter loved them too. The group helped me learn new ideas, meet other parents, and realise I was doing better than I thought. I just needed a little boost. By the end, I felt more confident and proud of how I was growing as a parent.”
“It was helpful and I will be using what I have learnt in making day to day life better for me and my children”
