I started attending Howard's and Lyn's classes with my older daughter and have now been going with my younger daughter who is 12 months, since she was about 10 weeks.

I cannot speak more highly of the classes, they are the highlight of our week! In the early days after my daughters were born when I was weary and sleep deprived, it was a real boost to my moral to attend them, and good to be reminded how fun it is to spend quality time with one's baby. The classes have also shown the incredible learning abilities of young babies. Lyn is invariably full of enthusiasm, energy and creative new ideas, and they both make you feel very welcome.

As the courses have progressed my daughters have shown increased confidence and become more relaxed joining in with other children, they've also become more independent playing at a distance from me. Alice now often sings loudly when we pull into the car park and becomes very animated, sometimes struggling to get out of her car seat.

The sessions are so lively and varied that even my very active daughters with short attention spans manage to concentrate on the songs in the circle and if they occasionally have beetled off to explore the toys, it hasn't mattered. The free play intervals have been a great opportunity for me to chat to other mothers and share experiences, whilst my children have loved exploring new toys.

 

Kate, Registered Nurse.