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  • Triple P - Positive Parenting Programme
    One of our family wellbeing practitioners, Ali, recently completed training in group Triple P. Read on to find out more about Triple P and how it can support parents.
  • Schools Out! After School Group.
    Think you know the story of The Three Little Pigs? Think again! Our after-school group came together over the last few months to form a theatrical troupe: ‘School’s Out!’, in which the players put together a performance of a lively, surprising and rather revolting retelling of one of the world’s best loved fairy tales, according to Roald Dahl.
  • What's on April - June
    Here's a peak at the groups we're running up until the summer holidays.
  • Easter Holidays
    An absolutely choc-a-block Easter calendar this year at Stepping Stones!
  • A New Home for Stepping Stones
    We're delighted to have finally moved into our new premises at Inchgarvie Court on Ferry Road Drive.
  • Spring
    As we enter Spring we've been reflecting on the start of the year and all that has been delivered so far to support families in North Edinburgh.
  • Outdoor Play
    Yesterday staff from Stepping Stones’ Family Wellbeing and Group Work team joined Craig from Adventure Outdoors for bespoke training in delivering groups outdoors.
  • What's on February
    It's been great to start re-building our groups again in 2022. We are continuing to offer a blend of indoor and outdoor sessions with lots on offer for all ages. Read on to see what's available in February.
  • What's On
    It's been great to welcome back families after the holidays to our groups, we've made a few temporary changes to the group work programme so please take a look and let us know if there's anything you would like to come along to.
  • 2021
    It has been a hard year for many of the families we support and hard at times for us as an organisation to continually adapt the services we could safely deliver. However, here are some photos from throughout the year highlighting the many great times we've had with families in 2021!
  • December
    We've got lots coming up before groups finish for the holidays on the 16th of December. Also keep an eye on our social channels for our Christmas advent, which will be giving you ideas of things you and your family can enjoy together in the run up to the holidays.
  • After School Group
    This group has been running for four weeks and it's been great to see what the group have been getting up to. Read on to find out about the aims of the group and working towards their Hi5 awards.
  • What's on Oct - Dec
    Lots of great group work opportunities this term.
  • Starcatchers at Stepping Stones
    Starcatchers recently joined Stepping Stones at Granton Community Garden to host a series of weekly sessions aimed at children under 5 and their families. Read on to hear what the session included and what our families gained from coming along.
  • What's on in September
    We've lots going on in September, if you spot anything you might be interested in or support someone who could benefit from coming along just drop us an email at info@steppingstonesnorthedinburgh.co.uk.
  • Wellbeing Group
    Our wellbeing group has recently moved outdoors after taking place on zoom for the past few months. It was great to kick start things with a fitness session at the beach!
  • Summer Activities
    We’ve got lots of activities still taking place over the school holidays, come and take a look at what is on!
  • World Wellbeing Week
    It is World Wellbeing Week so we thought it would be a good time to tell you about our Family Wellbeing Practitioners within the Stepping Stones Team.
  • Steps to Grow
    It's great to be able to see more families as restrictions ease. Our Steps to Grow group at Granton Community Garden is now fully up and running, with lots of activities planned up to summer.
  • Maternal Mental Health Week
    This week is Maternal Mental Health week, and this year the focus is on Journeys to Recovery. It is always important to speak about your mental health with trusted others, and equally to feel comfortable reaching out to seek further support when you need it. But to allow women to feel comfortable doing this, everyone needs to have an awareness of how mental health can be affected after having a baby, and it is our shared responsibility to ask mothers if they are OK, in a meaningful way.
  • Up Coming Group Work
    Here's what we have planned for after Easter.
  • Celebrating International Women's Day
    Last week as part of International Women's Day we celebrated the achievements of some of the women we are proud to work with.
  • Group Work
    We continue to offer a blend of outdoor group work in small groups and online group work opportunities.
  • Wellbeing for Wee Ones
    It has been a particularly tough tome for everyone over the last year, whether you are a new parent or one with a growing family. Either way, it can be difficult to know whether you're doing the best thing for your baby. That's why we've partnered with Parent Club to tell you about their Wellbeing for Wee Ones campaign.
