For parents

Taking the first step and getting support can be life-changing for you and your family

What is For Baby's Sake?

For Baby’s Sake is a therapeutic programme that supports parents from pregnancy until their child is around two years old.

The programme provides a safe, non-judgemental space to explore how past experiences, including difficult relationships, may affect your wellbeing, relationships, and parenting.

Both parents can take part, whether you are together or not. Each parent is supported by their own dedicated Therapeutic Practitioner.

Together, you’ll:

  • Build a stronger, healthier relationship with your baby
  • Better understand your own feelings and experiences
  • Learn ways to manage challenges and reduce stress
  • Focus on your wellbeing and your child’s development

Who is it for?

For Baby’s Sake might be right for you if:

  • You are expecting a baby 
  • There is a history of domestic abuse in your co-parenting relationship
  • You want the best for your baby and to be the best parent you can be
  • You want to feel safe, supported, and more in control of your life
  • You are worried that your behaviour may sometimes hurt or scare your family and want to make positive changes
  • You want to build a healthy co-parenting relationship, whether you are together or not
  • You’ve had a difficult past and want a different, better start for your child
How we can help you
What you can expect

For Baby’s Sake could help you make changes in your life and end hurtful or harmful behaviour that makes you feel scared or bad, so you can feel safe, respected and good about yourself.

 

We'll support you to understand and manage difficult emotions, build on your strengths, and develop healthier ways of coping with challenges.

Whether you're together as a couple or co-parenting separately, we help both parents create a positive future for their baby and any other children in the family.

Throughout the programme, the safety and wellbeing of parents and children remains our priority.

Both parents join For Baby’s Sake during pregnancy and your involvement may last until your baby is two years old. This is a really important time, when your child’s brain is developing and important bonds are forming.

 

We work with each parent individually, while also focusing on your baby and any other children in your family.

Depending on where you live, sessions can take place online, by phone, at home, or in a local community setting. We'll arrange appointments at times that work for you.

You'll be supported by your own dedicated For Baby's Sake Practitioner, who will provide a safe, supportive, and non-judgemental space to explore your experiences and work towards positive change.

Using a strengths-based, trauma-informed approach, we'll help you understand how past experiences may affect your emotions, relationships, and parenting. Together, you'll build resilience, develop healthier ways of coping, and break patterns that no longer serve you.

The programme also supports mothers and fathers to strengthen their relationship with their baby, build confidence as parents, and support their child's emotional development.

Throughout the programme, we work closely with other services where needed and prioritise the safety and wellbeing of both parents and children.

Making sure the programme is right for your family

The For Baby’s Sake team will explain the programme’s content with you, and together, we will carefully decide whether this is the right step for you and your family. We welcome all families. This includes parents of all genders, identities, and sexualities, whether you are together, separated, or co-parenting in different ways.

We understand that reaching out for support can feel like a big and sometimes difficult step. Before working with any family, we conduct risk assessments and safety planning, and we will always take a multi-agency approach to ensure the safety of both parents and the baby.  

It is crucial to acknowledge that seeking support for domestic abuse is a complex journey and your safety, and the safety of your baby is our priority. If we feel at any time that the programme is not right for you and your family, we will explain this to you and work with you to find other support. While our intervention can be a vital step for families, it is not the right programme for every family, and your safety will always be our priority.

Self Referrals

We welcome introductions from your midwife or others supporting you. You can also contact us yourself.

We currently have For Baby’s Sake teams operating in Blackpool, London and the South of England, the North East of England and the East of England. Delivery of the programme is subject to funding and current capacity.

Emergency contact

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Our training brings practical tools and a trauma-informed approach to help professionals put babies at the heart of their response to domestic abuse. 

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