Health and wellbeing
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- Services
- Children with additional needs
- Healthy lifestyles
- Pregnancy and babies
- Sexual health and teenage pregnancy
- Under fives
- Speech and language
- Drugs and alcohol
- Anger and self-harm
- Useful leaflets
- NHS Direct
Healthy lifestyles
- Healthy Food for Kids
- Healthy Start Scheme - you could qualify for Healthy Start if you're on benefit or you're pregnant and under 18 which will provide you with vouchers for milk, fresh fruit and vegetables
- Healthy Weight Calculator
- How to get your five a day
- Information on nutrition and food safety
- Keeping your child healthy
Emotional health
How you think and feel about yourself, and your life, affects how you behave and how well you cope when times are tough.
Pregnancy and babies
Vitamin vouchers - find out if you're eligible for free vitamins
Real nappies - save money and help the environment
Breastfeeding - local support and advice
Sleeping, toileting and weaning
Sexual health and teenage pregnancy
Under fives
Children's Centres run health sessions such as post natal groups, health visitor drop ins and healthy eating - see their timetables for more information
Vitamin vouchers - find out if you're eligible for free vitamins
Speech and language
NHS guide to help children to develop speech and language
Talking with your baby - the more you talk with and listen to your baby, the more you help them learn to communicate. Find out more
ICAN - A charity that supports children with speech, language and communication difficulties
Talking Point - Information on children's communication needs at different age
Useful Leaflets
- Talk Together - helping babies and young children learn skills for talking
- Help your child to talk
Need extra support?
LINCS can help support your child if they are worried about something or going through a difficult time.
Alternatively, please contact us
Would you like to know what's happening in Solihull for children and families? Then join our Parents' Network for regular information
Contact us
Request information by completing our online enquiry form
Email us on familyinfo@solihull.gov.uk
Call us on 0800 389 8667 (free from landlines) or 0121 248 7656
Useful links
Government website with information for parents on a range of topics
Online support and advice for parents
Lots of useful information for parents on a variety of topics
Health, advice and information service