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An excellent comprehensive guide to ‘Understanding Your Teenager – a guide for parents/carers’. Recognising that the teenage years can be an emotional assault course, Northumberland County Council in partnership with the Northumberland Youth Offending Service, Parenting Initiatives and the Northumberland Children’s Fund have produced a guide to help understand teenagers with the aim of building a much closer and ultimately more rewarding relationship. The pages are packed full of excellent advice on topics such as anti-social behaviour, bullying, children with disabilities, depression, drug and alcohol abuse, friendships and peer pressure, stress and anxiety, truancy and internet abuse and exploitation. At the end of each section are lists of local and national agencies who can offer advice or support. For a copy of this guide contact Chris Metcalfe on 01670 533000. PARENT INITIATIVE For a list of workshop opportunities for mums, dads and carers to help understanding teenagers, contact Parent Initiative on 01670 798812 or 798830. Courses are also publicized through county each term. Quotes from parents who have attended groups: ‘Discovered my fears are the same as others and I wasn’t going to let my fears stop me doing anything’ ‘More confident, a lot more knowledge and much more patient with my children’. ‘Found step by step strategies to use with my children and that has helped them as well as me’. CONNEXIONS In the past year they have worked within the Families and Children’s Trust (FACT) and Northumberland Strategic Partnership (NSP) We now look forward to working within igen to continue to develop our role with Integrated Services for Young People (ISYP) and improve services for young people. PARENT DIRECT A free service providing parents with information on:
Parent Direct will talk to you about your own situation and provide you with the information that you need, explain the options available to you and recommend next steps. They can also help you with any paperwork that you may need to complete on the way. http://northumberland.parentdirect.org.uk Email: childcarelink@northumberland.gov.uk www.childcarelink.gov.uk/northumberland FREEPHONE: 0800 023 4440 National Sources of Information, Guidance and Support for Parents The Parenting Core Offer requires schools to give parents information about nationally available sources of information, guidance and support. The following is a selection of information, guidance and support available on the web: This gives a good range of practical information including: Here are a few messages from the local message board:
Hiya I'm Tess and I'm keen to hear from mums in the Morpeth area. I live in Newcastle at the moment with my husband and our gorgeous 16-month-old daughter, but we are moving to Morpeth in a couple of weeks, where I know hardly anyone! I'd love to hear from anyone who'd like to meet for chats and coffee or who can offer any information about mother/toddler groups/classes. I look forward to hearing from you... Hiya people! I'm Sarah, (29) mum to Dylan (5) and we live in the Morpeth/Alnwick area. I'm just looking to make new friends, either to exchange emails or poss meet for a cuppa and a natter! Hi I am 29 and have 3 children scott 4 yrs, leah 2 yrs and jamie 1 yr , we moved to blyth in may last year due to my husband leaving the RAF and finding a new job based in this area but i am still finding it very lonely missing the life i had before we moved here and find it hard to met people having three young children to look after 24/7, would love to here from anyone who might want to get together for a cuppa and some adult conversation. Support for you
Your child:
Older child, e.g.
And lots more! On the Home Page, under People, click on Parents This is a government site with a wide range of information/ guidance/support for parents, including:
And much more! There is a separate section for Disabled Parents. The Advisory Centre for Education (ACE) is a national charity that provides advice and information to parents and carers on a wide range of school based issues including exclusion, admissions, special education needs, bullying and attendance. _______________________________________________________________________________________ This is linked to www.direct.gov.uk and gives advice to parents, helping you to help your child, e.g.:
...and much more This has sections on: Parenting topics A-Z, including:
Through the Ages - information for every stage of your child's life from 0-18+ years Working Tax Credit http://www.taxcredits.inlandrevenue.gov.uk/
Http://northumberland.childrensservicedirectory.org.uk/ This is a service for children, young people, their parents/carers and practitioners. Simply click on zones to find information on holiday activities, clubs, groups, sport and play activities for children and young people; services that can offer support and help; information on children’s centres, schools and parenting; plus national and regional organisations that you might find useful. freephone 0800 023 4440 or www.childcarelink.gov.uk/northumberland The FIS aims to provide FREE, accurate up to date, high quality, accessible and impartial information and guidance on all childcare facilities and services that are currently available for children aged 0-19 years in the local area. The FIS does not recommend or endorse individual provisions but aims to help mothers, fathers and carers balance the demands of work and home life by providing relevant information about services such as leisure and youth activities, non-registered childcare, e.g. toddler groups, wider childcare issues and other services such as family support services, help with childcare costs and tax credit estimator help.
The work within the Families and Children’s Trust (FACT) and the Northumberland Strategic Partnership (NSP). They are now looking forward to working within igen to continue to develop their role with ISYP (Integrated Services for Young People) and improve services for young people. |