Useful Websites
Accident Prevention Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents Information, home safety advice, resources and training. www.rospa.com
DTI Home Safety Network
This site was established to help reduce the high number of serious accidents within the home. www.dti.gov.uk/homesafetynetwork
Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths (FSID)
Frequently asked questions and answers, easy to read publications and much more.
www.sids.org.uk/fsid/
Child Accident Prevention Trust
Child Accident Prevention Trust is a national charity in the UK committed to reducing the number of children and young people killed, disabled and seriously injured as a result of accidents.
www.capt.org.uk
THINK! Road Safety
Do you know that children aged up to and including 11 years aren't big enough to travel without a child car seat or booster seat/cushion? For a free leaflet offering advice on choosing the right car seat and fitting it correctly, tel : 0870 1226 236 and quote product code T/INF/697.
For more road safety advice, go to :
www.thinkroadsafety.gov.uk
Allergies British Allergy Foundation Leaflets, fact sheets, newsletters and a helpline available. www.allergyfoundation.com Dairy Free Diet www.dairyfree.org.uk
Breastfeeding Breastfeeding Network Support and information for breastfeeding mums. www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk
Bullying
Advice for parents, pupils, teachers and childcare staff. Legal advice, problem pages, school projects, Department for Education and Skills guidelines, tips and links to other useful sites :
www.bullying.co.uk
Child Development National Association of Toy and Leisure Libraries To heighten the importance of play for all children and their families. www.natll.org.uk British Association for Early Education Interesting articles and leaflets for parents. www.early-education.org.uk
Early Support (Speech and Language)
An Early Support booklet for parents on speech and language issues is now available. Visit the Early Support website below or telephone 0845 602 2260 and quote reference number ESPP14 to obtain a copy.
www.earlysupport.org.uk
Save the Children www.savethechildren.org.uk
Childcare
Our 'Home' page contains contact information for our nurseries.
South Tyneside Childrens Information Service
The Childrens Information Service is supported by the Early Years Development and Childcare Partnership, which is part of Lifelong Learning and Leisure Directorate.
Choosing suitable childcare for your child is one of the most important and difficult decisions a parent will make, thats why the CIS offer free, independent and unbiased advice about the range of registered childcare, early education and other services available in South Tyneside.
We hope you will find all of the information you need to help you make an informed choice about the type of childcare you are looking for, but if you do require any further information please contact the CIS direct on freephone 0800 783 4645.
www.southtyneside.info/cis
National Childminding Association
Children Come First website - offers useful information for childminders and parents (eg. the benefits of childminders, early education and help in finding a network childminder).
www.ncmaccf.org.uk
Childcare Link
National website with links to local CIS (Childrens Information Service) to assist in the location of childcare information, including childminders, nurseries and playgroups. www.childcarelink.gov.uk Daycare Trust Details of financial support for childcare as well as a help line for other general queries. www.daycaretrust.org.uk National Childminding Association Information on how to find and choose a childminder. www.workingfamilies.org.uk National Sure Start Government’s initiative to provide the best start in life for pre-school children and their families. www.surestart.gov.uk
Family Learning Children’s BBC www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc
A campaign run by the National Literacy Trust to encourage parents and carers to talk more to children from birth to three.
www.talktoyourbaby.org.uk DfES Parent's Site Informs parents about their child’s education and development. www.parentscentre.gov.uk Enchanted Learning Play and educational ideas for you and your children. www.enchantedlearning.com Formative Fun Designed to assist parents with children experiencing difficulties within areas of learning. www.formativefun.co.uk
Family Support
Citizens Advice Bureau
The Citizens Advice service helps people resolve their legal, money and other problems by providing free, independent and confidential advice and by influencing policymakers. A charity for the whole community :
www.citizensadvice.org.uk
The National Family and Parenting Institute (NFPI) is an independent charity working to support parents in bringing up their children, to promote the wellbeing of families and to make society more family friendly.
www.nfpi.org
Family Mediation
A service for couples who want to access family mediation services. The helpline will put families that are breaking up in touh with local services to help them resolve disputes over children, finances and housing.
Helpline number : 0845 602 6627
www.familymediationhelpline.co.uk
Gingerbread
Organisation for lone parent families.
www.gingerbread.org.uk
NCH Action for Children
Aimed at vulnerable children and works to improve their lives. www.nchafc.org.uk
Hype
A website designed by the young people of South Tyneside for teenagers. Check out the latest sports and music news, movies, book and game reviews.
