Advice and Guidance for Parents - Frome Town Council

Adopt South West is a partnership of councils working together to make the adoption process quicker and simpler.

Training and Non-Violent Resistance parent mentoring, incorporating Neuro Linguistic Programming, Neuro-Agility and Solution Focused Therapy.

Adoption Support Fund – Funding for therapeutic support for adopted children and their adoptive families.

Information on the NHS website providing simple, easy-to-learn skills to help a baby or child in a first aid emergency.

Founded in 2021, Frome Baby Connections CIC supports new families in Frome with feeding and caring for their babies with confidence.

BASIS (Baby Sleep Information Source) provide online access to up-to-date research based evidence about biologically normal infant sleep.

As a Mum are you struggling, constantly battling with Mum Guilt and lacking confidence in your ability to be a good mother?

Website for parents of babies that are born prematurely or who are poorly offering information and advice.

Bullying UK is part of Family Lives and have a free confidential helpline available from: Monday to Friday 9am to 9pm Weekends…

Capstone Foster Care offers you an agency experience you can trust, alongside extensive fostering training and support every step of the way.

Change4Life is a section of the NHS website with lots of information and resources about how to keep you and your family…

Providing free mental health resources and training, educating young people, and those with responsibility for them.

Find out information about Child Benefit, what you are eligible for and more information from the UK Government about child benefit.

Information from Somerset County Council on childcare funding for 2 year olds.

Information from Somerset County Council on childcare funding for 3 and 4 year olds.

Children and Young People Somerset Health website

Contact offer support, information and advice for families raising a child with additional needs, with a free helpline.

Cry-sis, the only UK charity offering help and support to parents with babies who cry excessively or have sleeping problems.

We provide bespoke help and support to Dads during the perinatal stage, mostly online or via phone, providing advice and assistance.

Babies don’t come with a set of instructions, and dads want information on what to expect and how to care for their…

UK wide network of volunteers offering accessible, grassroots services to those needing support during pregnancy, birth and early parenthood.

Early Help offer a range of support related to any aspect of life, from before a baby is born right up to…

The Early Years Alliance is the largest and most representative early years membership organisation in England.

ERIC has been dedicated for over 30 years to improving the lives of all children and teenagers in the UK facing continence…

Escapeline is a charity committed to the prevention of the criminal and sexual exploitation of young people by gangs.

Fair Frome’s Baby Basics Bank works to provide families and parents with essential baby and toddler equipment.

Family Fund help families across the UK who are raising a disabled or seriously ill child or young person aged 17 or…

Family Lives is a free confidential helpline/online chat and website offering support for parents, parenting advice videos and forums.

Fostering in Somerset offer lots of helpful information and advice about Fostering, or becoming a foster carer for Somerset County Council.

The FRANK website and phone line offers honest information about drugs as well as young people and parents advice sections.

Children eligible for free school meals must be in school all day, and they will be provided with a meal which is…

They are a support for families of children with additional needs, offering monthly group sessions, focus group sessions, family events.

25 or younger? Pregnant or have a baby under 1? We are here to support you. We offer 1-2-1 support, workshops and…

The drop-ins are a friendly and fun session to access health advice, meet other parents, weigh your baby and play!

Frome Learning Partnership; Family Support Frome Learning Partnership’s Parent and Family Support Advisors (PFSAs) and Family Support Practitioners (FSPs) work across schools…

Secure and confidential service allowing young people to access health care professional for advice and support.

National charity working with Single Parents. Information, advice and support through online forums, local groups and a helpline.

Information and advice website for young people around all aspects of their health.

NHS run Health information and advice website for under 5s.

Information from the Health Visiting team for Young Parents in Somerset.

For all health and wellbeing needs for under 5s.

Healthy Start – NHS Vouchers for free food/milk/vitamins for families with under 4’s.

I know…The Parent Collective – Local parent support collective

Government Information online – Family Benefits

Mental Health Foundation – Information and advice website around Mental Health.

Mush is an app for mums to instantly become part of their local mum community, to seek advice, arrange meet-ups and make…

Offering Information, advice, guidance, education and training for people on the autistic spectrum and their families.

Online space where parents can support each other.

Useful information on teenage pregnancy, what options are available and plenty of links to support services and other information.

Support with recognising Mental Health Illness – NSPCC Learning

Offering single parents advice and support as well as opportunities to meet other local single parents.

PAC-UK – offers counselling, advice and information to anyone effected by adoption.

Play Therapy is a type of counselling where children use their natural medium of communication which is play.

Early intervention service with weekly group sessions, plus 1:1 support, giving parenting help and advice to families.

Are you a neurodivergent family in Frome? Come along and meet others in a safe, inclusive peer support space for neurodivergent families.

Relationship counselling for individuals, couples and families, counselling for children and young people and sex therapy.

Rethink Mental Illness offer an advice and information service for anyone affected by mental health problems.

The Samaritans offer a safe place for people to talk at any time they like.

SEND Navigators are part of the offer from Somerset Parent Carer Forum CIC, offering drop-in sessions at Frome Town Hall.

Support and advice for care leavers becoming a parent or with a child or children.

Information, advice and support for children, young people and families around SEND needs.

Information, advice and support for Young Parents in Somerset.

Information on the Sure Start Maternity Grant

TACT – charity and voluntary agency providing fostering and adoption services.

UK wide membership charity for those who are interested in fostering.

Advice on safer sleep for babies, supports bereaved families and raises awareness on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).

Young Minds – Children and Young People’s Mental Health Charity

Supporting Young Parents whose children are in need. Website and free Phoneline.

Information, advice and guidance on parenting 0-3 year olds.