my partner argues with me and it tring me up?

Question

my partner argues with me and it tring me up inside i have a 16 month old son and its hard for him seeing this but i would like some edvice also we are trying for another baby

Answer 1

Why are you trying for another baby if you are fighting with this person? I think you both need to stop arguing and concentrate on the baby you already have, and also grow up and work things out. If you can't get along, then move on. A baby doesn't deserve to be raised in an angry home.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Sweetie, you need to tell him exactly how i feel. I know this may be hard for you to do this. But you need to be firm with him and wait until you try for another baby.. He seems a little immature. Babies are not easy as you probably know. Depression can take place in many forms. Arguing a lot is one of of the ways in which depression can start to develop but there is also pressure. You should try and talk to him and make him understand. If he doesn't understand sweetheart. You need to be a bit more firm.

Answer 4

personally i wouldn't try for another baby until you have sorted yourselves out, having a baby only adds to the stress and doesn't make things easier, plus it isn't a very nice environment to bring children up in I'm sure they will find it hard and upsetting hearing you and their dad arguing all the time, try sitting down and having a heart to heart find out what is at the bottom of the arguing and if you feel you can't resolve anything then for the sake of everyone including your child separate, just make sure you let his dad have access

Answer 5

why are you trying for another baby if you always arguing hey you just said you dont like him seeing this id sort things out for the 16month olds sake if things are this bad he will know and become unsettled i know iv got a child of ma own,, the first few years are the most crucial and you dont want him growing up emotionally scarred do ya ???

Answer 6

if hes causing this much pain, id really consider if hes the right man to try for another baby with, let alone stay with

Answer 7

as the saying go.s. hold the phone; please do not have another child.all you will do is make life worse for yourself. and your son . everyone will say that we all have to work hard at our relationship.s. to a degree that.s right. but some time.s what ever you try just will not work. your heart and your head. is the best thing to listen to .i wish you well.

Answer 8

dont try for another baby yet. see if you can sort your relationship out first. you already have one child in the middle of arguements, you dont want to put another child through that

Answer 9

tell him to grow up and this will frighten the kid and youi are both the baby,s role model and they will think this is how relationships are meant to be

Answer 10

Relationships / Family
To keep a loving, healthy relationship takes work and time. Too often relationships break down due to many reasons - partners start taking each other for granted, they don't communicate and listen to each other, they allow bad feeling to build up, they don't spend quality time together etc. etc. There are things you can do which will help to keep your relationship healthy and loving and which could avoid the heartache and distress of a relationship breakdown.

How to keep a healthy loving relationship with your partner
Don't take your partner for granted : When we first meet someone and start dating and at the beginning of a serious relationship we don't normally take our partners for granted but too often as relationships develop over time that is exactly what we do. This can lead to our partner feeling unloved, uncared for, used, angry, etc. Every so often we need to take stock and to look at how we are really treating our partner and if we are taking our partner for granted we need to do something about it.

A simple 'thank you' can mean an awful lot to your partner. When your partner has been spending hours tidying up the house if you just come in from work and ignore the fact that your partner has been spending time making the home nice why not say thank you, the house looks great. When your partner cooks you a nice meal it would mean a lot to your partner if you said thank you, I really enjoyed the meal etc. If you normally just get up after a meal and leave your partner to take the dishes out and clear up - try lending a hand - the quicker it is done - the more time you have to spend together. When your partner comes in from work instead of ignoring him/her a simple how did your day go would be a nice thing to say.

When you were first with your partner you may have sometimes come in with flowers, chocolates, some small gift, you may have written little notes and left them around the house saying how much you loved your partner - these kind of gestures can keep a partner feeling cared for, noticed, appreciated - these gestures don't need to stop as the years go by.

Keep telling your partner you love them . Believe it or not some people seriously think their partner does not love them anymore because he/she doesn't say it any more. When we first get together with someone we love we often say to our partner we love him/her - that doesn't have to stop - if you find it difficult to say it verbally - send your partner a little card or letter.

Listen to each other and treat each other with respect . When we first get together we would not normally dream of shouting and hurling abuse at our partner - if we did our partner would probably have run a mile. Why do it now? It isn't a competition to see who can get the last word in and it isn't about scoring points. There is no need for a difference of opinion to degenerate into an abusive slanging match.

If something is causing friction between you discuss it calmly together. Sometimes it helps to get away from the home - maybe go for a walk in the park and talk. Allow your partner to say what they feel without interrupting them - listen in silence and hopefully they will afford you the same respect to listen to you in silence. Then try and put yourself into your partner's shoes and try to see it from their point of view and hopefully they will do the same. Then have a calm discussion - sometimes if you don't agree you have to agree to differ. Your partner has a right to their own opinion and their own views - just as you do - nobody has to be bullied into agreeing with the other person - agree to differ and compromise so you may not have it totally your own way but neither does your partner - try to sort differences out in a fair way for both of you.

