Useful contacts

 

 

Accident Prevention

The Child Accident Prevention Trust (CAPT) is dedicated to reducing the number of children and young people killed, disabled and seriously injured as a result of accidents

The site contains a wide range of information and materials on a number of home safety topics. It was established to help reduce the high number of serious home accidents in the UK

Providing information, advice, resources and training, is actively involved in the promotion of safety in all areas of life - at work, in the home, and on the roads, in schools, at leisure and on or near water.

 

Allergies

Information and support to sufferers and their families. Leaflets, fact sheets and regular newsletters are available. In addition they run a help line and support groups throughout the country.

Aims is to help people who suffer with dairy intolerances/allergies.

Allergies Food Allergy, Food Intolerance, Diabetes and other Special Diets. A resource site for those on special diets, or with food allergies and sensitivities.

 

 

Aims to be an independent source of support and information for breastfeeding women and others. They run a service that automatically connects you to your local Breastfeeding Supporter

The La Leche League International mission is: To help mothers worldwide to breastfeed through mother-to-mother support, encouragement, information, and education and to promote a better understanding of breastfeeding as an important element in the healthy development of the baby and mother

 

 

Child Development

Works with deprived & disadvantaged children in order to help them reach their full potential.

To heighten public awareness of the importance of play for all children and to support, advise and inform member toy and leisure libraries and user families including disadvantaged and those with special needs.

Long-term development and prevention work to help children, their families and communities to be self-sufficient. We learn from the reality of children's lives and campaign for solutions to the problems they face.

Training in all aspects of parent / Infant relationship for professionals and parents who work with under-5s.

 

 

Best Bear
A service listing recommended childcare agencies near you and offering researched information on all areas of childcare.
ChildcareLink
A national website that helps you find useful information about childcare and holds details of local childminders, nurseries, playgroups and more.

Runs a helpline for parents with general childcare queries. Their web site contains information on childcare options and details of financial support available to pay for childcare.

Can provide parents with information to help find and choose a childminder. Offer a range of factsheets designed to inform parents about the different types of childcare on offer and the factors to consider when choosing childcare.

 

 

Publishes a series of leaflets for parents covering child development. Their web site also provides a number of interesting articles online.

This government site tells you about your child's education and development and how you can help.

Schoolzone
Said to be one of the biggest and most used web sites in the UK. It has up to 600,000 users month and can reach teachers, parents, students, businesses and schools/LEAS.

 

Children's Learning

The BBC Parents' Music Room is a new web site that encourages all parents, irrespective of their own musical ability, to support their child's musical development at home from the very earliest stages.

The national children's BBC website

Full of play and educational ideas for you and your children. You can use these ideas to have fun learning together.

Formative Fun
This web site has been designed to assist parents and teachers working with children who are experiencing a difficulty with an area of learning. It also provides a source of educational toys.

 

 

Home Start (UK)
Home-Start is the UK's leading family support organisation for families with children in the 5+ age group. Home-Start volunteers provide emotional and practical support and friendship to families in their own homes. By doing so they represent a lifeline for many families when things are difficult.

The National Family and Parenting Institute (NFPI) is an independent charity working to support parents in bringing up their children, to promote the well being of families and to make society more family friendly.

NCH works to improve the lives of the UK's most vulnerable children and young people

One plus one
Working for the well being of couples and their families

 

 

A national charity dedicated to providing holidays for deprived families

Yahooligans
A safe environment where children can surf, play, learn and also chat in a monitored environment

 

 

Through its innovative research and its high-quality training programmes, the Institute of Child Health has created a world-class centre for the study and treatment of childhood disease. Together with Great Ormond Street Hospital, it has made a major contribution to the health and well-being of children and their families worldwide.

Promotes nurturing touch and communication through training, education and research so that parents, caregivers and children are loved, valued and respected.

Kids Teeth
Provides a parent's guide to looking after their children's teeth. It includes some very useful tips on how to encourage regular brushing.

Provides a large database of information about common complaints together with self-help advice. You can also speak to someone 24hours a day via the telephone helpline on 0845 4647.

Information on health, self help and patient support groups. Also provides a directory of websites and provides NHS information.

Provides education and support to people with asthma. They run a helpline staffed by asthma specialist nurses and can put you in touch with local support volunteers.

Dedicated to helping people with eczema and their families.

 

 

Immunisation
Government backed Health site giving concise information about all the immunisations and the reasons why they are recommended.

 

 

Gingerbread
A national support organisation for lone parent families in England & Wales.

Providing lone parents with the means to help themselves & their families by offering information and advice, working with communities & developing new solutions to meet changing needs.

 

Parenting

This site provides information from things to play and do, baby learning, childcare, A to Z of support services, child health, hints and tips written by parents for parents and more.

Childrens project
Supporting parents in caring for their children.
Daycare Trust
Provides a helpline for parents with general childcare queries. Their web site contains information on childcare options and details of financial support available to pay for childcare.

Pregnancy and parenting advice web site, a web based community and discussion forum  for parents of all ages and backgrounds.

A source of help before a problem becomes a crisis! They provide help and information to anyone looking after a child including parenting courses.

The School of Infant Mental Health
Training in all aspects of parent / Infant relationship for professionals and parents who work with under-5s.

 

 

Offers advice and support to women suffering from postnatal depression. This support can include putting you in contact with other women who have previously suffered from postnatal depression.

 

Pregnancy

Aims to raise public and professional awareness of pre-eclampsia, improve care and ease or prevent physical and emotional suffering caused by the condition.

BirthChoice UK
Aimed at pregnant women to help them choose where to give birth. This could mean choosing a hospital, a birth centre, midwifery-led unit or a home birth.

National Childbirth Trust 

Offering support in childbirth, pregnancy & early parenthood.

Offers support and information to anyone expecting or caring for twins, triplets or more. Their services include Twinline, a confidential helpline staffed by trained volunteers who are parents of multiples.

 

Smoking Cessation

Giving Up Smoking
Giving up smoking requires preparation, determination, and support. And this site is here to help you with each of these. If you're thinking about giving up, have a look in.

The UK's online community for quitting smokers by quitting smokers.

The Time is Right
Advice and practical information to help people give up smoking.

 

Special Needs

Provides information, activities and resources for teachers, pupils, parents and others who have an interest in additional needs.

Afasic is the UK charity representing children and young adults with communication impairments, working for their inclusion in society and supporting their parents and carers.

Society For The Autistically Handicapped. The Society exists to increase awareness of autism, together with well established and newly developed approaches in the diagnosis, assessment, education and treatment. The main goal is to improve the quality of life for persons with Autism.

Contact a Family
UK charity helping children with special needs &/or disabilities.

Set up to improve information and resources for deaf and hard of hearing parents. They also run a thriving Deaf parenting email group that you can join through the web site

Disabled Parents Network 

Run by disabled parents, their allies and family members, disabled people who would like to be parents in the future and others who are already grandparents. They offer a telephone helpline, a support network across the country and a quarterly newsletter for members.

Promoting a particular teaching method for children with learning difficulties.

I CAN
The national educational charity for children with speech and language difficulties.