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Welcome to CalmFamily

Looking for information and support to support a calmer life with children, but not wanting a one-approach-fits-all, or people who think they know best? CalmFamily offers balanced information in a completely non-judgemental way. We get people, all kinds of people.

Whether through structured sessions, bespoke consultations, professional training or our many free resources, we will work with you, your approach and your needs to support the changes you want and need for your life with children.

Our consultants undergo comprehensive training so that they are skilled and knowledgable, do not consider themselves experts in your child or your life, are insured, quality checked and are committed to community work and continuous development..

About CalmFamily

CalmFamily is a not-for-profit education community.. We work together with each other, families and professionals towards our mission:

"To provide evidence-based knowledge of human needs and development, alongside individualised support, to create a world where humans can lead calmer lives."

Empathy has the power to save humanity, and that comes through understanding our needs and responding with compassion. How we interact with other people, especially with those whose brains are developing, matter.

Learn more about CalmFamily

We offer high quality professional training enabling people to pursue work in educating and supporting parents, and ultimately in making the world a better, more equal place.

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Our programmes

BirthCalm
Evidence-based birth education that is truly inclusive of all choices and can support you in all techniques for your calm birth.

BabyCalm
Supporting a calmer experience as a new parent, offering your baby optimum development opportunities for a calmer life.

ToddlerCalm
Gain a true understanding of your toddler and actually enjoy being a parent whilst supporting their best possible development.

NurtureCalm
Developmental sensory nurturing, based in science, for all ages, including massage, movement, mindfulness and more...

ChildCalm
As your child grows, the issues can be more complex. We can guide you through calmer relationships.

30+

Workshops developed
50+

Consultants
25k

Followers
100k+

Parents supported

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nurtureCalm
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Upcoming training events

You may already work with parents and want to broaden your scope or your knowledge, or you may have always dreamed of working to support other parents, to do something you really love and on your own terms. Either way, you can become a Certified Parenting Consultant with us and join a collaborative community of educators who collaborate to make the world a calmer place.

Online consultant training

Interactive training online plus a comprehensive online self-study course.

Choose to be a baby or toddler specialist or both.

As a consultant member you can run BabyCalm and ToddlerCalm programmes.

Includes carrying peer support and feeding peer support training

Baby specialist training

Toddler specialist training

Multi-specialist training (both)

£697

£697

£997

February, may and September dates

More about training

Payment plans available.

14th OCT 2019

7TH OCT 2019

30TH SEP 2019

It was nothing like any training or education I have undertaken before, and everything like what I believe the future of training and connecting with each other should be... Leaving my training I felt empowered and capable. Without this I don't think I'd have got to the point I'm at now which is starting to advertise my services. Emily is incredibly encouraging of your capability to help parent

Rachel Barlee

Trainee consultant

I feel honoured and exceptionally lucky to be a part of the CalmFamily community. I feel excited to have the opportunity to develop the promotion of CalmFamily values to the wider community, with the chance to work with such a wonderful group of people all committed to those same values. Everyone in the CalmFamily community is valued and equality is at the heart of the community. It feels completely refreshing to be in a community in which you feel you can have a positive impact.

Claire Haines

Trainee consultant

Amazing value for money and I wish I could attend these sessions throughout my baby’s first year. Was invaluable, thoroughly enjoyable and calming for both me and my baby. Will be recommending to everyone.

BabyCalm client

Nurturing newborns course

Having the "types of touch" which we can then apply over the body really useful. I don't have to learn different ways of massaging each body part but just need to remember the principles.

CalmFamily consultant

NurtureCalm taster training

For the first time ever I felt as if I had permission to not get it 'right'. That yes, there may still be moments in my birth where I am stressed, anxious, all the 'wrong' things are happening. And that is ok. And that in birthcalm one of the things that I and my birth partner were going to learn how to bring myself back from that place. It felt a totally different experience to all other classes I had attended, where it was all about preventing myself from getting into the stressed place, and understanding why the stressed place was so terrible and worth avoiding

BirthCalm client

Birth choices workshop

I just wanted to say thank you so much for today. Parenthood is difficult at the best of times, but to have someone talk to you about options, approaches and the psyche of a toddler is very helpful. The information you provided was so helpful to allow me to reflect and draw my own conclusion on what's best for my toddler.
I must admit I was a little apprehensive thinking you (as part of ToddlerCalm) would be teaching (possibly preaching) about how I 'should' be parenting a challenging toddler. But to be able to analyse parenting approaches has certainly made me think about what we do and why.
I am just sorry that informative and helpful courses like this aren't available through sure start centres and health centres.