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Interesting (and free!) courses from Horsham Best Start Family Hub 😊

Half-term fun in our park! ☀️

📢 come and visit Bennets Road Allotment this Saturday!

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Happy Lunar New Year to the all the families and friends of Horsham Montessori who are celebrating it!
May the Year of the Horse bring you good health, steady success, and growing prosperity 🐎🧧🐉

There’s lots going on in Horsham this festive season. Check out Springboard Your Horsham Horsham Museum & Art Gallery West Sussex County Council #horsham #Christmas #horshamfamilyhub #horshamfamilies #family #familytime #local #events #whatsonhorsham #whatson #thingstodo #inhorsham #festiveseason #EarlyHelp

If your child was born between 1 September 2021 and 31 August 2022, they are elegible to start school in September 2026.
Admissions are now open, apply online at: westsussex.gov.uk/admissions.
DEADLINE: Thursday 15 January 2026!

Interested in expert techniques and practical tips to support your child’s development? Have a look at this 🌈

Join us for an engaging session in partnership with BBC CBeebies Parenting. We’ll be joined by Janet Cooper, Speech and Language Therapist from Stoke Speaks Out, who will share expert techniques and practical tips to support your child’s development at every stage.

📅 Tuesday 4 November 6.45pm - 7.45pm
📍Online

This Family Connect is a chance for parents and carers to explore the full breadth of what BBC CBeebies Parenting has to offer - from pregnancy through to the early years. You’ll discover a wide range of free, trusted resources, including:

- Short films and animations that model everyday interactions to boost bonding and communication
- Expert advice on speech, language, emotional wellbeing, and child development
- Activities and play ideas tailored to each developmental stage
- Tips and techniques to support routines, transitions, and responsive parenting

Janet will guide us through key strategies to use at each stage of your little one’s journey, with a focus on practical, easy-to-use techniques that make a real difference in everyday life.

Book your free place! https://bit.ly/4nkrf6P

Do Not Confuse Your Child's Wants with Needs

Children will always want more. More toys, more treats, more screen time, more time at the playground, etc. But wants are not the same as needs...

Our job as caregivers is not to be our children’s friends or to keep them happy all the time. Our role is to protect their well-being and guide their growth.

A child’s brain is not yet developed enough to know what is best for them. The prefrontal cortex, the part responsible for judgment, impulse control, and long-term thinking, does not fully mature until well into young adulthood. This means children are wired to seek immediate comfort, not to make decisions with their future health and development in mind.

That is why it falls on us to make decisions in their best interests.

Establishing and upholding boundaries provides the structure and safety they cannot yet create for themselves. These boundaries are not punishments, they are protections. They ensure children get what truly sustains them: rest, healthy eating habits, connection, play, physical safety, and emotional security.

Children will oftentimes feel frustrated or disappointed when we hold those boundaries, and that is okay! In fact, it is necessary. Working through those moments with the support of a calm, steady adult is how they build resilience and learn to regulate big feelings.

Wants bring comfort in the moment. Needs build the foundation for lifelong growth. Knowing the difference, and being willing to hold the line, is one of the greatest responsibilities of parenthood.

🩺 Updated childhood vaccination schedule 💉

Illnesses like measles and whooping cough can spread very easily between children who are not vaccinated. These illnesses can make children very sick, leading to hospital stays or lifelong problems. It is important that vaccines are given on time for the best protection. If a child is not vaccinated, they are not protected. It is never too late to have vaccinations.

There have been recent changes to the childhood vaccination schedule, please follow the link to this NHS page for more info: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/routine-childhood-immunisation-schedule/routine-childhood-immunisations-from-1-july-2025-babies-born-from-1-july-2024

If in doubt, don’t hesitate to speak to your GP or visit https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/campaigns/childhood-immunisations/ #1 😊

Routine childhood immunisations from 1 July 2025 (babies born from 1 July 2024) We’d like to set additional cookies to understand how you use GOV.UK, remember your settings and improve government services.