mothers and daughters
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help and info
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organisations
Parentline Plus
Helpline: 0808 800 2222 (24 hours)
Textphone: 0800 783 6783
Tel: 020 7284 5500
E-mail: contact@parentlineplus.org.uk
Website: www.parentlineplus.org.uk
Offers support to anyone parenting or helping to raise children, from newborn babies to young adults. There are free telephone and email helplines, parenting courses and information leaflets. The website offers lots of advice, real-life stories and relevant news as well as a helpful A-Z of related topics, such as coping with stepfamilies, runaway children and discipline.
YoungMinds
102-108 Clerkenwell Road
London EC1M 5SA
Parent's Information Service: 0800 018 2138 (Mondays and Fridays 10am-1pm; Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays 1-4pm)
E-mail: enquiries@youngminds.org.uk
Website: www.youngminds.org.uk
For anyone concerned about the mental health or emotional well-being of a child or young person. YoungMinds' parent's information service provides information and advice for anyone with concerns about the mental health of a child or young person. The website contains information on YoungMinds and children's mental health for young people, parents and professionals.
Parents Advice Centre
Franklin House
12 Brunswick Street
Belfast BT2 7GE
Helpline: 0808 8010 722 (free)
Tel: 02890 310 891
E-mail: belfast@pachelp.org
Website: www.pachelp.org
Aims to help parents and other family members in Ireland by offering support, guidance and counselling especially for those experiencing relationship and emotional difficulties. The site includes case studies, details of classes and support groups and an online forum for parents.
websites
e-parents
www.e-parents.org.uk
Run by the National Family and Parenting Institute, this fun and interactive site is concerned with maintaining the well-being of families in England and Wales. The site gives practical and helpful advice on raising (and surviving) teenagers, covering sex, drugs and behaviour, plus a guide to teenage slang.
The Trust for the Study of Adolescence (TSA)
www.tsa.uk.com
The trust, which works toward better understanding for young people in society, deals with such issues as teenage suicide and self harm, alcohol and drug abuse and approaches to youth justice and discipline.
Parentalk
www.parentalk.co.uk
Contains an archive of articles about parenting teenagers, including eating disorders, sexual health and communicating with teens. There are also helpful resources and cogent advice via e-mail.
reading
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Guide to the Teenage Years by Steve Chalke (Hodder and Stoughton, 1999) |
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Parents, Teens and Boundaries: How to draw the line by Jane Bluestein (Health Communications, 1994) |
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Teenagers: The agony, the ecstasy, the answers by Aidan Macfarlane and Ann McPherson (Time Warner, 2000) |
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Confident Teens: How to Raise a Positive, Confident and Happy Teenager by Gael Lindenfield (Harper Colins, 2001) |
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