  • Happy New Year and Here's what we are delivering so far in 2021
    A little look at what we are delivering next week, which we will continue to adapt in order to ensure it meets the needs of local families.
  • Merry Christmas
    We would like to thank all of the families who have engaged with the service during 2020, it has been great to support so many and to help re-connect children and parents after lockdown. Whilst 2021 will still hold many challenges we hope that there will be many more positives to come. Read on to hear some of the great feedback we've had from families.
  • We are proud to be working with a range of partners on this Link up Leith project, supported by the Scottish Government funding, Investing in Communities.
  • Winter Services at Stepping Stones
    Please have a look at what services we are continuing to deliver in the coming weeks as we approach Christmas. We continue to not have access to our main office / landline number so please email moragwilson@steppingstonesnorthedinburgh.co.uk or info@steppingstonesnorthedinburgh.co.uk with any queries. Stepping Stones will be close from 23rd December until 5th January.
  • Outdoor Group Work
    We have really been enjoying developing our outdoor group work programme, with families having some really lovely experiences whilst they explore local green spaces and connect with peers.
  • September - Service Update
    Whilst there continues to be restrictions across our communities these latest changes to meeting socially do not apply to services or activities that are already exempt from these restrictions and have been permitted to open subject to their own guidance. Stepping Stones continues to safely offer a wide range of services both face to face and online. Please read on to find out more about our current activities.
  • Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Funding for Bump Start
    We are delighted to be one of fifteen organisations chosen to be support by the Scottish Governments new Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Fund.
  • Summer Holidays
    It may now be the summer holidays but we are still here providing support and planning activities for local families. Included in our summer activity packs is a treasure hunt which we've planned around North Edinburgh, click on the new tab on our website to find out more. Or read on here to find out about the rest of our summer plans.
  • Making the most of Lock Down
    Undoubtedly these are challenging times however families across North Edinburgh have been trying to make the most of lock down by enjoying simple things they can do at home with their children. Recently this has included taking part in our kids art competition......
  • Service Update
    We continue to offer a range of support to families and we have had some great feedback on what has been delivered so far. With this in mind we continue to plan for the weeks ahead.
  • On-going support during Covid19
    We would like to say a massive thank you to the individual donors and trusts that have donated funds to support our work in the community recently. Stepping Stones continues to support families in a wide variety of ways and we would encourage any families who need extra support during this time to reach out to us.
  • #InItTogether
    We understand what a difficult time this is for the families in North Edinburgh and we are continuing to offer whatever support we can to those in need. Please do note that we can not currently pick up calls from our office landline. Any emergency enquiries should be made to moragwilson@steppingstonesnorthedinburgh.co.uk
  • Service Delivery Update
    In what is a very difficult time for all we have reviewed our service delivery in line with the most recent government advice regarding COVID-19 and are amending our services accordingly.
  • #sidebysideEdin
    A Network of 84 organisations across Edinburgh have organised a campaign called #SideBySideEdin showing how Edinburgh’s charities work with Children, Young People & Families across the city, side by side all public services. We are pleased to be part of this campaign and for parents to have the opportunity to talk about what Stepping Stones means to them.
  • New Funding Secured
    We are delighted to have been awarded £8695 from the Tampon Tax Community Fund which is run by Foundation Scotland. This funding is vital for us to deliver our Bump Start project which helps support pregnant women and their families.
  • Hello 2020
    Happy New Year from Stepping Stones! We have lots of exciting things coming up this term for families to take part in.
  • Feeling Festive
    It has been a busy month with a whole host of different Christmas activities happening throughout the project.
  • Christmas Party
    We are looking forward to getting together all our Stepping Stones families for the project Christmas Party which is taking place on the 18th of December.
  • Halloween
    We had a range of activities on last week for families to enjoy and celebrate Halloween, the children loved coming along to our groups in fancy dress.
  • Family Fortunes
    Two of our staff recently attended a training course with a focus on working with families to increase their confidence and skills in financial education.
  • We are recruiting!
    We are currently looking for maternity cover for our Family Support worker position.
  • Early Years
    The children are settling in well after the summer break and we are exploring their interests in transport as well as taking small steps to support their independence.
  • Scottish Government Visit
    Today we had a visit from Cabinet Secretary for Social Security and Older People Shirley-Anne Somerville to talk about the new Scottish Child Payment.
