Information and support for parents

The links below offer advice and information to parents, grandparents, guardians and carers. We also provide information about support for parents

Support for parents

Parents have a powerful influence on their child's attitudes, achievements and life outcomes. All parents at some stage need support, whether that is practical, emotional or social. To seek information, advice or help is not about failure, it is about wanting to do your best.

By following these links you can find information on:

planning a family and becoming a parent;
libraries, which have DVDs, leaflets and books on parenting and raising a family;
registering a birth;
using cloth nappies and local nappy laundering services;
early years and childcare;
school support for parents and pupils;
anti-bullying information;
teenage pregnancy;
drugs and dealing with substance abuse;
health and wellbeing, including mental health, eating disorders as well as advice on getting help and local health contacts.

Email any comments to: essex.parents@essex.gov.uk

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