Support for Parents and Carers of Teenagers - General Information
If you are looking for information to help you support your son or daughter with the decisions they need to make about their future, this page aims to offer a good starting point.
Follow the links to the websites below for other useful information:-
Family Lives - An information and support service for anyone caring for children. They offer a Parentline helpline: 0808 800 2222
Got a Teenager - Parentline Plus website offering specific support and information to parent/carers of teenagers, including parent-to-parent support, informal advice, useful information and a community of other parents dealing with the same issues as you...
Mumsnet - By parents, for parents - with a section on teenagers.
channelmogo - Hertfordshire County Council's website with local information for young people
Information is also available in other sections of this website:
Click here to view/download guides for young people
Help from Youth Connexions Hertfordshire
This a local service which provides information, advice, guidance, support and youth work activities for young people aged 13-19 (up to 25 years for young people with learning difficulties and disabilities). You can find more about Youth Connexions on the Further Help and Services page.
Email advice service for young people
This service is accessed online and allows young people to
ask a Personal Adviser for advice and information. Please see the 'need advice' button on the home page of the county's youth website channelmogo.
Click on the tabs to the left for information about more specific issues that young people may face from time to time.