If you do feel anger boiling up inside you sometimes it is better to go away and get rid of that anger in a healthy way - go for a walk, go to the gym, punch pillows etc. - and when you are calm then talk to your partner - do not use your partner as a punching bag or bully your partner so they give in to you through fear and if you do have difficulty with controlling your anger then you need to get help before it destroys your relationship.

Some couples find it hard to discuss anything together because it either turns into an argument or may find it difficult to express how they feel. If this is the case then try writing a letter to leave for your partner to read so they can understand how you feel and can take in what you are saying.

Laugh together and have fun together - if you regularly laugh together and have fun together great. If you haven't done that for a while then try and get the fun back into your relationship.

Remember your partner is not a possession and possessiveness isn't love. Just as it is healthy for partners to spend quality time with each other it is equally important to recognise that each individual is a person in their own right and has a right to their own opinions, and a right to spend time with their own friends and pursue their own interests. Nobody has a right to control another person , and if this is a problem for you then it would be advisable to seek counselling as if you control another person ultimately you are likely to drive the person away from you and you are probably making your partner extremely unhappy.

Jealousy can destroy a relationship if it gets out of hand. Too many people bring baggage from previous relationships into new relationships. If you have been hurt in a previous relationship that does not mean your new partner is going to hurt you. By constantly being suspicious and mistrusting your partner can lead you to driving your partner away. The person you are with now is not the same person as you were with before. Try to put yourself in your partner's shoes. If you were a trustworthy person and being honest in the relationship how would it make you feel if your partner constantly accused you of lying, questioned you all the time about where you were or who with, accused you of cheating etc. when you were doing none of these things.

You cannot judge a person on how a totally different person treated you. For a relationship to be healthy there has to be trust between two people and unless you have very good reason to believe your partner is betraying that trust, then for the sake of the relationship you need to try and put all other thoughts out of your mind. Tell yourself that your partner has chosen you to be with, your partner loves you.

Make quality time for each other . Try when you can to spend time together - try and get out of the house together - go for a meal, film, walk in the park, do some activity together, maybe some of the things you used to do when you first met, or just chill out in the evening with candles, take away meal and relax together. Sometimes people are so busy sorting out their work, the children, etc. that they don't spend time with each other as a couple and this is important to keep the marriage healthy. Just as you make time for the children or your work you need to make time for each other.

Keep the physical side of your marriage healthy . Make time for this just as you did when you first got together. If you can book a night away sometime together then do that, give each other a candlelit massage, spend time making your partner feel loved - not just with intimacy but also with lots of affection and hugs.

If there are sexual frustrations in a relationship then sit down and talk about it - don't allow it to fester as one partner may be building up resentment against the other. If there are problems then seek help but talk about it together - don't turn your back on your partner.

Try not to go to sleep on an argument - life is too short to keep up resentment and grudges or stony silences - nobody knows what the future holds so always try to make up before you go to bed.

Say sorry - if you have treated your partner unfairly or taken your aggression out on your partner then say sorry - don't just act like nothing has happened but have the decency to treat your partner with respect and say sorry.

If you feel your relationship isn't as happy as it could be try and go back to when you first got together:

make time for each other
talk to each other and listen to each other
share problems
work out and solve problems together
don't argue about the problem but work out the solution
keep your relationship exciting and fresh
make time for affection and intimacy

seek help and support if you feel you need it. Sometimes when you are too closely involved in a situation it is hard to stand back and look at it without all the emotion involved - a third party can sometimes see things more clearly and look at things more rationally.

Mediation helps many thousands of parents stay out of the court system and also keeps the cost of separation and divorce manageable. Mediation can also help children to come to terms with the changes in their own lives if they see their parents moving on and coping with each other. For further information of what mediation can offer see listing below for National Family Mediation.

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Relationship breakdown
The breakdown of any relationship can be devastating especially when one of the partners may not have felt that there was anything wrong with the relationship and it has come as a total shock when their partner announces they are leaving. In some situations a person can feel so hurt, betrayed, that they feel they cannot go on living. The reality is that life does have to go on but it is important that you allow yourself time and space to grieve for the loss of your relationship. Too many people rush into another relationship without having come to terms with the loss of the previous relationship. Often people may feel frightened of being alone but rushing into a relationship before you are ready may only lead to further heartache for you.

A loss of a relationship can also mean a loss of confidence, especially if your partner has left you for someone else. Just as a person can fall in love, a person can fall out of love and/or fall in love with someone else. It may be hard to accept but if you still have love feelings for your partner would you really want him/her to stay with you if ultimately they were unhappy and maybe they can find a chance of being happy with someone else and you can also have a chance of finding happiness and fulfilment in another relationship.

