Parental Support
Being a parent is one of the best jobs in the world, but it can also be one of the toughest as family life can often be challenging and demanding.
Sometimes you may feel like you want some extra help, support or advice but you don’t know which way to turn.
You might want to use parent support for issues like these:
- "my child's behaviour is getting out of hand"
- "I have got lots of questions about being a parent"
- "I'm worried about the next parent's evening"
- "since my partner left me things haven't been the same"
- "I would like to know who else I can talk to about how my situation has changed"
- "I'm really worried about my daughter's schooling this year. Her self esteem is a problem."
What support is available?
We work in partnership with schools, health services and other professionals giving parents advice, support and guidance around parenting issues.
We:
- offer one-to-one support
- provide specialist support for parents of children with:
- Autism Spectrum Conditions (ASC) or ADHD
- physical disabilities or complex needs
- hearing impairments
- visual impairments
- listen to parents and carers and give confidential support and guidance
- build on parent and family strengths and relationships
- give a chance to meet with other parents and carers
- provide information about other relevant support and services in Barnet
- run parenting courses
- offer support to parents when children first show signs of social, emotional, health or behavioural difficulties.
To find out more information and how to access support services contact the Parent Support Team using the contact details on the left.
Parent's Voice
Parent's Voice is a group for all parents in Barnet to find out about services and influence decisions that effect you and your family.
Have your say and help us to make decisions about services that effect you and your family!
The meetings will provide an opportunity to:
- gain valuable information
- discuss issues of concern or interest identified by parents and carers
- influence what is on offer for families in Barnet
- make new friends and get support from other parents
- find out more about how Barnet Council works
- be creative, heard and valued
- undertake training
- organise and contribute to events.
The ideas will feed into the Parenting Strategy and influence Barnet Council's Children's Trust priorities.
We want you to co-ordinate, set agendas and chair your own meetings.
You may choose to invite relevant professionals to come to your meetings and lead various workshops on agreed topics, for example housing, employment and training, young people, dog concerns etc.
For further information about future meetings contact Karin Ridout using the details on the left.
Children, young people and families
Email this pageLast modified by: Lauren Burbidge on 15/06/2011