Babble Play Skills
This event is for parents of children born with a cleft in the United Kingdom. You are welcome to join with or without your child/ren.
Join us for our next Antenatal Support Group for new and expectant parents, and grandparents, held on Monday 30th November 2026 at 7.30pm. Kindly funded by Smile Train.
Please read all the information below before registering.
Meet regularly throughout your pregnancy to create a support network, have a platform to ask questions and air any concerns they you have, and know that you are not alone in this journey.
- Please note, that this is not an antenatal class (normally provided by the NHS and many other organisations); however, we will no doubt touch upon many related topics. We also strongly encourage you to continue to maximise all support your local NHS Cleft Teams offer.
- The sessions will be hosted by experienced volunteers who have had a child born with a cleft themselves, and we often have a Clinical Nurse Specialist join us for the evening as well.
If you have any questions in the lead-up to this session, please do feel free to email Lucy Graham, the Family Services Coordinator on [email protected].
Taking part in this event
-
This is an online event
This is an online video event and we will send the link to join the event the day before, to the email address you use to register for this event.
Please check your spam/junk folders to ensure you don't miss the link. -
You don't have to join in
If you'd like to hear from others but you'd prefer not to take part in the informal chat, you are very welcome to come along and listen to the discussion.
-
Tell us how we can help
If you have any access requirements, or if there's anything else we can do to make you feel more comfortable and welcome at the event, please let us know when you sign up.
-
All parents, carers and family members are welcome
As always, we welcome parents/carers at any stage of their parenting journey, including those who might have older children and wish to share their experiences to offer support. Other close relatives, including grandparents, are welcome to join this event if they would find it helpful.
-
Accompanied children can join
Children are welcome to join but must be accompanied for the duration by a parent/carer. If you have children (who aren't participating in the discussion) around please don't feel you need to have a private quiet space, as we can mute your microphone unless you are speaking.
Ground rules for online events
Cleft Lip and Palate Action (CLAPA) is committed to ensuring our online events are safe spaces where everyone feels comfortable sharing their experiences and asking questions. We ask everyone attending to read and follow these ground rules.
We ask that everyone is respectful of others’ feelings, views and opinions.
We’re here to listen, share our experiences, ask questions, gain information, and support each other so that everyone leaves the session having had a positive experience.
The format we follow for events ensures there is time to ask questions and share your own experiences and feelings.
Please allow everyone to take their turn and be mindful of sharing the space and time available so that everyone who wants to contribute can do so.
We recognise not everyone feels comfortable contributing to discussions and there is no pressure to do so.
If you would prefer, you can use the Zoom function to ‘raise your hand’ or use the chat box to share information.
You are also welcome to turn off your camera and microphone, and it’s okay if you need to attend to other duties (children, pets, etc.) during the event.
More events for parents and carers
Check out these other upcoming events for parents and carers of children born with a cleft
Antenatal Support Group
This event is for new and expectant parents and grandparents of a baby born with a cleft lip and/or palate in the United Kingdom.
Makaton Sign Course
This event is for parents/carers of a child born with a cleft lip and/or palate in the United Kingdom.