Let's Chat / Sgwrsio, a drop in for parent carers in Wales, Contact Cymru.

Let's - Chat / Sgwrsio - Online Parent led, Drop in, Wales

Welcome to our online event where parents with disabled children can come together to chat, share experiences, and support each other. Whether you're a new parent looking for advice or a seasoned pro willing to offer guidance, this is the place for you. Join us for a casual drop-in session where you can connect with other parents from Wales. Let's share stories, ask questions, and have a good time together. See you there!

Contact Cymru Online Drop-in for Families of Children with additional needs living in Wales. With and without diagnosis.

Let’s Chat – 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month (during term time)

11am - 12pm

Join us !, by booking on we will send you a reminder. We do have a relaxed theme each drop in - see below for details for all our drop ins

May

1/5/2025- Finding your tribe, fitting in, making decisions

15/5/2025- Behaviour, Overwhelm, Meltdown, Shutdown

June

5/6/25- Transitions- changing school / college

19/6/25 - Managing meetings- Tips and ideas. How to prepare, manage our emotions, and support one another.

July

3/7/25 -Managing Holidays – keeping a routine or not?

17/7/25-Lets Chat - Let's share stories, ask questions, and have a good time together.

No sessions August - term time only

September

4/9/25 Parent Carers- Feeling alone, trying our best, positive thinking

18/9/25- Celebrating success – big or small

October

2/10/25- Diagnosis, coming to terms with it and how it affects us

16/10/25-Guilt and how to combat it, pressures on parent carers, emotions

November

6/11/25 Puberty and Growing up,

20/11/25- Sleep – tips to help your child sleep

December

4/12/25- Christmas worries and tips for managing Christmas-tips and ideas

18/12/25 -Lets Chat- Let's share stories, ask questions, and have a good time together.

January 2026

8/1/26-Money – the aftermath of Christmas can be struggle

22/1/26- Relationships, partners, grandparents

February

5/2/26- Pregnancy and birth trauma, taboo conversations, hospital stays

12/2/26-Preparing for adult life – making a plan

March

5/3/26 - Feeding and eating, Tube feeding

19/3/26 - Lets Chat- Let's share stories, ask questions, and have a good time together.

If you would like some tips, advice, or just a friendly listening ear, come along to our parent carer online drop in

Let's - Chat / Sgwrsio - Ar-lein dan arweiniad rhieni, Mai Galw heibio, Cymru

Croeso i'n digwyddiad ar-lein lle gall rhieni â phlant anabl ddod at ei gilydd i sgwrsio, rhannu profiadau, a chefnogi ei gilydd. P'un a ydych chi'n rhiant newydd sy'n chwilio am gyngor neu'n pro profiadol sy'n barod i gynnig arweiniad, dyma'r lle i chi. Ymunwch â ni ym mis Chwefror ar gyfer sesiwn galw heibio achlysurol lle gallwch gysylltu â rhieni eraill o Gymru. Gadewch i ni rannu straeon, gofyn cwestiynau, a chael amser da gyda'n gilydd. Welwn ni chi yno!

Galw heibio Ar-lein Contact Cymru ar gyfer Teuluoedd Plant ag anghenion ychwanegol sy'n byw yng Nghymru. Gyda a heb ddiagnosis.

Gadewch i ni Sgwrsio – 1af a 3ydd dydd Iau y mis (yn ystod y tymor)

11am - 12pm

Ymunwch â ni!, trwy archebu ar byddwn yn anfon nodyn atgoffa atoch. Mae gennym thema hamddenol bob galw heibio - gweler isod am fanylion am ein holl galw heibio

Mai

1/5/2025- Dod o hyd i'ch llwyth, Ffitio i mewn, gwneud penderfyniadau

15/5/2025-Ymddygiad, Llethu, Toddi, Cau

Mehefin

5/6/25- Rheoli cyfarfodydd- Awgrymiadau a syniadau. Sut i baratoi, rheoli ein hemosiynau, a chefnogi ein gilydd.
19/6/25 - Pontio - newid ysgol / coleg

Gorffennaf

3/7/25 -Rheoli Gwyliau – cadw trefn neu beidio?
17/7/25-Lets Chat - Gadewch i ni rannu straeon, gofyn cwestiynau, a chael amser da gyda'n gilydd.

Medi

4/9/25- Rhieni Gofalwyr- Teimlo'n unig, ceisio ein gorau, meddwl cadarnhaol

18/9/25- Dathlu llwyddiant – mawr neu fach

Hydref

2/10/25- Diagnosis, dod i delerau ag ef a sut mae'n effeithio arnom ni
16/10/25-Euogrwydd a sut i'w frwydro yn erbyn hynny, pwysau ar ofalwyr rhieni, emosiynau

Tachwedd

6/11/25 -glasoed a thyfu i fyny,
20/11/25- Cwsg – awgrymiadau i helpu'ch plentyn i gysgu

Rhagfyr

4/12/25- Pryderon ac awgrymiadau Nadolig ar gyfer rheoli Nadolig-awgrymiadau a syniadau
18/12/25 -Gadewch i ni sgwrsio- Gadewch i ni rannu straeon, gofyn cwestiynau, a chael amser da gyda'n gilydd.

Ionawr

8/1/26-Arian – gall canlyniadau'r Nadolig fod yn anodd
22/1/26- Perthnasoedd, partneriaid, neiniau a theidiau

Chwefror

5/2/26- Trawma beichiogrwydd a genedigaeth, sgyrsiau tabŵ, arhosiad yn yr ysbyty
2/2/26-Paratoi ar gyfer bywyd oedolyn – gwneud cynllun

Mawrth

5/3/26 - Bwydo a bwyta, Bwydo tiwb
19/3/26 - Gadewch i ni sgwrsio- Gadewch i ni rannu straeon, gofyn cwestiynau, a chael amser da gyda'n gilydd.

Help for families - For every shape and size of family, whatever they need and whatever their child’s disability, we’re here. Find out how we can help you!

Drop ins are delivered in English.

Delivered by Wales Parent Volunteers and Parents of children with additional needs. Funded by National Lottery Community Fund. Contact is the Charity for families with disabled children. www.contact.org.uk

Lucy, parent volunteer ‘I love the work I do for Contact, as it makes me feel valued as someone with a great deal of knowledge and expertise to share, with families. I understand the value in peer support and it’s something Contract strive to actively encourage’

Mandy, parent volunteer ‘I'm passionate about supporting families like mine to share knowledge and learn new things and find their tribe through peer support in a safe space for parents online’.

For further info and support, please contact us at cymru@contact.org.uk

For other inquiries see our www.contact.org.uk/common-questions

If you need advice or for more information about our charity Contact please go to www.contact.org.uk or call our freephone helpline at 0808 808 3555.