Parent education
- NHS Baby LifeCheck - information and advice for first-time parents
- Your child's early learning and care: birth to five - ideas and support for you - published by Every Child Matters (April 2009)
- Baby Book - handbook for new parents
- Just Ask campaign from Parentline Plus
- Looking after ourselves - caring for parents' emotional needs
- Not just talking: Helping your baby communicate - from day one - published by Siobhan Boyce
- Parenting Education Materials from NCVCCO
- ParentsCentre - helping you to help your child
- Positive parenting books
- What about the children?
NHS Baby LifeCheck
A free online advice service to help first-time parents care for their babies has been launched by the Department of Health. NHS Baby LifeCheck has been designed to provide mothers, fathers and carers of children aged five to eight months with information and advice. Visit NHS Baby LifeCheck.
Your child's early learning and care: birth to five - ideas and support for you
This was published by Every Child Matters in April 2009. This pack for parents and carers outlines what good quality childcare should be and provides ideas about the simple, free things which can be done at home to provide a rich home learning experience. Download the pack.
Baby Book
The National Family & Parenting Institute has recently launched Baby Book, a free handbook to support all new parents. It is being distributed in four quarterly editions of 150,000 copies through the registrar service - delivering a total yearly circulation of 600,000. For more information contact the NFPI - Tel 020 7424 3460, Fax 020 7485 3590 or email info@nfpi.org.
Just Ask campaign
The charity Parentline Plus has launched a campaign to urge parents to 'Just Ask', in a bid to remove the stigma of seeking out parenting support. The charity believes that thousands of parents are put off asking for help because they fear they will be labelled as 'bad parents'. Just Ask is featured on the charity's website with messages of support from various high profile people, including journalists and agony aunts. For more information visit Parentline Plus.
Looking after ourselves: how to care for our own emotional needs as parents
A booklet published by Young Minds that recognises the demands of parenting and urges parents to acknowledge their own emotional needs. It suggests how they can look after themselves and where to seek help if needed. To order phone YoungMinds on 020 7336 8445 or email enquiries@youngminds.org.uk.
Not Just Talking: Helping your baby communicate - from day one
Siobhan Boyce, founder and Managing Director of Not Just Talking Ltd., has produced this book to help parents understand the importance of developing communication, specifically non-verbal skills, from the moment their baby is born. The book provides information about how to stimulate and support your child's natural ability to learn these essential skills as well as practical tips. You can order a copy from Not Just Talking.
Parenting Education Materials
The PEM website which was initially set up by The National Council of Voluntary Childcare Organisations (NCVCCO) and is now called Children England. Visitors to the website can search for books and other materials on various aspects of parenting. The website is currently managed by Parenting UK. For more information visit or call 020 7284 8370. Email:admin@parentinguk.org.
ParentsCentre - helping you to help your child
A website with information and support for parents on how to help with their child's learning, including webchats, interviews, videos, case studies and articles. It includes an Early Years Development section with information on communication. Visit ParentsCentre.
Positive parenting books
These books are listed, rated and reviewed on the National Family & Parenting Institute website, helping to sift through the hundreds of books out there. Visit Positive parenting and look under Behaviour Directory, Books.
What about the children?
This is a national charity that promotes parental responsibility with particular emphasis on the emotional needs of children during the first three years. Its objectives include promoting and advancing the proper care and upbringing of children, advancing education of the public through the organisation of conferences and seminars, promoting and assisting in the promotion of research, and disseminating useful information for the benefit of the public. For more information visit What about the children?.
