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Parenting

If you're a parent or someone in a parenting role, then we've got some useful sources of support for you in these pages, including fostering or bullying.

Useful contacts

    Babycentre

    A website with a wide range of information about pregnancy, including the problems of getting pregnant later on in life.

    Parentline Plus

    Parentline Plus is a 24 hour helpline staffed by parents for anyone in a parenting role including step-parents, grandparents, lone parents and adoptive parents. They offer support and information on all issues of concern including bullying, behaviour, sexual abuse, education, alcohol and drugs.

    ACE - Advisory Centre for Education

    The Advisory Centre for Education (ACE) is an independent advice centre for parents, offering information about state education in Wales and England for 5-16 year olds. They offer advice on many topics like exclusion from school, bullying, special educational needs and school admission appeals. They offer a comprehensive leaflet called "Tackling Bullying" which can be downloaded as a pdf file.

    • Telephone: 0808 800 5793 (10am-5pm, Monday to Friday)
    • Visit website

    Contact a Family Wales

    This organisation provides support, advice and information for families with disabled children.

    • Telephone: 0808 808 3555 (10am-4pm, Monday-Friday)
    • Textphone: 0808 808 3556
    • Visit website

    YoungMinds

    YoungMinds is a helpline providing information and advice to anyone with concerns about the mental health or emotional well-being of a child or young person, which can be affected severely by bullying. They give information about a range of mental health issues and details of local and national advice services.

    • Telephone: 0808 882 5544 (10am-4pm, Mon-Fri & 6pm-8pm on Wednesday night)
    • Visit website

    CRY-SIS

    Cry-sis offers support for families with excessively crying, sleepless and demanding babies. Practical advice on the website and the helpline is staffed by trained volunteers, often with personal experience.