Parents' Resources
Being a parent can be incredibly rewarding. Sometimes though, you may find yourself facing new situations and challenges as your child grows and develops.
You may find the following resources useful:
Eldwick Primary School Information:
Useful Websites/Leaflets
Wellbeing and Emotional Support |
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| A peer to peer support group for men. | |
| AWC provides a range of talking therapies and can help with issues such as; current and/or past abuse(s), depression, stress, mental ill health, anxiety, trauma, PTSD, panic attacks, difficult changes and transitions, low confidence / self-esteem, self-harm, relationship difficulties, work problems, inability to cope and other issues leading to harm and/or distress to the individual and those around them. | |
| Men's Advice Line |
The Helpline for male victims of domestic abuse |
| MIND
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The website of the mental health charity with useful advice, support and information: |
| Staying Put |
A domestic abuse charity for men, women and children. |
| Understanding Childhood |
Understanding Childhood has a series of leaflets written by experienced understanding your overactive child supporting teenagers - helping parents and professionals to understand the early teenage years |
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Women’s Aid is a grassroots federation working together to provide life-saving services in England and build a future where domestic abuse is not tolerated. |
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| Young Minds | Support website for children and adolescents working towards strengthening young people's resilience and mental health. |
Keeping Children Safe Online |
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| A useful website to give parents and carers common sense information about games, films and apps | |
| NSPCC - Netaware |
Good advice on keeping your child safe online. |
| Thinkuknow | Thinkuknow is the education programme from NCA-CEOP, a UK organisation which protects children both online and offline. |
Health Related |
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| Change 4 Life | A great website packed with information and advice about keeping your family healthy and happy. |
| ERIC
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Children's continence charity offering advice and support around toileting: Nights Away - Practical tips to help manage nights away from home |
| FRANK |
Friendly, confidentiality drugs advice. An informative website for any drugs-related issue or query. |
| Sleep |
A useful webpage with good advice regarding children's sleep |
Parenting |
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| A great booklet with good advice and information. | |
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A very useful website with lots of parenting and family advice: |
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| Key Stages in your child’s emotional development |
From birth to adulthood: A very informative booklet that explains the key emotional development stages from birth to adulthood. (Produced by The Child Psychotherapy Trust) |
| Kids in the Middle | A very useful booklet to support children who's parents are going through separation or divorce |
| NSPCC |
NSPCC - has a wealth of support leaflets and advice: Better behaviour - A practical guide to positive parenting Keeping cool - Advice for parents on managing stress and anger Listening to children - improving communication with your child Home alone - Advice and support for parents around leaving your child Out alone - Out with you, out alone, or taking part in activities |
| Parent/Carer Support Group |
Bradford and Craven NHS Mental Health Support Team provide a monthly online support group via Microsoft Teams; the group is facilitated by mental health practitioners. The sessions encourage parents/carers participation – providing a safe space for them to share experiences, build positive relationships and receive peer support. Alongside this, useful information and strategies are shared around the chosen monthly topic. To join the meeting you can email mhstparentsupport@bdct.onmicrosoft.com. |