#Parents & carers – we want to hear from YOU!
What are the big questions on your mind about your baby or young child’s feelings, behaviour, sleep or relationships?
Take our short survey & help shape future research that truly supports families: buff.ly/dcry0K6

We're calling for every political party in Scotland to commit to making sure every child has a strong foundation, by doing #BetterforBabies

'Hiya in there wee bairn', a Dundonian Scots book to support expectant families before they arrive, is up for a Scots Language award 🙌
Made with local families @dcadundee.bsky.social NHS Tayside, @dundee.ac.uk with art work by Louise Kirby and translation by Taylor Dyson & Ali Heather.

It's #ScottishBreastfeedingWeek25 and we're delighted to share that our Create Space is a new home for Breast Buddies Dundee.

#SBW2025

Thrilled that Hello in There Wee One won Innovative & Creative practice & overall winner at Fridays Advancing Healthcare Awards 😊 great to see support for babies’ relationships celebrated!
Thanks to all the families and collaborators
@dcadundee.bsky.social @nhstayside.bsky.social
@dundee.ac.uk

🎉 We're a finalist in #ScotCharityAwards!

💫Our collaboration with NHS Tayside, Dundee City Council and the University of Dundee on the Hello In There Wee One book is nominated for Partnership of the Year.

🌟+ your vote can help us win in People's Choice. Find out more: tinyurl.com/34tpjyb3

It was so fun to work on this with Louise Kirby and all our collaborators and families to support pre-birth communication so do have a look and vote 😊

We're thrilled to have met our Big Give fundraising target of £4000 with 4 days of the campaign to go - thank you so much! 🥳

You can still donate to our campaign via tinyurl.com/big-give-dca until Tue 25 March, but without the matched donation from Big Give.

It's Big Give week at DCA!

We’re raising £4000 to help ensure that every child in Dundee has the opportunity take part in creative activities.

Until Tue 25 March, every donation made to DCA via tinyurl.com/big-give-dca will be doubled by Big Give. Donate today to help us reach our target.

Great to read this report that keeps babies’ voices, and all the ways they may communicate with us, at the centre. Well done to all involved 🩷

Read more on a pilot of nature-based art therapy for 0-5s, a collaboration with @dcadundee.bsky.social @dundee.ac.uk & Douglas medical practice
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Families valued it, wee ones showed increasing social confidence, the natural space allowed choices & playfulness😊🌳

We’re excited to be joining you today to talk about our work with @dcadundee.bsky.social to support babies, very young children and their caregivers through shared art making 😀

Perinatal mental illness can affect anyone during pregnancy and/or after birth. Knowing the signs is the first step to getting support for you or a loved one.

Please share our post this #ParentMentalHealthDay to raise awareness. Together, we can make sure no parent is left struggling in silence.

We are all really pleased to have worked on this Dundonian Scots version of ‘Hello in there wee one’. We want all families to feel that the book connects with them, through the illustrations and the language, so we can encourage expectant parents to start communicating with their babies.

This year we have loved working with NHS Tayside, DCA & Dundee City Council to support pre-birth communication. With artists Louise Kirby & local families we've designed a book to encourage parents to imagine, talk to, and bond with their growing baby. It includes a story to read together.

Really pleased to see the launch of the new State of Children’s Rights Report #SOCRR2024
We were happy to get to team up with @together-sacr.bsky.social to support the youngest babies' voices to be included.
Read their stories here:
www.togetherscotland.org.uk/resources-an...

We're very happy to join a nice community of people interested in infant mental health, early relationships, and creativity here 😊
We wanted to say hello by sharing a video we made with families and our partners DCA, to show why shared art making can support early wellbeing
youtu.be/Ow5ga30cAI8?...