Dad Talk
Provides opportunities for dads to talk on and offline, enables dads to access informtion and support that is specifically targeted at fathers.
Mumsnet: by parents for parents
Offers advice and information for parents and families - anything from pregnancy to starting school to troubled teens. The website has parents' chatrooms.
Netmums
A family of local websites covering the UK. Each site offers information on everything from where to find playgroups and how to eat healthily to where to meet other mothers, and has a range of parenting advice from pregnancy to teens.
One Space
Parenting website for single parents. It provides information for lone parents on issues including, bullying, parenting teenagers, life after separation.
Parentline Scotland
Free, confidential, parent support helpline for anyone caring for a child in Scotland. You can call about any problem, however big or small.
Young parents survival guide (OPFS)
The guide has key information and advice for young parents including information for dads, coping with doctors, hospitals and clinics, housing issues and continuing your education.
Aberlour Childcare Trust
Supports families affected by disability, drugs and alcohol, behaviour problems and emotional difficulties.
Downs Syndrome Scotland
Provides support, advice and information to people with Down's syndrome, their parents, carers and professionals.
Enable Scotland
Offers a range of services for children and adults with learning difficulties and support for families, including a helpline.
Grapevine Disability Information Service
Confidential advice and information for disabled people and their families in Edinburgh, East Lothian and Midlothian. Telephone and text phone helpline available.
Adoption UK
The only national self-help group run by and for parents of adopted children and foster carers. Offers support before, during and after adoption. Has a helpline.
Barnardos Scotland
Barnardo's have over 60 projects and services for children, young people and families in Scotland, including fostering children and family support.
Birthlink
Offers a range of services for people separated by adoption, and for adoptive parents. These include tracing people, go-between, information on accessing birth records and an after adoption information line.
CHILDREN 1st
Offers support for families under stress; protects children from harm and neglect; gives support for children recovering from abuse.
Families Need Fathers Scotland
Provides information and support to parents of either sex to maintain a child's relationship with both parents during and after family breakdown. Has a telephone helpline.
Families Outside
Support and help with the emotional and practical difficulties imprisonment brings to a family. Has a telephone helpline.
Fife Gingerbread
Supports anyone who is bringing up children on their own in Fife. Services include home visits, single parent support groups, support for students, family activities.
Fostering Network Scotland
Provides learning and development opportunities for foster carers and fostering services, as well as information and advice.
Gay Dads Scotland
A group of gay fathers from all over Scotland - a mix of married, separated, divorced and single fathers who are all interested in understanding gay parenting issues.
Grandparents Apart
Provides counselling and support for grandparents who have been separated from their grandchildren because of family break-up.
Grandparents Association
Offers a range of support, including a helpline, welfare benefits advice, local support groups and information for grandparents.
Home-Start
One-to-one support, practical help and friendship to families with young children. Telephone helpline service.
HomeDad
Online support group for stay-at-home dads with useful news articles.
Living in stepfamilies
Publications from Stepfamily Scotland. Topics include: parenting, parental responsibilities and rights, adoption, grandparents and changing a family name.
MATCH (Mothers Apart From Their Children)
Aims to protect the good mental health of mothers living apart from their children for whatever reason. Offers non-judgemental emotional support, information and advice.
One Parent Families Scotland
Provides information to lone parents and others working with them, develops parents' confidence and employability, and provides flexible childcare. A telephone helpline service is provided.
Scottish Adoption
Recruits adoptive families, and provides information, counselling and support to adoptive parents, birth parents and relatives, adopted children and adults.
Stepfamily Scotland
Runs a helpline to provide support and information to all members of stepfamilies, people about to become part of one.
Who Cares Trust
Works to improve public care for children and young people who are separated from their families and living in residential or foster care.
Action on Depression
A range of services to help with depression, including phone and email support, community courses, self-help support groups and online services.
Adfam: families, drugs and alcohol
Real stories by families affected by substance misuse and the opportunity to share your own story. Information about helplines and local support for families of addicts.
Birth Trauma Association
Supports all women who have had a traumatic birth experience leading to post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
British Dental Health Foundation
Have a helpline, and their website includes a lot of useful information including dental care for mother and baby, children's teeth.
Drinkline and Drink Smarter
Helpline for anyone who wants more information about alcohol, local services that can help, or simply to talk about drinking and alcohol issues. There's also a website 'Drink Smarter' about sensible drinking.
NHS 24
If you or your child is feeling ill call the NHS 24 helpline. Alternatively use the self-help guide on the website.
NHS Inform
NHS Scotland's health information service. Includes a health A-Z, common health questions, local and national support groups directory, and news on health issues.
Samaritans
Provides confidential, non-judgemental emotional support, 24 hours a day by phone or email.
Scottish Domestic Abuse
Domestic abuse helpline and website offering confidential help and advice to people who are affected by abuse and their children.
Birthlink
Offers a range of services for people separated by adoption, and for adoptive parents. These include tracing people, go-between, information on accessing birth records and an after adoption information line.
Citizens Advice Scotland
Network of centres (CABs) all over the country, giving advice on money and rights, including consumer rights, discrimination and employment rights.
Education choices from 5 to 16
Information from Citizens Advice on parental rights in relation to education, including choosing a school, home education, and what to do if your choice of school is refused.
Equality Network
Campaigns for equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Scotland. Website includes a rights section.
Families Need Fathers Scotland
Provides information and support to parents of either sex to maintain a child's relationship with both parents during and after family breakdown. Has a telephone helpline.
Families Outside
Support and help with the emotional and practical difficulties imprisonment brings to a family. Has a telephone helpline.
Govan Law Centre
A charitable community-managed law centre providing a range of free and low cost legal services throughout Scotland.
Kinship care (Adviceguide)
Rights and financial information for carers of a relative or family friend's child - from Citizens Advice Scotland. A specialist telephone helpline is also available.
Maternity Action
Information about employment rights, welfare benefit rights and health care rights for parents. They have a helpline.
Scottish Child Law Centre
Legal advice for and about children and young people. Provides a telephone helpline, email and text service for under 18s. Parents and carers can call the general office phone line.
Scottish Childrens Reporter Administration
The centre of the child protection and youth justice system for children in Scotland (Children’s Hearings System). Website provides information for parents and carers whose children have been asked to attend a hearing.
Young peoples rights (Adviceguide)
Information on the rights of children and young people in Scotland. Includes proof of age, discrimination, human rights, nationality and immigration, punishment, religion and voting.
Child Maintenance Options
Impartial information for both parents about child maintenance after divorce and separation. Telephone helpline service is provided.
Citizens Advice Scotland
Network of centres (CABs) all over the country, giving advice on money and rights, including consumer rights, discrimination and employment rights.
Grandparents Association
Offers a range of support, including a helpline, welfare benefits advice, local support groups and information for grandparents.
Kinship care (Adviceguide)
Rights and financial information for carers of a relative or family friend's child - from Citizens Advice Scotland. A specialist telephone helpline is also available.
Maternity Action
Information about employment rights, welfare benefit rights and health care rights for parents. They have a helpline.
Money for Mums
Lots of information about family finances. Includes advice about benefits, tax credits, childcare vouchers, savings and returning to work.
Paying for Childcare
Website where you can find out about the financial support you may be able to receive to help with the costs of childcare.
Families Outside
Support and help with the emotional and practical difficulties imprisonment brings to a family. Has a telephone helpline.
Parentline Scotland
Free, confidential, parent support helpline for anyone caring for a child in Scotland. You can call about any problem, however big or small.
Relationships Scotland
National network of local services providing relationship counselling, family mediation, child contact centres and other family support services.