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There's a lot of information out there for new parents. We’ve put together this list of trusted, up-to-date online resources.

NHS Start for Life: Advice for new parents on a wide range of topics.

The EPEC Parenting Space YouTube channel includes some incredible workshops for parents. From debunking ideas of being a perfect parent to supporting you with sleep training and stress. You can also do these courses online:

The HENRY programme: Top tips about food and health and videos about healthy eating.

Barnardo's Family Space: Easy to read advice for all stages of parenting. They also offer help with parental conflict

NSPCC: Advice on early parenting and family life.

Find a Pause Practice: Working with women who have experienced, or at risk of, repeat removals of children from their care.

Parenting Tips & Tricks: Short films from Kings College London and the Maudsley Hospital.

Parent Talk provides down-to-earth parenting advice from Action For Children.

Parent University is a free course for pregnant women and new parents from Parent Action.

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Page last updated: 29 July 2024

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