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It’s ICON Week 2025! – Helping Parents Stay Calm When Babies Cry

This week organisations across the country are coming together to support parents and carers during ICON Week 2025 (22–26 September). This national campaign shares the important message: “Babies cry, you can cope!” Crying is a normal part of every baby’s development. For many parents, it can feel overwhelming – especially when combined with the pressures […]

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ICON Week 2025: Get involved!

Babies cry—you can cope. ICON Week is here to help. From 22–26 September 2025, Somerset SCP joins the national ICON campaign to raise awareness about infant crying and support parents and carers in coping safely. What is ICON? ICON is a national programme designed to prevent abusive head trauma in babies. It provides simple, memorable

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Somerset Interactive ICON tool – Coping with crying

ICON is a national programme that aims to prevent abusive head trauma and non-accidental injuries in children under two years. ICON is an evidence-based programme consisting of a series of brief ‘touchpoint’ interventions that reinforce the simple message making up the ICON acronym. Find out more about ICON – click here for more information for

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