|
www.ask.co.uk |
Ask Jeeves - ask any question and be guided
to an appropriate website |
|
www.thegoodwebguide.co.uk |
Independent reviews of the very best sites
online for gardening, food, money etc. |
|
www.pin.org.uk |
What your children can learn from the internet, children's software choices and recommendations
on how to protect your family when they
go online |
|
www.wiseuptothenet.co.uk |
Keeping your child safe on the internet'
campaign home page |
|
www.safety.ngfl.gov.uk |
The Parents version of the DfES Superhighway
Safety web site |
|
www.chatdanger.com |
Parents guide to the dangers of chatrooms |
| www.consumerdirect.gov.uk |
If you think you've been the victim of a scam or suspect one. |
| www.iwf.org.uk |
The UK Hotline for reporting illegal content. Specifically:
Child sexual abuse content hosted worldwide and criminally obscene and incitement to racial hatred content hosted in the UK |
|
www.parentscentre.gov.uk |
Interactive and educational sites that
give you and your children a taste of what
the Internet can offer |
| GENERAL |
| www.hiringhelp.co.uk |
Helps show you where to find and hire all types of help around the home |
|
www.guardianunlimited.co.uk |
Not just the Guardian online, but loads
of info on parents, schools, shopping, eating
out - you name it! |
| www.raceforlife.org/south |
You are invited to Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life.
Race for Life is the UK’s largest women only fundraising event, where women of all ages come together to raise money and walk, jog or run 5K to help Cancer Research UK beat cancer. And with 262 Race for Life events taking place all over the UK, there is bound to be one near you. So please accept this invitation to enter Race for Life and invite every woman you know to take part too |
|
www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc |
One for the kids. Go to the www.bbc.co.uk
home page for all BBC info (news, education
and entertainment.) |
|
www.oxfam.org.uk |
See projects around the world help relieve
poverty and create opportunity in the poorest
countries |
| SHOPPING |
|
www.childrensbookcompany.com |
Buy children's books online |
|
www.easyshop.co.uk |
Europe's largest online underwear store,
featuring over 70 brands including maternity
undies! |
|
www.ready2shop.com |
Fast, funky and fun tailor-made direct
clothes shopping for an overview of what's
on the market |
|
www.charitycards.co.uk |
Christmas and everyday greetings cards
sold in aid of several charities including
the NSPCC |
|
www.sciencemuseumstore.com |
Innovative selection of inspiring and unusual
products to buy online |
|
www.hemporium.com |
Online sales of hemp made and hemp related
products |
|
www.hawkin.co.uk |
Bizarre bazaar featuring 100's of wonderful
gift ideas |
|
www.ethical-junction.org |
Ethical search engine, also featuring an
ethical shopping centre |
|
www.redhouse.co.uk |
The Red House has books for children of
all ages and parents too |
| WOMEN |
|
www.charlottestreet.com |
Info, lifestyle and expert advice with
a community ethos where UK women can 'meet' |
| PARENTING |
|
www.surestart.gov.uk |
Sure Start is a cornerstone of the Government's
drive to tackle child poverty and social
exclusion |
|
www.wwwomen.com |
A US site, but search for UK and find lots
of local community and parenting sites |
|
www.raisingkids.co.uk |
Whether your child is 21 days or 21 years
- a must-read for all parents |
|
www.parentlineplus.org.uk |
Parentline Plus is a UK registered charity,
which offers support to anyone parenting
a child |
|
www.babyup.com |
Site for parenting and baby advice |
|
www.practicalparent.org.uk |
Practical parenting advice |
|
www.ukparents.co.uk |
Your parenting lifeline, online. A unique
parenting lifeline with lots of information
and expert advice |
|
www.gingerbread.org.uk |
Gingerbread - the leading support organisation
for lone parent families in the UK. |
|
www.kidscape.org.uk |
Kidscape is the registered charity committed
to keeping children safe from harm or abuse |
|
www.parentclub.co.uk |
The one-stop source of information for
people with children, from cool days out
to clothing and gifts |
|
www.bullying.co.uk |
Help and advice for victims of bullying |
|
www.newdeal.gov.uk |
New Deal for Lone Parents - a voluntary
programme designed specifically to help
lone parents. |
|
www.skillsware.co.uk |
Playground Chat - an opportunity to chat
online with other parents |
|
www.oneparentfamilies.org.uk |
National Council for One Parent Families |
|
www.fnf.org.uk |
Website for UK Charity 'Families Need Fathers' |
| BACK
TO WORK |
|
www.workandparents
taskforce.gov.uk |
Information on the work and parents taskforce. |
|
www.newdeal.gov.uk |
"New Deal - Childcare" - helps
more parents, particularly women, get back to
work |
|
www.icircle.com |
For expert careers advice and support |
| HEALTH |
|
www.vegveg.com |
Site promoting veggie, vegan and organic
