Parents Place
Information For Parents And Carers

This page is for all those families that don't fit into the accepted normal heterosexual married with 2.4 income and a combined income' that most can only dream of.
So if you're struggling on a low income, struggling with being a single parent, carer or grandparent I hope you can find some information below

Single, Solo and One Parent Families

Equal Parenting - kids need both parents
Gingerbread -the leading support organisation for single parents
iVillage - single parenting advice and tips
Lone Parents - learn the art of survival as a single parent
Mango Kids -is a Single Parent Holiday Group and has designed a series of holidays aimed at single parents and their children both in the UK and abroad.
MOSAC - support for non-abusing parents when your child has been abused
NCH - Its Not Your Fault - aimed at parents and children going through a family break up
One Parent Families - promotes the welfare of lone parents & their kids
One-parent family holidays - don't leave life to chance - make it happen
Planet One Parent - a comprehensive directory of information
Shared Parenting - promoting responsible shared parenting
Single Parent Action Network - web site being update
Single Parents Club - loads of relevant info and support
Single Parent Travel Club - join other single parents on family trips and jaunts
Small Families - provide quality escorted holidays for single parent families, in child friendly hotels and during every school holidays.   Sun and beach or snow and ski holidays catered for.
Womens Aid - for women who have suffered domestic violence

Single Dads - solo fathers

Dads Uk - forum for single dads
Every Child Matters - help with legal matters and carer support
Families Need Fathers - keeping children and dads in contact
Fathers Direct - the UK's national information centre for fathers
Fatherville - USA site - written by real fathers
Home Dad UK - everyday is Father's day - bulletin boards, news & chat
One Parent Families - a single parent resource with a solo dad section
Single Fathers Online - a web based community
Single Parents - Single Fathers - a site aimed at single parents with a section for solo dads
Stay At Home Dads (US) - life in the slow lane
 

Grandparents

Family Onwards - helping grandparents & parents
Family Rights Group - information for grandparent carers
Grandparents Association - advice and information for troubled grandparents
Grandparents Plus - helping grandparents find the best information
50 Connect - section devoted to grandparents and grandparents rights
 

Alternative Families

Adoption.org.uk - the most popular site on adoption
Adoption Interlink - information for anyone interested in adoption
Adoption Net - the adoption sister site of Fostering Network
Bliss - support for parents of premature babies
British Agencies for Adopting & Fostering - for information and guidance
Disability, Pregnancy and Parenthood - info for disabled parents
Disabled Parents Network - support for disabled parents
Fostering.org.uk - learn all about fostering
Fostering Network - for everyone involved in fostering be it personally or professionally
Multiple Births Foundation - advice on how to cope with a multiple birth
Norcap - counselling & support for adoptees and parents
StepFamilies.co.uk - stepping in the right direction
Stonewall.org.uk - lesbian & gay parenting
Tamba - for parents who have twins ... triplets ... or more!

Helping Children Cope With Divorce
Divorced Dads Survival Book: How to Stay Connected With Your Kids
It's Not Your Fault, KoKo Bear:  A read-together book for parents and young children during divorce
The Primal Wound: Understanding the Adopted Child
Adoptions Stories for Young Children
Stepmotherhood: How to Survive Without Feeling Frustrated, Left Out or Wicked