The online courses are designed to increase the confidence of parents-to-be, mums, dads, grandparents, and carers. NHS experts and parents have developed them through an evidence-based model known as the Solihull Approach.
All the courses can be completed flexibly, at your own pace. Each of the course modules takes around 15 to 20 minutes to complete. Each course contains several modules.
All the courses are FREE for Warwickshire residents using the access code BEAR.
There’s also a selection of other online and face-to-face courses for parents, covering a wide range of topics.
Antenatal
Understanding pregnancy, labour, birth and your baby
Understanding pregnancy, labour, birth and your baby is for all parents, grandparents, and carers expecting to welcome a new baby.
It has been designed to include all the practical information and advice you might expect from a traditional antenatal class with the additional benefit of support around emotional and mental well-being for you and your baby.
Online learning - Understanding pregnancy, birth and your baby
Understanding pregnancy, labour, birth and your baby: for women couples
Understanding pregnancy, labour, birth and your baby: for women couples has been tailored for women couples. It is also for any grandparents/carers expecting to welcome your new baby.
It includes all the practical information and advice of a traditional antenatal class with the additional benefit of support around emotional and mental well-being for you and your baby.
Online Learning - Understanding pregnancy: for women couples
Postnatal
Understanding your baby
Understanding your baby is for all parents, grandparents, and carers welcoming a new baby.
It has been designed to include all the practical information and advice you might hope for from a traditional baby group, with additional support around emotional and mental well-being for you and your baby.
The resources and information included are focused on the first year of your baby’s life.
Online learning - Understanding your baby (for all)
Understanding your preterm or sick baby in hospital
Understanding your preterm or sick baby in hospital is for all parents, grandparents, and carers of babies experiencing neonatal care.
It has been designed to help you develop a strong and connected relationship with your baby and includes both practical information about caring for your baby as well as information about their developmental needs and guidance for feeding, sleeping, and crying.
Online learning - Your preterm or sick baby in hospital
Understanding your preterm or sick baby now you’re home
Understanding your preterm or sick baby now you’re home is for all parents, grandparents, and carers of babies who are settling in at home after experiencing neonatal care.
It has been designed to help you develop a strong and connected relationship with your baby and includes practical information about caring for your baby, developmental needs and guidance for feeding, sleeping, and crying.
Online learning - Your preterm or sick baby now you're home
Children and young people
Understanding your child: from toddler to teenager
Understanding your child: from toddler to teenager is for all parents, grandparents, and carers of children aged between six months to 19 years.
The resources are tailored so that whatever their age, you can use the ideas and techniques to help better understand your child, their emotions, and how to nurture them.
Online learning - Understanding your child: from toddler to teenager
Understanding your child with additional needs
This course is for parents and carers of children who may be neurodiverse, have a physical or learning disability or may be autistic.
Whatever their developmental age, these ideas and techniques may help you better understand your child and how to help process or manage their emotions.
Online learning - Understanding your child with additional needs
Understanding your child’s feelings
Understanding your child’s feelings is important for all parents, grandparents, and carers of children aged between six months to 19 years.
The resources are tailored so that whatever their age, you can use the ideas and techniques to help better understand your child’s feelings and behaviour to nurture them.
Online learning - Understanding your child’s feelings
Understanding your teenager’s brain
Understanding your teenager’s brain can help you to understand and read their behaviours and how you might best support them in this critical period.
The relationship you share remains one of the most important for nurturing their well-being and helping them to thrive as kind, sociable, and resilient people throughout their lives.
Online learning - Understanding your teenager’s brain
Understanding your child’s mental health and wellbeing
Understanding your child’s mental health and wellbeing will help you to connect with your child.
The course aims to provide a deeper understanding for parents. It will help you nurture confidence, resilience, and empathy, setting your child up to thrive.
Online learning - Understanding your child’s mental health and wellbeing
Understanding the impact of the pandemic on your child
Understanding the impact of the pandemic on your child could help you to better understand their behaviour and emotional well-being.
You may have noticed that their interests have changed since returning to school, that your child is more anxious, or you have concerns about their social life.
Online learning - Understanding the impact of the pandemic on your child
Understanding the impact of the pandemic on your teenager
The course has been tailored to address the significance of this disruption in adolescence, a major development period for emotional wellbeing.
It could help you to better understand your teenager’s behaviour, such as how their interests have changed, their anxieties, or social life concerns.
Online learning - Understanding the impact of the pandemic on your teenager
Moving up; for parents and carers of children moving up to a new school
Moving up and changing school is a big change for children and parents/caregivers. It’s a new stage of growing independence and separation. Fears and worries are normal as well as excitement.
As parents, your role is to help children cope with and overcome their fears, nurturing them to feel brave and capable.
For adults
Understanding your relationships
Understanding your relationships is here for you.
Designed by experienced psychologists and practitioners the course aims to empower you to understand your emotions, needs and communication styles, transforming your relationships for the better.
Understanding your own trauma
Understanding your own trauma is for people who have experienced trauma at any point in their lives, perhaps through loss, bereavement, an accident, or illness.
It is also for those who want to support friends or family through trauma.
Online Learning - Understanding your own trauma
Useful links
- Understanding your brain (course for teenagers)
- Understanding your feelings (course for teenagers)
- Understanding brain development (course for professionals)
- Understanding attachment (course for professionals)
- Understanding trauma (course for professionals)
- Family Information Service
- Youth Service
- Mental health and wellbeing