Water Space is an innovative, therapeutic programme developed specifically for children aged 0-5 years who are considered at risk of developing or have a suspected or confirmed diagnosis of a neurological condition, and their parents/ carers.

 

We use the properties of our hydrotherapy pool to support you to nurture your child’s development from the very first stages in their life, fostering positive parent-child interactions and infant-parent bonding, while offering an opportunity for your child to work towards communication, posture and movement skills, physical wellbeing, confidence, emotional wellbeing, and early swimming awards.

 

We want you to discover new ways of connecting, playing and having fun with your child and practical ideas to support their learning and development at home.

 

Small group sessions are provided at our Centre in Cumbernauld where you will be guided by a highly specialist physiotherapist, experienced learning, therapy and care practitioner and Turtle Tots swimming instructor to deliver parent-mediated aquatic therapy in combination with pre-and early swimming skills.

 

Sessions for 4-6 children take place on a Saturday morning/afternoon, normally in short blocks of 3 sessions approximately 2-3 weeks apart with each water-based session lasting approximately 30 minutes.   Families are invited to arrive/delay leaving 30-60 minutes before or after sessions to take advantage of informal parent-parent support and opportunities to participate in the co-production of a rolling calendar of information sessions and future components of our early intervention programmes.