Useful Links

If you are a parent or carer, we hope you will find the many web links below useful.


Action for Children- Action for Children supports and speaks for the UK's most vulnerable and neglected children and young people.
Department for Education- Articles and advice for children and young people.
Think You Know- Great advice to keep children safe whilst using the internet.
CEOP- News and articles surrounding internet safety.
Homework advice

Babies & Pregnancy

 Baby Centre.co.uk - Pregnancy, baby and toddler health information
 Baby Names.co.uk
 Baby World.co.uk
 BabyNamer.com
 BabyNames.com
 Home Birth.org.uk - Information about home birth, for parents who think that it might be the right choice for them
 MothersBliss.co.uk - Pregnancy & parenting advice
 NCT.org.uk - National Childbirth Trust
 TheBabyRegistry.co.uk - Guide to having a baby, parenthood and toddlers

Bullying

 Bullying.co.uk - Charity dedicated to providing help, advice and support on school bullying
 Bullying.co.uk - YouTube videos
 NSPCC - Bullying advice

Childcare Agencies

 TiniesChildcare.co.uk - Hire a Nanny

Children's Charities

 Barnardos.org.uk
 ChildLine.org.uk - Free helpline for children and young people in the UK
 Childnet International - Non - profit organisation aiming to help make the Internet a safe place for children
 GOSH.org - Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity
 NSPCC.org.uk
 Plan UK - Sponsor a child
 Rainbow Trust.org.uk - Providings practical and emotional support to families who have a child with a life threatening or terminal illness
 Save the Children.org.uk
 The British Dyslexia Association
 The Childrens Trust.org.uk - Providing services to children with multiple disabilities
 UNICEF.org.uk - UNICEF UK, rasing funds for worldwide emergency and development work
 Variety Club.org.uk
 WarChild.org - War Child International, a network of independent organisations, working across the world to help children affected by war

Health & Safety

 ChildrenFirst.NHS.UK - By Great Ormond Street Hospital
 DrGreene.com - Dr Alan Greene, providing thorough answers to pediatric health questions
 Kids Health.org - Providing doctor - approved health information about children from before birth through adolescence
 Miriam Stoppard.com - Writer and broadcaster and leading authority on parenting and child care
 NedDoctor.co.uk/children - Children's health
 NHS Direct UK - Health & medical information
 Think Road Safety.gov.uk

Holiday and travel

 5MinutesAway.co, uk - Directory of services and facilities available off the motorway
 Centerparcs.co.uk
 Directline Holidays.co.uk - Family package holidays

Safe Surfing

 Amazon.co.uk - Buy Internet security software
 CyberPatrol.com - Internet security software
 Cybersitter.com - Internet filter software
 Google Help - Search Preferences
 MSN Live - Search options
 Net Nanny.com - Parental control software

Shopping

Online shopping for children's clothes, books, toys and games

Single Parents / Parental Rights

 Cafcass.gov.uk - Looking after the interests of children involved in family proceedings
 Fatherhood Institute.org - Promoting a society that gives all children a strong and positive relationship with their father
 Fathers 4 Justice.org - Campaigning for a child's right to see both parents and grandparents
 NACSA.co.uk - UK child support advice
 OnlyDads.org - Support for lone fathers
 OnlyMums.org - Help and support for lone mothers
 Single Mothers By Choice.com

Videos

 YouTube.com - Parental advice videos

Books

 Amazon.co.uk - Children's books
 Amazon.co.uk - Parental advice books
 Amazon.co.uk - Pregnancy advice books

Parental Advice

 AwareParenting.com - website devoted to the principles of aware parenting
 BBC.co.uk/Parenting - Advice, messageboards
 DCSF.gov.uk - Department for Children, Schools and Families
 Directgov.gov.uk/parenting - Parenting advice and information portal from UK Governemmt
 Family Education.com - Parenting Advice, Activities for Children, family games & recipes
 Free Range Kids.wordpress.com
 Healthy Schools.gov.uk - National Healthy Schools Programme
 Helpful.com/category/family/childcare
 Parentalk.co.uk - UK charity dedicated to inspiring and equipping parents to make the most of parenthood
 Parenthood.com - Advice on all aspects of parenting
 Parenting.ivillage.com - Pregnancy & parenting advice
 Parentline Plus.org.uk - UK charity that works for, and with, parents
 Parents a Teachers.org - Nonprofit organization providing parents of young with support and information
 Parents.com - Website of magazines 'American Baby', 'Parents' & 'Family Circle'
 Positive Parenting.com
 Refdesk.com - Family Matters
 Royal Society for the Protection of Accidents - Play safety
 Super Nanny.co.uk - Official website of the Channel 4 TV show, with parenting and childcare advice, tips and resources
 UK Parents Lounge - Pregnancy, parenting and baby advice
 Wikipedia.org/Parenting