Parenting
PIN -
Parents Information Network
[External Site]
Evaluations of educational software and websites to help you find the right
content for your children.
Parenting.com
[External Site]
US Parenting magazine, try the name-o-meter and find out when your
child's name reached its peak popularity.
BBC
Chat Guide
[External Site]
An easy-to-understand site with a common sense guide to using chat rooms for
the whole family.
Fathers Direct
[External Site]
National advice centre giving parenting advice, support and information to
fathers.
Break.out!
[External Site]
A fun website offering ideas on how to keep your children occupied during
school holidays.
eParenting
[External Site]
Online parenting magazine with fun and advice for parents, kid's shopping,
webguides and information.
SMS
Glossary
[External Site]
Find out what all those mobile phone texts mean (:
Working
Families
[External Site]
Check out the Family Zone containing information for working parents and
details of the support on employment rights, childcare and flexible
working.
TEEM
- Games Report
[External Site]
This report, by TEEM, assesses the educational value of computer
games.
Parentline
Plus
[External Site]
Parentline Plus is a UK registered charity which offers support to anyone
parenting a child - the child's parents, step-parents, grandparents and
foster parents.
e-parents
[External Site]
The National Family and Parenting Institute's parents site. The NFPI is a
charity campaigning for a more family-friendly society.
Be
Safe Online
[External Site]
This site has been developed to make adults more aware of how to use the
internet safely, so they can encourage safe behaviour online among children and
young people.
PAPYRUS
- Prevention of young suicide
[External Site]
UK resources and support for those dealing with suicide, depression or
emotional distress - particularly teenagers and young adults.
happy
babies
[External Site]
Provides fun games for babies and their mums and dads which reflect their
growing senses, from birth to one year old.
Midwivesonline.com
(Parents section)
[External Site]
Site dedicated to providing advice and support to new parents and families in
every aspect of pregnancy and early years parenting.
Visionary
Project
[External Site]
An International collaborative project focusing on violence prevention in
schools, for teachers, pupils, parents and experts. Good links for parents in
Information >> Categories >> Parents.
Schoolsnet
[External Site]
A schools guide with every school in the UK listed, plus jobs in education and
lots more.
Raising
Kids
[External Site]
Advice and support about bringing up your children.
BBC
Parenting
[External Site]
Offers practical solutions to the challenges of everyday parenting.
Parents'
Music Room
[External Site]
A BBC site designed to give parents support and advice when their children are
learning a musical instrument. Find out about which instrument is good for your
child and how they learn through music.
Book
Trust
[External Site]
If you are concerned about what your children read or are after advice on new
titles or locating a children's book store, this is the site for you.
Tiger
Child
[External Site]
A new website for parents covering many subjects of interest to active
parents.
Childcarelink
[External Site]
This website lets you search for childcare options by postcode or area.
The
Daycare Trust
[External Site]
A charity which promotes affordable, accessible and quality childcare and aims
to keep parents informed so they can make confident choices.
Best
Bear
[External Site]
A helpful site with loads of information about childcare from nurseries to au
pairs.
National
Autistic Society
[External Site]
Information about autism and Asperger's syndrome, and about support and
services available in the UK.
Autistic
Resources
[External Site]
Information and links on autism and Asperger's syndrome.
Action
for Autistic Spectrum Disorders
[External Site]
General information on Autistic Spectrum Disorders as well as tips for
dealing with autistic people.
Bullying
Online
[External Site]
If you need advice on bullying this is a good place to start. This site looks
at bullying from a child's and a parent's perspective.
Green
Cross Code
[External Site]
A child-friendly website for teaching younger children about road safety.
Where's
My Peg
[External Site]
A site by Save the Children with tips on helping your children get ready for
their first school days. Includes stories and activity sheets to do with
your children.
Talking
Point
[External Site]
Information about speech and language development in children.
Tree
Hugger Mums
[External Site]
If you would like to be a greener family start here for inspiration.
Parent
Talk
[External Site]
All about inspiring parents and helping to make parenthood fun. With web links,
resources and services to help make parenting easier for you.
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