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organisations
Centre for Fun and Families
177-179 Narborough Road
Leicester LE3 0PE
Tel: 0116 223 4254
E-mail: centre@funandfamilies.org.uk
Website: www.funandfamilies.com
A national voluntary organisation committed to promoting the welfare of families by supporting families experiencing behaviour and communication difficulties. The Centre runs group work within Leicestershire to enable them to improve their problem solving abilities and resolve conflict situations. Produce numerous resources, details of which can be found on the website.
Family Nurturing Network (FNN)
112 Magdalen Road
Oxford OX4 1RQ
Tel: 01865 791711
E-mail: info@fnn.org.uk
Website: www.fnn.org.uk
A charitable organisation based in Oxfordshire. Offers direct and intensive group programmes for families with children aged 2 to 12 years and parenting skills courses for adopters.
Gingerbread
7 Sovereign Close
Sovereign Court
London E1W 2HW
Tel: 020 7488 9300
Advice Line: 0800 018 4318 (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm)
E-mail: advice@gingerbread.org.uk
Website: www.gingerbread.org.uk
Provides day-to-day support and practical help for lone parents and their children via a national network of local self-help groups. Call the helpline for advice on benefits, childcare, CSA, contact, divorce, employment, housing, maternity rights and lone parenthood.
National Newpin
35 Sutherland Square
London SE17 3EE
Tel: 020 7358 5900
E-mail: info@newpin.org.uk
Website: www.newpin.org.uk
A voluntary organisation working with families to help break the cycle of destructive family behaviour. Newpin works through a network of centres where parents and their children develop in an atmosphere of equality, empathy and respect.
Home-Start
2 Salisbury Road
Leicester LE1 7QR
Info line: 08000 68 63 68
Tel: 0116 233 9955
E-mail: info@home-start.org.uk
Website: www.home-start.org.uk
Offers support, guidance and practical help to families
with children under five, in their own homes. See the website
for further information and details of local schemes.
One-Parent Families
255 Kentish Town Road
London NW5 2LX
Helpline: 0800 018 5026 (9am-5pm Mon-Fri )
Tel: 020 7428 5400
E-mail: info@oneparentfamilies.org.uk
Website: www.oneparentfamilies.org.uk
Offers support and lots of useful information to single parents: from tax credits and employment rights to being a young mum, childcare and much more. The website has an online interactive helpdesk and free publications.
Parentline Plus
Helpline: 0808 800 2222 (24 hours a day, every day)
Textphone: 0800 783 6783
E-mail: contact@parentlineplus.org.uk
Website: www.parentlineplus.org.uk
Offers support to anyone parenting a child; the child's parents, stepparents, grandparents and foster parents. Runs free telephone and email helplines, parenting courses and offers information leaflets.
Working Families.org.uk
1-3 Berry Street
London EC1V 0AA
Legal helpline: 0800 013 0313 (for low income families – call for opening hours)
Tel: 020 7253 7243
E-mail: office@workingfamilies.org.uk
Website: www.workingfamilies.org.uk
Helps parents balance work and home by providing factsheets and advice on working family-friendly hours, parental leave and childcare.
websites
B4UGo-Ga-Ga
www.b4ugo-ga-ga.co.uk
The website of Jo Frost, who featured in Channel 4's 'Supernanny',
with more information about her work.
Jo Frost answers your child behaviour questions
www.channel4.com/community/showcards/
S/Supernanny.html
Transcript of the webchat held with Supernanny Jo Frost
on 21 July 2004
e-parents
www.e-parents.org
Useful information, advice and resources for parents from
the National Family and Parenting Institute, a campaigning
charity working towards a more family-friendly society.
Families Online
www.familiesonline.co.uk
Forums, book reviews, features, articles and much more for
parents with young children.
Fathers Direct
www.fathersdirect.com
Information and online magazine aimed specifically at fathers
on all aspects of parenting. Fun, interactive website.
The Parent Centre
www.parentcentre.gov.uk
Great resource for all parents and carers who want to help
their child or children to learn. Offers support, information
and advice about a child's learning to age 16+, how to choose
childcare, help for working parents, help for lone parents
and much more.
The Parenting Education & Support Forum
www.parenting-forum.org.uk/parents.asp
Provides information about local parenting classes and support
groups.
Practical Parenting Advice
www.practicalparent.org.uk
A resource for parents and professionals wanting information
and support on child behaviour and family relationships,
including printable parenting tips and an online parenting
course.
Raisingkids.co.uk
www.raisingkids.co.uk
An informative site offering support, information and friendship
to everyone who's raising kids. Has a section featuring
information, advice, articles and a chat forum on the subject
of teenagers.
UKparents
www.ukparents.co.uk
A community of parents of children of all ages, and would-be
parents. Features articles written by their resident experts,
and experiences and advice from other parents
reading
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The Golden Rules of Parenting: The secrets of successful parenting by Dorothy Einon (Vermilion, 2002) |
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How to Succeed as a Single Parent by Diane Louise Jordan (Hodder and Stoughton, 2003) |
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How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish (Piccadilly Press, 2001) |
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Solo Dad Survival Guide: Raising kids on your own by R F Davis and Nick Borns (Contemporary Books, 1999) |
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Try and Make Me by Ray Levy and Bill O'Hanlon (Rodale Books, 2004) |
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The Manipulative Child: How to Regain Control and Raise Resilient, Resourceful, and Independent Kids [UK] by Ernest Swihart Jnr, Ernest Swihart and Patrick Cotter (Bantam Books, 1998) |
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