Need advice on job hunting and how to set up your own business? Advice on drugs, alcohol, diet, sex and relationships. Find out what's happening in your area.
www.hypesouthtyneside.info
Health & Immunisation
Health and Fitness
For information about local swimming, tennis, athletics, aerobics, gyms, beauty, parent/toddler groups and more, visit :
www.southtyneside.info/Active South Tyneside Primary Care Trust
Working to improve the health of and services available to the people of South Tyneside.
www.stpct.nhs.uk
Healthworks
Healthworks provides free, up to date, quality, health information. With leaflets available and internet access to diagnosed conditions and healthy lifestyle information, Healthworks is a "one stop" health information shop located in South Tyneside.
www.healthworks-info.org.uk
NHS
Find your nearest GP, dentist, optician, pharmacy and hospital. Check out health news and local support groups.
www.nhs.uk/england
Immunisation
The most comprehensive, up-to-date and accurate source of information on vaccines, disease and immunisation in the UK. www.immunisation/nhs.uk
Institute of Children’s Health www.ich.ucl.ac.uk
International Association of Infant Massage Promotes nurturing touch and communication through training and education. www.iaim.org.uk
NHS Direct
A database of information about common complaints. www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk
Patient UK
Information on health, self help and patient support groups. www.patient.co.uk
Parenting BBC Parenting Things to do, play, baby learning, child support services, child health, hints and tips. www.bbc.co.uk/parenting The Baby Channel
The Baby Channel is a satellite TV channel especially created for pregnant women, expectant dads and parents of pre-school children aged under five years old. Check out their website.
www.babychanneltv.com Children’s Project Supporting parents in caring for their children. www.childrensproject.co.uk Parentline Help and information. www.parentlineplus.org.uk Schoolzone Up to date information for everyone, including parents, teachers and students. www.schoolzone.co.uk
Post Natal Illness
NHS Direct
Online health encyclopedia. Help and advice if you think you may be suffering from post natal illness.
http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.aspx?articleId=429§ionId=4041 Association of Postnatal Illness Advice and support about the subject, and contact with other women who have suffered from postnatal depression. www.apni.org
Pregnancy Action on Pre-Eclampsia (APEC) An organisation to help raise the awareness of pre-eclampsia. www.apec.org.uk Birth Choice Aims to help pregnant women choose where to give birth. www.birthchoiceuk.com Maternity Alliance Looks at all aspects of pregnancy and offers support to pregnant women and fathers to be. www.maternityalliance.org.uk
Bounty
An information portal for young families. Information packs available for new mums, pregnancy, baby progress. Try before you buy offers.
www.bounty.com
Relationships
Relate offers advice, relationship counselling, sex therapy, workshops, mediation, consultations and face-to-face support, by phone and through their website.
www.relate.org.uk
Smoking Cessation
Giving up smoking If you’re thinking about giving up, this site is worth a look. www.givingupsmoking.co.uk
South Tyneside
Check out the services, news and events happening in your neighbourhood. Need benefit advice? Visit South Tyneside Council website :
www.southtyneside.info
Children and Young Peoples Alliance
South Tyneside Children and Young Peoples Alliance is one of the childrens trust pathfinders set up as part of the governments Change for Children Programme, driven by the children Act 2004.
www.stct.org.uk
South Tyneside PCT
Working to improve the health of and services available to the people of South Tyneside.
www.stpct.nhs.uk
Healthworks - South Tyneside
Healthworks is a "one stop" health information shop located in South Tyneside.
www.healthworks-info.org.uk
Special Needs
Early Support
Early Support is a Government funded programme involving the Department for Education and Skills, Sure Start and the Department of Health. The purpose of the programme is to improve the delivery of services to disabled children under 3 and their families. It promotes service development in partnership with health, education and social services, service users and organisations in the voluntary sector. Information booklets for parents are available from the website below.
www.earlysupport.org.uk
Newlife
Founded in 1991, BDF Newlife is a leading UK child health and research charity.
www.bdfnewlife.co.uk
The National Autistic Society
Champions the rights and interests of all people with autism to ensure that they and their families receive quality services appropriate to their needs. The website includes information about Asperger syndrome, the NAS and its services and activities.
www.nas.org.uk
Autism Independent UK Aims to increase awareness, establish and develop new approaches in diagnosis, education and treatment. www.autismuk.com Contact a Family UK charity helping children with special needs. www.cafamily.org.uk Disabled Parents Network Offers a support network across the country and a quarterly newsletter for members. www.disabledparentsnetwork.org.uk High Scope Institute Promotes a teaching method for children with learning difficulties. www.highscope.org ICAN A national educational charity for children with speech and language difficulties. www.ican.org.uk Nurture Group A group to support children with emotional or behavioural difficulties. www.additionalneeds.net Sense A national charity for children and adults who are both deaf and blind. www.sense.org.uk
Work Department for Work and Pensions Aims to help people back to work and assisting in paying benefits. www.dwp.gov.uk
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