More help and information

All the websites that have been included on the following list are for parents or have a parents' section.

Parentline Plus

Parentline Plus is a national charity that supports parents through the ups and downs of family life. You can get information or talk things over by phone, email or online communities:

"The lovely lady I spoke to helped me see what was going on. It was like she had turned a light on and suddenly it was all clear and I knew what I had to do."

Parents Direct

www.direct.gov.uk/en/Parents/index.htm
'One stop' information for family life, including information about children's centres, childcare, education and health.

Family and Parenting Institute

www.familyandparenting.org/fromBreakfastToBedtime

A practical guide for parents with tips and ideas for daily life with young children.

For Dads

www.dad.info/

Practical information for dads about bringing up children and family life

Contact a Family

www.cafamily.org.uk/families/index.html

Advice, information and support for parents of disabled children.

Disabled Parents Network

www.disabledparentsnetwork.org.uk

Peer support, advice and information for disabled parents.

National Literacy Trust: Talk to Your Baby

www.literacytrust.org.uk/talktoyourbaby/Parents.html

Lots of tips, ideas and information for helping your baby and young child develop language skills.

Change 4 Life

www.nhs.uk/change4life/Pages/default.aspx

Information for parents about food and exercise for growing children.

Further reading

Sutherland, Margot, What Every Parent Needs to Know: the incredible effects of love, nurture and play on your child's development. Dorling Kindersley, 2007

 


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Last updated: 10th December 2009 at 11:12:59