Family Support
Mrs Bryant, Education, Welfare & Pastoral Lead, is always available to discuss any concerns or issues you may have.
Please find below details of organisations who offer help and guidance in a range of areas including family support, positive parenting, support with children with special needs and support with poor mental health for adults and children.
Family Lives (Parentline Plus)
How they can help:
‘People contact us about all aspects of family life that include all stages of a child’s development, issues with schools and parenting/relationship support. We also respond when life becomes more complicated and provide support around family breakdown, aggression in the home, bullying, teenage risky behaviour and mental health concerns of both parents and their children’.
Website: Parenting and Family Support - Family Lives (Parentline Plus)
Parent Talk
How they can help:
Down-to-earth parenting advice you can trust.
We’re here for you, when you need us. Find answers to parenting questions in our advice articles. Or talk to a parenting coach about anything that’s worrying you. It’s all free, and no topic is too big, small, or embarrassing.
Website: Parent Talk - Support for Parents from Action For Children
Place 2 Be
How they can help:
Parenting advice from child mental health experts. Practical tips to support children's wellbeing and behaviour.
Website: Place2Be: Parenting Smart: Articles
PSC (Parenting Special Children)
How they can help:
Parenting Special Children’s mission is to provide specialist parenting support to parents and carers of children and young people with Special Needs, so that they can create positive change in their lives.
Website: PSC (Parenting Special Children)
Positive parenting | NSPCC Learning
How they can help:
Need-to-know: how to set boundaries and build positive relationships
Balancing the various demands parents have to cope with isn't easy and all parents can come under pressure or stress from time to time.
This guide shares practical advice and tips for positive parenting techniques that work well for children - from babies to teenagers. These techniques encourage better behaviour and help parents find out what works for them and their child.
The guide is also a valuable resource for services and professionals offering parenting advice to new parents and those caring for young children or teenagers.
Website: Positive parenting | NSPCC Learning
PDF: Positive Parenting
PDF: Positive Parenting (Arabic)
Young Minds
How they can help:
Life can be challenging and we all struggle to cope sometimes. It might not feel like it, but things can get better. We have lots of advice and tips that can really help.
Website: Supporting A Child With Anxiety | Tips & Advice | YoungMinds
NHS Talking Therapies Berkshire
How they can help:
Talking Therapies is our friendly and approachable NHS service that offers support if you’re coping with challenges like depression, stress, anxiety or phobias.
If you’re aged 17 and over and living in Berkshire, we can help you overcome the mental health challenges you’re facing.
Website: NHS Talking Therapies Berkshire
Compass Recovery College
How they can help:
Compass Recovery College is a mental health and wellbeing organisation based in Reading, Berkshire, UK, commissioned by Reading Borough Council.
We provide free workshops and social groups for anyone in the area aged 18 or over who may be affected directly or indirectly by mental health or wellbeing challenges. Everyone is welcome and everyone is a participant. So whether you are struggling yourself, or perhaps you are a carer, family member or professional who would like to know more about mental health and wellbeing, we can help.
Website: About – Compass Recovery College
National Autistic Society
How they can help:
We are the UK's leading charity for people on the autism spectrum and their families. Since 1962, we have been providing support, guidance and advice, as well as campaigning for improved rights, services and opportunities to help create a society that works for autistic people.
Website: National Autistic Society