Mellow Futures

Mellow Futures is a specifically designed perinatal programme for parents with learning difficulties/disabilities.

Recognising that parents with learning difficulties or disabilities need more opportunities to practice activities, each family is matched to a volunteer mentor. Mellow Futures and Mellow Mentors manuals have been created to address the specific and complex needs of this group of parents.                                                                 

Mellow Futures begins during the antenatal phase, with Mums-to-be attending Mellow Futures Bumps – similar to Mellow Bumps but with support from the Mellow Mentors.  The Mentors work with the mums on a voluntary basis and are supported by the Mellow facilitators.

The role of the Mentor is to support the mums-to-be during the antenatal phase of the Futures programme, going over the topics and activities with mums-to-be to consolidate learning. Between the Bumps group and the Babies group, Mentors continue to visit the families weekly and then again when the mums and their babies attend the Babies group.

We are currently in the process of developing and piloting Mellow Futures Toddlers. Get in touch for more information.