Find out about the latest parenting news & initiatives in Scotland. Parents and practitioners working with familes can find out about campaigns, child policy and issues affecting families here.
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One Parent Families Scotland (OPFS) has produced a briefing summarising the implications of the welfare reform bill for lone parents and their children in Scotland.
01/02/2012
A new initiative 'Roots of Empathy' is being rolled out across 16 Scouncil areas in Scotland. The scheme is designed to increase empathy and nurturing behaviour in primary school age children.
25/01/2012
Changes to tax and benefits are hitting families the hardest.
04/01/2012
Changes to welfare benefits and cuts to services and support are hitting all families hard but the biggest burden is falling on the poorest families.
14/12/2011
Analysis by the Institute of Fiscal Studies predicts that by 2013 the average income will drop by 7.4%. The think tank has warned that families will be worse of in 2016 than they were 14 years earlier.
01/12/2011
PAS is dedicating this week to the 'Parenting Discussion'.
15/11/2011
The Scottish Government in partnership with the Scottish Coalition for Young Runaways has launched a Young Runaways Training Pack.
07/11/2011