food, as well as alternative medicines and
herbal remedies |
|
www.smallfolk.com |
A highly informative website, in conjunction
with Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick
Children |
|
www.allcures.com |
A full service online pharmacy for the
whole of the UK, including full info on
1000s of modern drugs |
|
www.eczema.org |
The National Eczema Society page. The NES
offer support, advice and information to
eczema sufferers |
|
www.re-solv.org |
Information about Solvent and Volatile
Substance Abuse |
|
www.immunisation.org.uk |
Contains an MMR Information Pack for Health
Professionals |
|
www.doh.gov.uk |
Department of Health site, including government
information on the MMR Vaccine |
|
www.act.org.uk |
Association for Children with life-threatening
or terminal conditions and their families |
| EDUCATION
and TRAINING |
|
www.literacytrust.org.uk |
Babies and books, including the current
view amongst researchers on a child's success
as a reader |
|
www.byteachers.org.uk |
Association of Teachers' website |
|
www.dfes.gov.uk |
Department of Education home page with
many useful links |
|
www.nc.uk.net |
The National Curriculum at your fingertips. |
|
www.parents.org.uk |
The web site to help parents with children
through their primary school years |
|
www.lifelonglearning.co.uk |
DfES site packed with info on career development
loans, individual learning accounts etc. |
|
www.eduvia.com |
Information for parents, kids & teachers
on offsite venues for school trips &
activities. |
|
www.topmarks.co.uk |
Free educational site which includes classroom
resources, homework helpers, education lesson
plans |
|
www.bda-dyslexia.org.uk |
The British Dyslexia Association - the
voice of dyslexic people |
|
www.wordpool.co.uk |
Word Pool - the UK children's book site
for parents, teachers and writers |
|
www.icteachers.co.uk |
An organisation which offers website building,
and hosting and free resources, for teachers |
|
www.educate.org.uk |
Guidelines to understanding the education
system for primary school parents |
|
www.scienceyear.com |
Site supporting the Science Year |
|
www.underfives.co.uk |
Underfives is an independent site based
in the UK which promotes pre-school education |
|
www.learn.co.uk |
Learning resources for the national curriculum |
|
www.parenting-forum.org.uk |
Parent Education & Support Forum
- a forum providing support for parents
in the United Kingdom |
|
www.atschool.co.uk |
An internet resource for primary school
children and teachers, including online
activities |
|
www.afasic.org.uk |
Developing speech and language |
|
www.casenet.org.uk |
Campaign for State Education |
|
www.ace-ed.org.uk |
Advisory Centre for Education (ACE). Independent
advice for parents, covering topics like
exclusion from school and bullying |
|
www.educate.org.uk |
The UK education site for parents, teachers,
pupils and students, including every school |
|
www.s-cool.co.uk |
Education site for students at school in
the UK, including revision and teaching
materials for GCSE's |
|
www.happychild.org.uk |
Project HappyChild - linking children all
across the world through school networks |
| PREGNANCY
AND BIRTH |
|
www.tamba.org.uk |
Twins and Multiple Birth Association homepage |
|
www.twinsclub.co.uk |
A multiple-birth related site |
|
www.babyworld.co.uk |
The leading UK website for information
on pregnancy |
| SPECIAL
NEEDS |
|
www.cafamily.org.uk |
Helping families who care for children
with any disability |
|
www.pods.org.uk |
Parents of Down's Syndrome voluntary support
group |
|
www.disabledparents
network.org.uk/ |
UK national organisation of disabled people
who are parents or who hope to become parents |
|
www.mencap.org.uk |
The UK charity campaigning for equal rights
for children and adults with a learning
disability |
| www.brainwave.org.uk |
Home based therapy programme for children with developmental delay, brain injury due to birth trauma, accident, genetic conditions or chromosome abnormalities |
|
www.asbah.org |
Information pages for the Association for
Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus |
|
www.nasen.org.uk |
The National Association for Special Educational
Needs |
|
www.after16.org.uk |
Choices and challenges for young disabled
people |
| CHILDCARE |
|
www.childcarelink.gov.uk |
Childcarelink home page for national and
local childcare information. |
|
www.nannyjob.co.uk |
A free childcare recruitment site for parents,
nannies and all childcare professionals
in the UK |
|
www.daycaretrust.org.uk |
Daycare Trust - a national childcare charity |
| FOSTERING
AND ADOPTION |
|
www.nchafc.org.uk |
UK children's charity providing information
on adoption, foster-care and divorce. |
|
www.baaf.org.uk |
The web site of Britain's leading adoption
and fostering organisation |
|
www.adoptionuk.org.uk |
Adoption UK - supportingadoptive
families before during and after adoption |
