Sister Sites
Useful Links
Adoption and Fostering
General Parenting
Grief and Loss
Special Needs - General
Special Needs - Specific Conditions
Adoption and Fostering
Adoption UK
Run by adoptive parents for adoptive parents and long term foster
carers. It provides information, support and advice and also advertises
children needing homes.
The Adoption Information Line
Provides information for prospective adopters and foster carers and features
children needing homes.
BAAF
Provides information on adoption and fostering as well as producing
Be My Parent - a monthly newsletter featuring children needing
families.
General Parenting
Parenting without Tears
Advice and information on a range of parenting topics.
Grief and Loss
Child Bereavement Trust
Support for families who have lost a child and children who have lost
a parent, sibling or significant other person.
Winston's Wish
Help and support for bereaved children.
Special Needs - General
ACT
Support for parents of children with life-threatening conditions
Contact a Family
Offers a wealth of information and support to parents of children with
special needs and links together families in similar situations.
A Special Child in the Family
The complete text of my book for parents of children with special needs. Covers a wide range of topics including many that are often avoided.
Special Needs - Specific Conditions
Asthma - The National Asthma Campaign
Ataxia (Friedreich's Ataxia and similar conditions)
Autism - The National Autistic Society
Deaf-blind and rubella disabled - SENSE
Deafsign - a sign language resource
Hearing problems - National Deaf Children's Society
Heart problems - Children's Heart Foundation
Kidney problems - the National Kidney Federation
Learning disabilities - MENCAP