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Becoming a parent is a learning experience ... on the one hand, you’re welcoming an amazing little person into the world. On the other, it can also be a bewildering time as you try to get to know the newest addition to your family. Why is your son crying? Is your daughter hungry? And how can anyone survive on such little sleep? 

We hope that the features in this publication will help to provide you with appropriate information and support on some of the issues of raising a child, particularly in the first year.

As well as advice about Registration services, you will find information on:

• postnatal depression
• positive parenting
• support groups
• educational activities
• having a baby on a budget
• childcare
• domestic abuse.