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Useful Information
This page is intended to signpost you to useful information. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list, but it does provide brief details of local help. Please note I am unable to oversee the content of these websites.
www.amazon.co.uk
Amazon – provides a wide range of books for parents on: health, family, parenting, pregnancy, childcare and lifestyle issues. Tip - a good place to browse before ordering it from the local library.
www.bbc.co.uk/parenting
BBC - website provides information on topical areas: babies to teenagers, having a baby, dads, family matters, childcare, learning, fostering and adoption, support and an interactive area.
www.bliss.org.uk
email: enquiries@bliss.org.uk Family Support Helpline – 0500 618140
BLISS – National Charity for the newborn. Provides: support, information and publications to parents and families who have, or have had, a baby in Special Care.
www.childcarelink.gov.uk
email: cis@doncaster.gov.uk
Doncaster’s DMBC Children’s Information Service, is a central point of information on childcare and family support and information for parents and carers in Doncaster.
www.deafparent.org.uk
email: info@deafparent.org.uk
Deaf Parenting UK (DPUK) - provides information on Parenting skills and support, Befriending service, presentations, consultation meetings, resources.
www.doncasterchildrenandfamilies.info
Tel: 0800 138 4568
This DMBC Directory, provides information about health, social care, education
and other services that can offer support and advice to families and young people. (highly recommend website)
www.doncaster.gov.uk
Children’s Centres - Children’s Centres provide a range of services for parent’s with children under 5. On this website you can obtain a list of the Children’s Centres across the Doncaster Borough.
www.doncaster.gov.uk
email: grace.clarke@doncaster.gov.uk Telephone: 01302 736624
Families First – new area based multidisciplinary teams that provide information,
support and advice to children, young people (aged 0 – 19 years) and their families
in Doncaster.
www.everychildmatters.gov.uk
Every Child Matters: Change for Children (2006) - aims to ensure that support for parents becomes routine in a child or young person’s life, and is shaping local services
in Doncaster.
www.grandparents-association.org.uk
email: info@grandparents-associaton.org.uk Helpline: 0845 4349585
The Grandparents Association –It aims to improve the lives of children by working with and for all grandparents. Provides: resources, newsletters, publications, factsheets, advice line, information.
www.home-start.org.uk
email: doncaster.homestart@tiscali.co.uk Tel: (01302) 340856
Home-start - a voluntary organisation that provides support to parents with children under the age of five. Support is free, confidential and non-judgmental. Volunteers provide this support.
www.incredibleyears.com (USA) and www.incredibleyearswales.co.uk
The Incredible Years - comprises 3 linked programmes for the child, parent and teacher. The research that underpins the evening parenting programme.
www.nct.org.uk
The National Childbirth Trust - charity for pregnancy, birth and parenting in the UK. Providing: support with antenatal classes, forum for meeting other parents and resources.
www.netmums.com
Email: contactus@netmums.com
Contact: Siobhan Freegard
Tel: 020 8427 1951
Linked with Home-Start October 2005
Netmums - A dedicated website for mums of babies, toddlers and school age children.
It advises on where to go with your children, what’s on in your area, parent and toddler groups, family friendly restaurants, meet other mums, support and advice, classes and activities, finding childcare, buy and sell, preschools, schools and admission procedures.
www.nmc-uk.org
The Nursing and Midwifery Council – is an organisation set up by Parliament to protect the public by ensuring that nurses and midwives provide high standards of care for their patients and clients. The Code of Professional Conduct (2002) outlines what is expected of Professionals.
www.oneparentfamilies.org.uk
Help line: 0800 018 5026 Mon – Fri. 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Wed 9 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Email: info@oneparentfamilies.org.uk
One Parent Families/Gingerbread – is an independent charity working to promote the interests and welfare of lone parents and their children. It provides publications, help line, training, links, information for lone parents and lone parents caring for a child with a disability.
www.parentinguk.org
Parenting UK is the national organisation for people who work with parents. It aims to promote best practice in all parenting services and developed the National Occupational Standards for Work with Parents (2005). It includes pages for parents to explain parenting education and support and how to evaluate courses.
www.relate.org.uk
Relate is the UK’s largest provider of relationship counselling and sex therapy. They also offer a range of other relationship support. Services are delivered all over England and this website locates local counsellors using your postcode. Further pages of interest include: Family Life and Parenting.
www.womensaid.org.uk
Helpline: 0808 2000 247
email: helpline@womensaid.org.uk
General Enquiries Email: info@womensaid.org.uk
Women’s Aid – National charity to end domestic violence against women and children and provides a Domestic Violence Abuse Directory, signposting A – Z to local help, policy and practice, newsletters.
Child Health Information Centre
Tel: 01302 366666 Ext. 3878
An information service, based at DRI, specialising in childhood health conditions
and disabilities available to parents, relatives and carers.
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