Parenting
Parenting
This is our place for parenting guides, information and links to parenting resources for specialist support needs.
Looking for specialist parenting help, information or parenting resources to help you with a particular issue?
Here you'll find our parenting advice and guidance pages where you will be able to find specialist support and information.
Spurgeons Digital Family Hub
Our growing Spurgeons Digital Family Hub, with always available online resources supporting families with parenting after separation, disordered eating, families affected by imprisonment and more...
Featured resources for parenting
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Box breathing exerciseBox breathing exercise
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Disordered eatingDisordered eating
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Create a self soothe boxCreate a self soothe box
Children with additional needs
Explore information, advice and guidance around children with additional needs, and what you can do to support your child.
Courses for parents of children with additional needs
Family Support Service
Spurgeons is working hard to make sure we can continue to support as many families as possible and provide parenting help where it's needed, so we are also offering online one-to-one support to parents.
NAS Early Bird Plus and NAS Teen Life
NAS EarlyBird Plus (ages four-nine) and NAS Teen Life (ages 10-16) are support programmes for parents and carers. We offer advice and guidance using proven strategies and approaches to working with young autistic children.
Mental health
Looking for support with your child's mental health? Here we have a range of support available, such as counselling, helpful resources, and advice and guidance to support you in your parenting journey.
Featured mental health resources:
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Self-harm safety planSelf-harm safety plan
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Emotions wheelEmotions wheel
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Stress bucketStress bucket
Domestic abuse information and advice
Explore our domestic abuse information to identifying where you can obtain support, and identify and understand different types of abuse. Use our interactive wheel to take a relationship MOT.
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How to help someone in an abusive relationshipHow to help someone in an abusive relationship
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Covering your tracks online
Covering your tracks online
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Domestic abuse - useful links
Domestic abuse - useful links
Dad Info
We offer a free, moderated forum which offers support for dads in the UK and beyond.