Survey – Think Baby: Capturing the voices of babies in practice

Summary

Capturing the voices of babies and young children: in practice
As part of Better Start’s Voice of the Child working group, we know there are many theoretical frameworks and diverse pockets of best practice around considering, observing, understanding and capturing the voices and experiences of babies and young children.

This year for Infant Mental Health Awareness Week we’d like to bring together all the ideas and learning into one conversation and one toolkit.  We’ll bring together a variety of experts and parents in conversation to focus on why thinking about the world from baby’s perspective matters so much, and ways we can all strengthen our confidence in doing so.

To help give practitioners and families more support around understanding and thinking about baby’s voice, we want to hear from you, about how you as practitioners about capturing the voices of babies and young children in practice.

Complete the survey here.

Responses will be collated and used to inform a new digital resource bringing examples to life, sharing best practices and practical applications that practitioners can use. Additionally, a parent-facing resource will be written with a slightly different focus. Your feedback may be shared in publicly available documents. If you’d like to withdraw your responses at any time, please contact [email protected].

Unless you tell us at the end of the survey that you are happy for us to use your name, all responses will be treated confidentially. However, responses will be monitored, and if anything comes up in your responses that raises concerns about an adult or child, or of poor professional practice, the research team will have to follow the NSPCC safeguarding procedure and speak to their line manager in the first instance. This may involve breaking confidentiality.

Approval for this project was granted through research risk review process at the NSPCC, which determined that the project did not require review by the NSPCC Research Ethics Committee.

For further information please visit: www.blackpoolbetterstart.org.uk

If you’re worried about a child, even if you’re unsure, please contact the NSPCC helpline on 0800 800 5000 or online at: https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/