If your partner has recently left and it has dented your confidence then try and use the time to build your confidence and self esteem up. Try not to look at it that it must have been something wrong about you, or you were not attractive enough or run yourself down as too many people do. Recognise that the reason for the breakdown may have been nothing to do with you but more to do with where your partner was at and maybe how they had changed.

Try to take something positive from what you may see as a totally negative situation. If you had a number of happy years with your partner then tell yourself that that is something which you had which perhaps other people haven't had. Some people go throughout their life never knowing what it feels like to be in a happy, loving relationship. If you are having difficulty in letting go of your ex partner it may help to write a letter about how you feel about the ending of the relationship. This can be therapeutic and prevent you from bottling things up inside which can lead to depression. Some people may write a letter and then destroy it or some may choose to send it to their ex partner. You need to do whatever you feel will help you to let go of the previous relationship and move on with your life. Try to see it as a new beginning.

Try not to constantly dwell on the past and what may or may not have happened if you had done things differently. You did what you felt was right at the time - everyone can look back in hindsight and think how they may have acted differently - however, you cannot change the past, - but you can take that insight with you into future relationships and do things differently in future relationships. Try not to feel bitter and vengeful against your ex partner - this will only end up destroying you and will not help you to move on.

You may feel isolated as sometimes when partners break up they may find that their friends tend to take sides and may not be so friendly towards you. Use this time to take stock of your life and how you can make a new life for yourself. Many people take the opportunity to spend time on making themselves feel good, a new hairdo, new clothes, taking up new interests and hobbies where you can meet new people, make new friendships, boost your confidence. Life does have to go on and try to see it as a new beginning in your life with new challenges. It is natural you may find difficulty in trusting potential partners which is why it is so important not to rush into a new relationship when you are vulnerable. Take time to get to really know someone first and give the person time to really get to know you.

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How a relationship breakdown may affect children and young people
Sadly we get too many calls from children and young people who are being used as weapons by their separated/divorced parents. Often the child is constantly questioned about the other parent, if the other parent has a new partner, the child is often asked to repeat what is happening in the other household, one parent may try and turn the child against the other parent, etc. If you are using your child in this way please stop it now as you are causing a lot of confusion, hurt, pain, damage to your child. It can lead to your child having depression, anxiety, it can affect their schoolwork, and it can lead to children harming themselves and feeling extremely unhappy.

If you are angry at your ex partner and hurt you need to find a way of dealing with that and trying to be civil and polite to each other for the sake of your children. It is not appropriate to run down your ex partner in front of your children or try and turn your child against your ex partner. You do not have the right to try and destroy your child's relationship with your ex partner.

There are unfortunately many parents who make access as difficult as possible for their ex partner and this is not fair on the children or the ex partner. Nobody wants a relationship to breakdown - unfortunately it is part of life, people change, people fall in and out of love, and it is best to try and not cause additional distress and pain through bitterness or trying to seek some kind of revenge.

In the breakdown of a relationship it is important that both parents sit down with their children and explain that you have decided to live apart as sometimes adults are no longer able to live together for whatever reason. It is important to reassure your child that both parents will be there for him/her and that you still love your child just the same. Reassure your child the breakdown is nothing to do with them as many children do feel they are the cause of the breakdown and it was their fault in some way.

When a relationship breaks down it is best to be as honest and upfront as you can with your children. They notice and feel things more than you may realise and sometimes separating parents can be so wrapped up in argument and scoring points over each other that the children get forgotten. Just as it is a vulnerable time for you it is a vulnerable time for your child and they need a lot of loving and reassurance by both parents.

Try and give time to spend with your child to actually ask him/her how he/she is feeling. Again from calls we have from children and young people we find that children are hurting but don't want to talk to their parents because they feel they may be upsetting the parent so they are suffering in silence. Give them the opportunity to talk about how they feel and remember that you may have lost the love for your ex partner but your child hasn't and ideally your child needs to still maintain a loving and healthy relationship with both parents (except in situations of abusive parent/child relationships). A child should never be put in a situation where they feel they have to choose between their parents or take sides.

If you are going through a difficult breakdown in relationship or you are finding it difficult to come to terms with please try and seek some support and counselling may help you to grieve for your loss and move on with your life. If your child is finding it difficult to adjust there are agencies which provide therapy and counselling for children and young people.

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Agencies which provide information and support
SupportLine: 020 8554 9004, email [e-mail] - Provides emotional support and details of counsellors, support groups, agencies throughout the UK.

2 As 1: 0700 2222 700, email [e-mail], www.2as1.net - Provides relationship support to couples and individuals. Service is aimed at Britain's black community, although welcomes all people regardless of race, gender, religion, disability or sexual orientation.

African Caribbean Family Mediation Service: 020 7737 2366 - Provides relationship counselling to black couples.