  • Information Session
    Upcoming Information Session on Monday 7th October at 3 pm here at our office on 9A Pilton Drive North.
  • New Term, New Topics
    We are enjoying having all our groups back after the summer holidays and a have a term full of great new topics lined up.
  • Summer Programme
    We know that filling the school holidays over summer can be difficult. We have a range activities planned this summer and would love to see lots of families there!
  • Family Residential
    Last week we took 9 parents and 16 children to the Scout Adventure camp Fordell Firs. This is an extra activity for families to attend and gets their summer holidays off to positive start. The project raises funds to cover all the costs of the trip and it provides great opportunities for families to enjoy time with their children.
  • Motherhood Special
    We are excited that our work with Stellar Quines Theatre Company is nearing completion. The parents are taking part in a 9 week course which has supported them to explore young motherhood and write pieces which are now being brought to life through short film.
  • Wellness Wednesday
    The groups are taking time out this week to try something new and fun!
  • Taste of India
    Norinder brought a taste of India to the group this morning with the parents having lots of fun learning about different spices and how to prepare fresh Indian food on a budget.
  • Sunflowers
    The group had a fun first morning back planting sunflowers and looking for ladybirds. 
  • Easter Holidays
    Families enjoyed a range of activities over the Easter Holidays, including a trip to the National Galleries.
  • On-line safety
    Come into the project on the 8th of April between 10 and 12 if you would like help setting parental controls on any of your devices.
  • PEEP
    Some pictures from our PEEP group which is running from West Pilton Neighbourhood Centre on Thursday mornings. 
  • Peer education
    This week we have started peer education training with our young parents. The training takes place ahead of going into Broughton High School to deliver workshops to S3 pupils on the realities of becoming a young parent. 
  • New to Twitter
    We've joined the world of social media! 
  • Introductory Group
    Our introductory group meets twice a week in two different locations within the community. The aim of this group is to introduce families to their peers, build their confidence and reduce the isolation that many families can feel. 
  • Group Work this term
    Young Parent group work this term in the project.
  • Young Start Award
    One of 16 Projects awarded funding through the Big Lottery Fund Young Start Programme.
  • Story Time
    The children have been enjoying building on the stories they have been reading in the early years room. 
  • Christmas Activities
    Throughout December we've been busy getting into the Christmas spirit with families.
  • Sexual Health
    Earlier this year we secured funding through Choose Youth Work to deliver relationships and sexual health education to young people in North Edinburgh.
  • Mission Christmas
    Another successful year being supported by Forth 1 Mission Christmas, Cash for Kids.
  • Top 5 Tips for Healthy Sleep
    If you need more support with establishing healthy sleep routines at home then we run a fortnightly clinic from our base at 9A Pilton Drive North. Our staff are trained as Sleep Counsellors by Sleep Scotland can offer support to families who are struggling with sleep.
  • Just a Mum?
    “I’m just a Mum” is something our Muirhouse parents often found themselves saying. Supported by local artist Lauren Mclaughlin the group explored this topic using art.
  • Maternity and Midwifery 2018 Festival
    Louisa from Bump Start attended the Maternity and Midwifery Festival in November to gain an insight into upcoming changes in midwifery care and hear more about the resources and services that are available for parents.
  • Early Years this Term
    The children have been learning about different fruit & vegetables and enjoyed having fun painting with them.
  • Autumn Group Work
    This term our core group has been busy with a variety of group work.
  • Our Work in Local High Schools
    This year we have been successful in securing funding from Edinburgh City Councils’ Choose Youth Work Programme which has enabled us to extend our work in local high schools.
  • Summer Residential
    This year for our annual residential we visited Fordell Firs.
  • New Term, New Group Work
    Our groups have just returned from the Easter Holidays and we have a busy term planned for both groups.
  • Raising Children with Confidence
    Four of our young parents have just completed the Raising Children with Confidence course.
  • Royal Botanic Garden Outing
    Our Introductory group made the most of having the Royal Botanic Garden on our doorstep recently by going along to their Easter egg hunt.
  • Pregnancy Cafe
    Our pregnancy cafe have recently been supporting the consultation for the new Ready Steady Baby addition.
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