Our ABCD Best Start community builder for Waddon, Natalia, met a local mum of 3 at her Ideas Fair in December 2016 in Minster Nursery and Infants School. She was a very open, caring and giving person. Already part of a small group of mums who visit each other houses for breakfasts and get togethers, where they get to share their struggles and happy times, this mum felt that the group was now ready to share their knowledge and experience with the wider community (some of them are midwifes, others have different professional qualifications).

Their vision is to have a common place where parents and children can meet, socialise, distress and share their problems, a place where they can find a person to call a friend. The aims of this support group will be to have:

* A place where all are welcome and can have a good laugh to reduce tension because in her view a problem shared is a problem half solved

* A place where both parents and children feel important and listened to

* A place with no judgement but understanding 

* A place to find direction and offer all the help available if needed. 

Parents in this group will be encouraged to share their daily challenges and experiences in order to help others going through relatively similar problems. The group will try to help reduce loneliness that lots of parents feel by offering friendly atmosphere and environment. All combined with different pampering sessions to help parents feel good and positive about themselves. 

The sessions will also include fun sessions for the children to learn different cultures through story time, music and play, they will explore other languages from around the world. So, watch this space as the project unfolds!