Links
Rather than trying to "classify" these into various headings, we have left it as an alphabetical list with a few (hopefully helpful) comments.
Please note that sites listed here are those that we think might be of interest to you and the fact that they are listed does not imply any recommendation nor that the owners of these sites will necessarily agree with all of our aims and objectives.
The Association for Infant Mental Health UK
The Association aims to bring together professionals working to promote the mental health of infants, such as psychiatrists, psychotherapists, psychologists, social workers, nursery nurses, teachers, CPNs, health visitors, midwives, GPs, paediatricians and others.
The British Association for Adoption and Fostering
An Association which provides information on Attachment Disorder.
Early Childhood Unit
A web site from the Early Childhood Unit (ECU) at the National Children's Bureau in England. This site contains capsules of information on specific topics within early years care and education.
Empowered Parenting
Understanding the basics of modern psychology and the powerful role "Emotional Nourishment" plays in raising emotionally healthy children.
Family and Youth Concern
Family & Youth Concern is a national educational trust which researches the causes and consequences of family breakdown. It has no political or religious affiliations and is funded entirely by voluntary donations.
Family Onwards
A site full of practical help and advice for parents and grandparents, maintained by Jill Curtis, herself a parent and a psychotherapist.
Full Time Mothers
A UK organisation which has close links with WATCh?
The aims of Full Time Mothers are:
- To promote understanding of the child's need for a full-time mother.
- To enhance the status and self esteem of mothers at home.
- To campaign for changes in the tax and benefits system and to employment policy, in order to give more women the choice to be full-time mothers.
The International Attachment Network
An organisation specifically concerned with promoting knowledge and understanding of attachment theory and related subjects.
Meeting the Needs of Our Youngest Children
This is an abridged version of Starting Points: Meeting the Needs of Our Youngest Children, the report of the Carnegie Task Force on Meeting the Needs of Young Children.
National Children's Bureau
NCB promotes the interests and well-being of all children and young people across every aspect of their lives. We advocate the participation of children and young people in all matters affecting them. We challenge disadvantage in childhood.
The National Family and Parenting Institute
The National Family and Parenting Institute works by researching the concerns of families and the support available, trialling new ways of providing support to families, bringing together organisations and knowledge, influencing policy makers, providing information direct to families, and running public campaigns.
One Plus One
One Plus One strengthens couple and family relationships by putting research into practice. We investigate what makes relationships work - or fall apart - and use the findings to develop training and resources tailored to the needs of those working with families.
Oxford Parent Infant Project
OXPIP works with parents to help them understand their relationship to their baby and develop new ways of responding to each other.
Parents as First Teachers
Parents As First Teachers is based on research into neuro-science and child development and reflects the outcomes of the Government’s green paper, ‘Every Child Matters’.
Parents in Partnership Parent Infant Network (PIPPIN)
A National Charity whose main aim is to maintain and improve the emotional health of families through one of the most critical stages in people's lives - the period surrounding the birth of a new baby.
Practical Parenting
A lovely site with practical and down to earth advice from sources all over the web assembled by Dr Andy Gill.
Touch-Learn
Touch-Learn is an exemplar training company, specialising in positive touch training programmes such as baby massage, music and movement and senior massage, that benefit all.
Toyhouse Libraries
Toyhouse Libraries Association of Tower Hamlets. Provides opportunities for parents and children to play together.
Wave Trust
An international charity dedicated to reducing child abuse and interpersonal violence through understanding its root causes.
Young Minds
Young Minds works to promote the mental health of children and young people.
"Today's Children are tomorrow's parents and their mental health is vital to the mental health of the nation".
Anthony Clare, Patron of Young Minds.