Being a parent or carer isn't easy. Here are some useful websites for those times where a bit of advice is needed. Also, don't be afraid to approach school staff if things at home are hard - you'd be surprised how many of this kind of conversation we have with parents and carers.
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Parent Pages
The Parent Pages online directory is a publication updated several times a day – a package of information, news and events sourced from the council, voluntary and commercial sectors. We have over 30,000 listings in our database and this is being added to and improved daily.
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Family Lives
Family Lives is a charity with over three decades of experience helping parents to deal with the changes that are a constant part of family life.
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Family Action
We work with over 45,000 children and families a year by providing practical, emotional and financial support through over 100 services based in communities across England.
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Barnardos
Barnardo’s believes in children regardless of their circumstances, gender, race, disability or behaviour. Our purpose as a charity today is to transform the lives of the UK’s most vulnerable children.
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Women's Aid
Women's Aid is the key national charity working to end domestic violence against women and children. We support a network of over 300 dedicated specialist domestic violence services across the UK.
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Parent Info
Parent Info provides high quality information to parents and carers about their children's wellbeing and resilience. This service is free and ranges across a wide range of subject matter, from difficult topics about sex, relationships and the internet or body image and peer pressure to broader parenting topics like ‘how much sleep do teenagers need?’