Henry

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at henry

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we're passionate about children getting

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the best possible start

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because what happens in childhood

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affects everything in their life

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from personal and educational

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achievement to well-being

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and relationships physical health and

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even how long they live

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parents want the best for their children

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but it isn't always an easy job just

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dealing with the normal challenges that

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life throws up

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is really hard if you're from a

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disadvantaged background

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then we can add a lot more challenges to

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the list

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the reality is that children born in

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deprived areas

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have poorer life chances by the time

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they start school

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this is unacceptable and

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preventable

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at henry we've learned that when it

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comes to parenting

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it's not who you are or where you come

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from that makes the difference

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it's what you do

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it's nurturing relationships that foster

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a child's emotional well-being

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when families eat healthy meals chat and

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play together

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their children are more likely to be a

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healthy weight

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have the confidence to play socialize

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and be active

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children who grow up in an active family

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sleep better

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and in turn are more able to concentrate

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to learn and to make the most of life

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that's where henry comes in healthy

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happy parents

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create healthy happy families

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but there's a big difference between

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knowing what children need

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and putting it into practice

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it's not enough to hand out leaflets and

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information

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parents need to be listened to and know

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that we understand what they're going

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through

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since we began we've seen that giving

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parents support

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knowledge skills and confidence

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enables them to provide the kind of

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nurturing relationships

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experiences and environment that allow

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children to thrive

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none of us do our best when we're

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stressed so helping parents to reduce

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stress and look after themselves is an

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important place to start

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the henry approach begins with building

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positive relationships

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looking at a family's strengths and

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focusing

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on solutions rather than problems

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we work in partnership with parents

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starting wherever they are

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right now and helping them to develop

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confidence motivation and resilience

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we support them to think about what

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their children need

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to flourish celebrate what's already

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going well

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and look for the small manageable

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changes that can make things better for

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their children

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over the years we've learned a lot about

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how to build relationships

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with families in the real world and make

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real change happen

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genuinely working in partnership with

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parents takes skill

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and practice which is why henry

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trains practitioners throughout the

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country to use this approach in their

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work

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and to work in a way that creates the

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conditions

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for positive change

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making sure children get a healthy start

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isn't just down to their parents

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their wider environment is also

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important

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that's why henry works with our partner

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organizations

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to campaign for policy changes

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designed to make the healthy choice the

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easy choice

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wherever they live and whoever they are

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when we make sure children get what they

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need we give them the best chance

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to grow into confident and resilient

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adults

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who in turn are able to give their

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children

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a great start in life breaking the cycle

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of disadvantage and inequality and

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improving people's lives now and for

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generations to come

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you