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Family Support

Welcome to our Family Support page.  Here we hope you will find information that may be of use to you.

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Home or Out Alone

Getting a Good Night's Sleep

The children's mental health charity, Place2Be has launched a new website aimed at helping parents with typical situations they can find themselves in with their children.

Advice can be found on over forty topics including:

Understanding sibling rivalry

My child is lying, what does it mean, what should I do?

My child has trouble going to sleep

My child said "I hate you !"

Cultural identity: Who am I ?

The Parenting Smart website can be found here:

https://parentingsmart.place2be.org.uk/

Swindon Talking Therapies (formally Lift Psychology) is a free service that can help with a variety of issues such as depression, stress, anger issues and bereavement. You can find out more here.

Financial Advice and Support

Domestic Abuse Advice and Support

Information and contact details for Domestic Abuse and Violence

Swindon Women's Aid

Below are some websites you may find useful

Information on the Family Support Services Offered by Swindon Borough Council

If you are worried about a child's safety, you can contact the NSPCC - they also have some great tips and support for parents

For further help and support for parenting - Family Lives

For more parenting help on mental health, meal times, screen time and more, visit Place2Be site here

Citizens Advice - speak to advisors about a range of issues such as financial support, family law, benefits advice and more.