Help & Advice for Parents and Carers
We recognise that sometimes parenting can be challenging and additional help and advice can be useful. Below are details of websites containing help and advice for parents and carers on a wide range of parenting issues:
| Cambridgeshire County Council | Information on local services and support for families |
| Young Minds | Provides information for parents, carers and young people around well-being and mental health. Parents survival guide including helpline number |
| Cambridgeshire County Council - Parenting Courses | Parents/carers can access parenting courses direct with CCC - without an EHA |
| NESSie | Supporting the positive mental health of children and young people |
| HeadMeds | Provides advice and information relating to medication |
| KeepYourHead | Mental health information and resources for young people and their parents/carers |
| RCPsych | Advice and information for parents/carers and young people |
| Beat Eating Disorders | Information and support on eating disorders |
| Understanding Childhood | Advice on a wide range of family situations and events |
| Relate | Help and information about family life and parents and free web chat advice |
| UK Safer Internet Centre | Tips, advice, guides and other resources to help keep children safe online, including parental controls offered by home internet providers and safety tools on social networks and other online services |
| Parent Zone | Tips and advice on all aspects of parenting, including ideas and links to access additional support and information |
| Parents Against Child Sexual Exploitation | Advice and information about Child Sexual Exploitation – spotting the signs, how ‘grooming‘ works and what to do if you are worried |
| CASUS | Local Advice on spotting signs of drug use in young people and the support available |
| Talk to FRANK | Practical advice for parents and carers on how to talk to your child about drugs |
| Family Lives | Parenting teenagers advice about teenagers and drugs and alcohol, including an A-Z of Common drugs |
| FFLAG | Support for families and friends of LGBT+ young people |
| The Kite Trust | Direct support for young people around sexuality and gender, including support groups and 1:1 Project workers |
| Stonewall | Support for young people and families and wider organisations |
| My Family Coach | Expert support for every parenting challenge |
Here are some useful resources to support parents and carers to keep your children safe online:
| Thinkuknow | Provides advice from the National Crime Agency (NCA) on staying safe online |
| Parent info | A collaboration between Parentzone and the NCA providing support and guidance for parents from leading experts and organisations |
| Childnet | Offers a toolkit to support parents and carers of children of any age to start discussions about their online life, to set boundaries around online behaviour and technology use, and to find out where to get more help and support |
| Internet matters | Provides age-specific online safety checklists, guides on how to set parental controls on a range of devices, and a host of practical tips to help children get the most out of their digital world |
| London Grid for Learning | Support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online, including tips to keep primary aged children safe online |
| Net-aware | Support for parents and carers from the NSPCC, including a guide to social networks, apps and games |
| Let’s Talk About It | Advice for parents and carers to keep children safe from online radicalisation |
| UK Safer Internet Centre | Tips, advice, guides and other resources to help keep children safe online, including parental controls offered by home internet providers and safety tools on social networks and other online services |
| The National Domestic Abuse Helpline continues through COVID-19 to operate 24/7 on 0808 2000 247 There is a form you can complete online and they will call you back at a safe time https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/Contact-us |
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| Women's Aid online chat: https://chat.womensaid.org.uk/ | |
| Men's Advice line, for male victims: https://mensadviceline.org.uk/ | |
| Domestic Violence (Male) Advice and Enquiry Line: 0808 801 0327 | |
| Men Reaching Out Email: menreachingout1@gmail.com | |
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Cambridgeshire Outreach Services are still available too: Cambridge City/East Cambs/South Cambs 01223 361214 Fenland/Hunts/Peterborough 07787 255821 |
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| For support around sexual violence - National Rape Crisis is still available and they also have online chat https://rapecrisis.org.uk/ | |
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The Elms Sexual Assault Referral Centre: https://www.theelmssarc.org/ Tel: 0800 193 5434 (24 hour) |
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| ISVA services (Sexual Violence) https://www.caprcp.org.uk/ | |
| Cambs & Peterborough DASV Partnership https://www.cambsdasv.org.uk/website | |
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Bright Sky is a free to download mobile app, launched in partnership with the Vodafone Foundation, providing support and information to anyone who may be in an abusive relationship or those concerned about someone they know https://www.hestia.org/brightsky And for victims the police advise to phone on 999 if it is an emergency, and if unable to speak at that time, press 55 after the automated message. The call will then be transferred to your local police and callers will be given further instructions |
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Breaking Barriers The Ormiston Families project Breaking Barriers, which supports children who have a parent or other close family member in prison, are still able to provide support using remote intervention practices. To access support, please follow the link below. https://www.ormiston.org/what-we-do/working-with-families-affected-by-offending/breaking-barriers/ |
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UK Safer Internet Centre advice for adoptive parents: www.saferinternet.org.uk/advice-centre/foster-carers-and-adoptive-parents |
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Childnet’s family agreement www.childnet.com/resources/family-agreement Childnet’s advice leaflet for parents on supporting young people online www.childnet.com/resources/supporting-young-people-online Childnet’s advice leaflet for parents on supporting young people with social networking sites www.childnet.com/resources/young-people-and-social-networking-sites Childnet’s parent and carers resource sheet www.childnet.com/resources/parents-and-carers-resource-sheet Flyers courtesy of Childnet www.childnet.com |
