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BBC
ONLINE HEALTH & FITNESS - PARENTING
Produced in collaboration with the Health Education Authority, this site
offers advice not just on parenting but also preparing for parenthood
throughout the pregnancy.
www.bbc.co.uk/education/health/parenting/index.shtml
CHILD
PSYCHOTHERAPY TRUST
The Trust promotes the child's view of their world and experience; provides
information on children's emotional development, behaviour and relationships
from birth to adulthood; promotes public and professional understanding
of child psychotherapy and access to child psychotherapy services; supports
the training of psychotherapists.
www.childpsychotherapytrust.org.uk
CORAM
FAMILY
Works with vulnerable children and young people to promote resilience,
enabling them to take responsibility for their own lives and achieve their
full potential. Our work is pioneering and innovative as we work to expand
the frontiers of professional good practice.
www.coram.org.uk
CENTRE
FOR FUN & FAMILIES
The Centre for Fun and Families is a national voluntary organisation with
charitable status. The Centre has been set up to assist families where
parents are experiencing behaviour and communication difficulties with
their children and teenagers.
www.funandfamilies.mcmail.com
DAYCARE
TRUST
A national childcare charity, working since 1980 to promote high quality
affordable childcare for all. The website will help you find out about
childcare.
www.daycaretrust.org.uk
FAMILY
CARING TRUST
A charity founded in 1986 to support and empower parents by providing
practical, skill-based resources to improve family relationships. For
over a decade, these resources have been popular parenting materials in
Britain and Ireland - almost a third of a million parents have experienced
at least one of the courses.
www.familycaring.co.uk
FAMILY
NURTURING NETWORK (OXFORD)
The FNN is an innovative project working with families in Oxfordshire.
We use programmes which have the best available evidence of effectiveness.
are an independant organisation, but we do work in close partnership with
other agencies and we monitor and evaluate all our work very closely.
www.fnn.org.uk
FAMILY
POLICY STUDIES CENTRE
An independent organisation set up to analyse and disseminate information
about the family. It explores the association between family trends and
public policy. In particular, it aims to interpret demographic trends
and contemporary family patterns and analyse the impact of public policy
on different types of families.
www.apsoc.ox.ac.uk/fpsc
HEALTH
DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
The
HDA has been set up by government to play a central part in implementing
the public health strategy Saving Lives: Our Healthier Nation.
www.nice.org.uk
HOME
OFFICE FAMILY POLICY UNIT
Encourages greater awareness of the importance of family and parenting
issues among voluntary, professional and statutory organisations and by
increasing the public profile of these issues. The Unit also aims to increase
the support available to families by co-ordinating Government policies
and programmes to help families and providing a grant for voluntary organisations
working with families.
www.homeoffice.gov.uk
HOMESTART
Offers friendship, support & practical help to families with at least
one child under 5 years old.
www.home-start.org.uk
NATIONAL
CHILDBIRTH TRUST
Set up 40 years ago, NCT offers information and support during pregnancy,
childbirth and early parenthood through antenatal classes, free breastfeeding
counselling and postnatal support. Also runs specialist support groups
for parents at work, and helps with parenthood education in schools. Provides
a range of quality educational and support services for parents at local
level and promotes the principle of informed choice for women and their
partners.
www.nctpregnancyandbabycare.com
NATIONAL
CHILDREN'S BUREAU
The
National Children's Bureau works to identify and promote the well-being
and interests of all children and young people across every aspect of
their lives. It encourages professionals and policymakers to see the needs
of the whole child and emphasises the importance of multidisciplinary,
cross-agency partnerships. It aims to undertake high quality research,
play an active role in policy development and advocacy at both central
and local levels of government, disseminate information and ensure the
views of children and young people are taken into account.
www.ncb.org.uk
THE
NATIONAL FAMILY AND PARENTING INSTITUTE
An
independent charity set up by the Government in 1999 to provide a strong
national focus on parenting and families.
www.e-parents.org
NATIONAL
LOTTERIES CHARITY BOARD
NLCB
is the independent organisation set up by Parliament to distribute money
raised by the National Lottery to support charitable, benevolent and philanthropic
organisations throughout the UK and UK agencies working abroad. The main
aim is to help meet the needs of those at greatest disadvantage in society
and to improve the quality of life in the community.
www.nlcb.org.uk
NATIONAL
NEWPIN
A national voluntary organisation which through a network of centres helps
parents under stress break the cycle of destructive family behaviour.
Each centre provides long-term emotional support and understanding so
that parents and their children can develop to their full potential. National
NEWPIN is also responsible for providing clinical innovations, quality
assurance, fundraising, development and training.
www.newpin.org.uk
NATIONAL
SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHILDREN
NSPCC is the UK's leading charity specialising in child protection and
the prevention of cruelty to children. It has been protecting children
from abuse for over 100 years. NSPCC is the only children's charity in
the UK with statutory powers enabling it to act to safeguard children
at risk.
www.nspcc.org.uk
NCH
ACTION FOR CHILDREN
Projects aimed at helping children at risk and in need, and their families.
Much of the work with young children is carried out through community
based family centres. Maintains an active research and campaigning programme
about children's issues.
www.nch.org.uk
OPEN.GOV.UK
Provides a first entry point to UK public sector information available
on the internet.
www.open.gov.uk
PARENTING
EDUCATION SUPPORT FORUM
The Forum is the national umbrella organisation for parenting education
and support. Founded in 1995, it brings together all those working or
interested in this field, and has over 500 members across the UK and overseas.
It works in partnership with its members and other statutory and voluntary
bodies.
www.parenting-forum.org.uk
PARENTLINE
PLUS
Practical help and information for parenting. Works with adults, children
and young people providing support to families. Works to shape and expand
what is understood by parenting in order to highlight the diverse nature
of modern families and of those who parent. Works increase the support
available to all those who parent and contribute to the welfare of children,
by increasing peoplešs understanding of the demands of parenting.
www.parentlineplus.org.uk
PEN
GREEN CENTRE FOR UNDER FIVES AND THEIR FAMILIES
Set up in 1983, Pen Green is a neighbourhood centre for young children
and their families in Corby. It combines early years education, flexible
day care for children in need and children with special educational needs,
parent education and support, community health services, training and
support for early years practitioners, and research and development. The
parent education programme is based on a community development model and
has three developmental stands: parents learning about their children;
parents learning for themselves; citizenship.
www.pengreen.org
SURE
START
Aims to work with parents and children to promote the physical, intellectual
and social development of preschool children - particularly those who
are disadvantaged - to ensure they are ready to thrive when they get to
school.
www.surestart.gov.uk
TRUST
FOR THE STUDY OF ADOLESCENCE
Aims to foster research, disseminate information and promote the study
of adolescence. It also seeks to raise awareness of the needs of young
people. Offers training and professional development, and a range of publications.
www.studyofadolescence.org.uk
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