Welcome to Gentle Touch Parenting.

I aim to give you the confidence to nurture, understand and enjoy your child, through group programmes and personalised one to one coaching. Located near Rugby, Warwickshire, I also provide group activities and support across Northamptonshire and Leicestershire, and am able to provide a bespoke parenting support service within your family home on request.

Gentle Touch Parenting is Naomi Teagles, qualified and highly experienced in childcare, child development and family support, and trained in evidence based positive parenting techniques, such as The Solihull Approach, PEEP and Infant Massage . Working in partnership with network of skilled professionals and organisations, Gentle Touch Parenting is committed to personal and professional development to ensure consistent delivery of a high standard of parenting support.

All practitioners associated with Gentle Touch Parenting hold an enhanced DBS certificate, Personal Indemnity Insurance and have undergone recent Safeguarding Training.

Testimonials

“I sought some help from Naomi regarding my 16 month olds sleep, I received a very thorough consultation where I could air any concerns and Naomi gave me some gentle suggestions on how we could tweak a couple of things that may help his sleep. I found the conversation we had extremely reassuring and it has helped me in understanding his sleep better. Thank you.”

“I always felt welcomed and comfortable.”

“Enjoyable (massage) course- Naomi is a brilliant instructor who is knowledgeable in all baby related subjects.” G & T

“We both loved it.” C & H

“I love it (massage) and have always looked forward to every class... There was a lot more to it than I expected.” B & R

“Me and my little girl have loved our baby massage course. The course is very informative but relaxed too. Naomi is fantastic at what she does, very easy to talk to and always happy to discuss any questions. I'll definitely be looking at the other classes Naomi plans on running.” C & F

“Absolutely brilliant! Naomi is lovely and a great instructor. The classes were supportive, informative and flexible. The atmosphere was relaxed and also gave me time to socialise with other mums, and my son enjoyed them too. I'll definitely be looking at any other classes by Naomi.” C & C

“I would recommend gentle touch parenting baby massage. Baby massage really helped my son to relax helping with better quality and length of sleep, one time resulting in a 3 hour nap and another a 6 hour stretch of sleep which was previously unheard of! Naomi is very knowledgeable and welcoming... Thank you for making the course so enjoyable.” Lucy and Theo.

“I feel very comfortable using all the massage techniques on my baby. Naomi was great and supportive. This helped me to bond even more with my baby. Thank you so much for a great course and very helpful advice, we both really enjoyed it.”

“I feel very confident and very happy about massaging my baby, we have been taught some lovely relaxing techniques. Naomi was very welcoming and accommodating of every baby attending.”

“I think it (infant massage) is a good time to spend with your baby and help them to relax.”

“I loved massage- thank you very much!”

“I found baby massage really enjoyable and relaxing. I now feel confident in massaging H.”

How We Can Help

Raising a child is rewarding but can often feel demanding and challenging. With so much conflicting advice on offer, a lack of local family support and the juggling act of modern life, parents often lose confidence in their own instinct and abilities and have become fearful of “doing the wrong thing”.

Recurring areas in which parents of babies and young children feel they struggle are sleep (or lack of!), feeding, including meal times, breastfeeding and weaning, play, learning and development, and behavioural challenges such as aggression, ambivalence and not listening. Naomi can coach and support you through learn and play groups and infant massage, or more intensively with specific behaviours through a personalised support plan. Coaching is designed to sensitively guide you to nurture and connect with your child so that you are able to understand, enjoy and support his learning and development.