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Frequently Asked Questions
- I am worried about the safety of a child I know, what can I do?
- How do I become a Foster Carer?
- I have been adopted/my child has been adopted/we have adopted a child. Where can we find independent advice, information, counselling and support?
- What is adoption?
- How can I get a tax credit decision changed?
- Who can I leave my child with when I need a babysitter?
- How will the Common Assessment Framework (CAF) help my family?
- What is the Common Assessment Framework?
- Who is a lead professional?
- At what age can a child be left alone?
- How can I get Direct Payments
- How do I know that my child will be safe ?
- I am worried about my teenager, he/she has dropped all old friends and is now hanging out with older crowd, he/she is buying clothes, games and stuff and won't tell me where he/she is getting money from.
- I think my daughter is using drugs, what are the signs?
- My child has been skipping school, how do I know he/she is at school?
- How can we get help for children and young people who are depressed?
- I am a parent with a young disabled child, what childcare and support is available?
- Are the records of people with a learning disability confidential?
- Can children get arthritis?
- Do Children grow out of ADHD?
- Does it matter whether you get a diagnosis of disability for your child or not?
- How can I use my direct payments?
- My child has a learning disability and is being bullied, where can I get advice on how to deal with this?
- What are direct payments?
- What is Aspergers Syndrome?
- What is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - ADHD?
- What is Autism?
- What is cerebral palsy?
- What is the Disabled facilities Grant?
- What problems can people with a learning disability have with their diet?
- Where can I get support if I don't know why my child needs help?
- Why Is It So Hard to Get a Diagnosis for Disabilities?
- How can I deal with my child's temper tantrums?
- How can I get my teenager to talk to me more?
- I am eligible for the Health in Pregnancy grant?
- I am worried I can't cope and will be a bad parent?
- My child is a fussy eater and it is difficult to get him/her to eat, what can I do?
- Where can I get help towards the cost of home safety equipment for my young children?
- Why shouldn't I smack my child?
- My parents are splitting and I think it’s my fault?
- According to the Doctor my child needs to lose weight. How can I stop my child gaining weight? I am worried he/she is becoming obese and unhealthy.
- How does NHS LifeCheck help to reduce health inequalities?
- How does the NHS LifeCheck work?
- I am concerned about my childs eyesight that he/she may have a squint, what should I do?
- I wish I knew where I could breastfeed my baby when I'm out and about?
- What is NHS LifeCheck?
- When will NHS LifeCheck be available?
- Where can I get more information about NHS LifeCheck?
- Where can people access NHS LifeCheck?
- Where did NHS LifeCheck come from?
- How can unmarried fathers get legal responsibility?
- I’m a father do I have parental responsibility for my child?
- What is Parental Responsibility?
- How can I prepare my child for school?
- I’m having trouble coping with my 5 year old son’s behaviour, I feel I’m a bad parent.
- I am worried about my teenager drinking, what can I do?
- My baby constantly cries, what can I do?
- My child has started biting, how do I stop this?
- My child is not sleeping through the night, what can I do?
- My child keeps bedwetting, how can I stop this?
- When should I potty train my child?
- When should I start weaning my baby onto foods?
- Where can I get advice on being a Parent?
- How can play help my child?
- How can play therapy help my child?
- What is Play therapy?
- Where can I get help and advice about teenage pregnancy?
- Why should I talk to my son/daughter about sex?
Families & Parenting
Being a parent does not come with a handbook! Issues can arise in families whatever the age of the child or young person. Services listed in this section can provide support and advice with parenting including parenting courses and childcare. Sure Start Children's Centres for 0 - 5 year olds and their families are listed, as are fostering & adoption services.
Services:
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Services:
- Adoption Service (Children's Social Care)
- Adult Learning Service - Information, Advice & Guidance (Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council)
- Adult Learning Service (Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council)
- After Adoption
- Aiming High for Disabled Children Programme (Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council)
- Association for Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus
- Baby Swimming classes (Water Babies)
- Behaviour Education Support Team (BEST) (Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council)
- Bookstart
- Bounty.com (Bounty)
- Bridges
- Butterwick House Children's Hospice
- CAF Team (Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council)
- Child Trust Fund
- Children's Centres (Sure Start Redcar and Cleveland)
- Choice Advice (Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council)
- Citizen's Advice Bureau - Young Families' Advice (Redcar and Cleveland CAB)
- Computershare Voucher Services
- Contact a Family
- East Cleveland Children's Centre (Loftus) (Sure Start)
- Education Welfare Service (Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council)
- Families' Information Service (Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council)
- Families Talking - (Tees Valley Mediation)(formerly known as Cleveland Family Mediation Service)
- Family Intervention Project (Redcar and Cleveland Family Intervention Project)
- Family Learning (Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council)
- Family Rights
- Fathers Direct
- Fostering Information
- Funky Kids Party (Children's party specialists)
- Gingerbread
- Grangetown Children's Centre (Sure Start)
- Guisborough Children's Centre (Sure Start)
- Guisborough Children's Centre (Sure Start)
- Health Visiting and School Nursing - Central (Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland Community Services)
- Health Visiting and School Nursing - East (Middlesbrough, Redcar & Cleveland Community Services)
- Health Visiting and School Nursing Services - West (Middlesbrough, Redcar & Cleveland Community Services)
- HomeDad
- Homestart Teesside (Homestart Teesside)
- In School Support Service (Autistic Spectrum Conditions Team)
- Lakes Satellite Children's Centre (Sure Start)
- NCT (National Childbirth Trust)
- NEMums
- Netmums.com - Teesvalley (Netmums)
- NSPCC (National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children)
- Ormesby Children's Centre (Sure Start)
- Parent Partnership Service (Redcar and Cleveland Children's Service)
- Parent Works Training & Consultation Service (Parent Works)
- Parenting Co-ordinator (Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council)
- Parenting Early Intervention (Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council)
- Parenting Team (Senior Parenting Practitioner Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council))
- Parents Advice Service (Psychological Services)
- Parents and Toddlers Group (East Cleveland Baptist Church)
- Parents Enquiry North East
- Prisoners Families Helpline
- P.A.L.S. (Play Activities Listening Ear Support)
- Redcar Children's Centre (Sure Start)
- Redcar Coast Children's Centre (Sure Start)
- Register Office
- Reiki Babies
- Saltburn Children's Centre (Sure Start)
- Scouts Association (Scouts UK)
- SEAL (Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning) (Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council)
- Single with kids (Single with kids)
- Skelton Children's Centre (Sure Start)
- St Margaret's Resource Centre (Children with Disabilities Service)
- Star-Light Birthing
- Teenage Pregnancy & Parenting Support Service
- The Bridge Project (Guisborough Bridge Association)
- The Helen Project
- The Kara Family Project
- UNITE Young Person Mediation (UNITE)
- YIP Safe in Tees Valley Prevention Programme Also Known As Youth Inclusion Programme (YIP)
- Zoe's Place Trust (Zoes Place Baby Hospice)
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