Welcoming with a toddler and a baby

An account of a mornings work in an organisation supporting vulnerable women, with a toddler and a baby

My journey through 3 different roles with 2 children

I started volunteering at my local library when my youngest was 5 months old. I began by covering some baby rhyme time sessions which I had attended as a parent and eventually ran several with both my children present and ‘assisting’ me!

The group was on a weekday morning and for babies and children aged 0-5 with their carers. Generally the format was to sit in a circle with toy animals and shakers in the middle which the children could play with throughout. Then there would be 20-30 minutes of rhymes, led by either a volunteer or member of library staff.