Places to go for extra help...
Below are some ideas for places to go for extra help and information.
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Single Parents
Care for the Family - Single parents
Support network for those parenting on their own
www.careforthefamily.org.uk/spf
Dads
Care for the Family - Dads
A special web page for dads.
www.careforthefamily.org.uk/dads
Home Dad
The only UK support group for stay at home dads
www.homedad.org.uk
Step families
Care for the Family - Step families
Special support for step families
www.careforthefamily.org.uk/stepfamily
Children with Additional Needs
Care for the Family - Another way
Telephone network for families with children with additional needs
www.careforthefamily.org.uk/anotherway
Bereaved Parents
Care for the Family - Bereaved Parents Network
The Bereaved Parents’ Network is here to help you find hope, healing, peace, and a way forward – we’re only a phone call away. Please call Care for the Family on if you’d like to be put in touch with one of our trained Bereaved Parents’ Network befrienders.
Tel: 029 2081 0800
www.careforthefamily.org.uk/bpn
General Parenting
Care for the Family - Playtime
Encouragement and inspiration for parent and toddler group leaders in their vital work
www.careforthefamily.org.uk/playtime
Parent's Centre
Information and support for parents on how to help with your child's learning, including advice on choosing a school and finding childcare.
www.parentscentre.gov.uk
NetMums
Netmums is a unique local network for Mums (or Dads), offering a wealth of information on both a national and local level. Once you have registered on your local site you can access details for all kinds of local resources, from child-friendly cafes to childminders, places to go and much, much more. In just a few clicks you chat with local mums in our coffee house, read other mums local recommendations and check out information on pre-schools or schools in your area.
www.netmums.com
Information about Maternity/Paternity Leave
www.directgov.co.uk/parents
Keep time for children
Keep time for children exists to promote the importance of family time at weekends particularly for families with school age children.
www.keeptimeforchildren.org.uk