Aquila Care Trust: 01892 665524, email - [e-mail], www.aquilatrust.org - Network of self help groups in UK for the support, understanding and guidance of people struggling to put lives back together after divorce, separation or broken relationship. It operates on 2 phases - first being 8 week series of small group discussions facilitated by experienced leaders and the second phase follows on giving emotional support, social events, weekend breaks, holidays and workshops.

Asian Family Counselling Service: 020 8571 3933, email [e-mail] - Provides caring, personal and confidential counselling in clients own language with an awareness of the cultural and ethnic backgrounds. Also a conciliation service for Asian clients, help to local groups, seminars, conferences and workshops, assessment and counselling for Asian clients.

Association of Separated & Divorced Catholics: 0113 264 0638, www.plymouth-diocese.org.uk - Support organisation to help individuals cope with the distress of marital breakdown and its aftermath. 90 groups nationwide. Each group has a chaplain and close dialogue with bishops and priests is a vital role of the association. Through prayer, discussion days of reflection and social events, members try to adjust to their new state.

The Association for Shared Parenting: 01789 750891 (evenings), www.sharedparenting.org.uk - Exists to promote the rights of children to the nurture of both parents after separation or divorce. Support and advice to fathers and mothers who are worried about the welfare of their children after separation or divorce. Most commonly advice surrounding issues central to family law, parental responsibility, contact, residence, Children Act etc.

Best Bear: 08707 201277, www.bestbear.co.uk - Guide to agencies in the UK which will help parents and child carers make informed decisions when choosing child care.

Both Parents Forever: 01689 854343 - To help all parents, grandparents and children understand their rights following divorce or separation or care proceedings and help them to get their rights amicably if possible or through the court procedure. Providing help on how to avoid child abduction and what to do if it occurs.

British Association for Sexual & Relationship Therapy: 020 8543 2707, email [e-mail], www.basrt.org.uk - Provides information about psychosexual counsellors throughout UK.

Care For the Family: 02920 810800, www.care-for-the-family.org.uk - Aims to promote strong family life and to help those hurting because of family breakdown. Can also put single parents in touch with other single parents, arrange family breaks, penpal scheme, day and weekend events etc.

Child Support Agency: 08457 133 133, www.csa.gov.uk.

Children Need Fathers: 0870 7940075, www.childrenneedfathers.org - Provide support or assistance to any adult who may be suffering as a result of divorce or separation.

Co-Dependents Anonymous (CoDA): 07000 263 645 (Answerphone only), email [e-mail], www.coda-uk.org - Informal fellowship of men and women. Self help groups using 12-step programme to improve relationships for people of all backgrounds with a common interest in working through the problems that co-dependency has caused in their lives.

Contact a Family: 0808 808 3555, www.cafamily.org.uk email: [e-mail] Charity providing support and advice to parents caring for a disabled child or a child with specific health conditions. Make contact with other families who are in a similar situation to you.

Cry-Sis Helpline: 08451 228 669, www.cry-sis.org.uk - Helpline for parents or carers of excessively crying, sleepless and demanding babies. Offers a listening service and suggestions about how to calm a baby, help it sleep better and generally help parents to cope. Does not give medical advice.

Divorce Recovery Workshops: 07000 781889, email [e-mail], www.drw.org.uk - UK nationwide self help group run by volunteers who have attended the workshop. Offers a secure environment for discussion, understanding of feelings and also provides a new circle of friends when the workshop ends.

False Allegations Support Organisation: 0870 241 6650, email [e-mail], www.false-allegations.org.uk - Practical advice and emotional support for anyone affected by a false allegation of abuse.

Families Need Fathers: 0870 760 7496 email [e-mail], www.fnf.org.uk - Explores ways to maintain a child's relationship with both parents following separation and divorce. Gives support to both men and women with contact and residence problems and to find ways to eliminate unnecessary and protracted legal conflict. Information on line, self help groups, membership £20.

Family Contact Line and Family Centre: 0845 120 3788 - National Helpline providing telephone listening service for people under stress due to relationship or family difficulties. (face to face counselling in Altrincham and surrounding areas).

Family Rights Group: 0800 731 1696, www.frg.org.uk - Helpline and other support services for parents and carers who have children in care or who are in contact with social services.

Family Welfare Association: 020 7254 6251, email [e-mail], www.fwa.org.uk - Assists families and individuals overcome the effects of poverty in tangible ways, providing practical, emotional and financial support. Running family and children's centres, community mental health residential and day care, Educational Grants Advisory Service.

Family Service Units: 020 7733 6291, email [e-mail], www.fsu.org.uk - To promote the social inclusion of families and children who are marginalized by poverty and discrimination. Programmes include family support, parenting, domestic violence and sexual abuse, work with fathers, anti bullying and school related problems, counselling etc.

Fathers Direct: 020 7920 9491, email [e-mail], www.fathersdirect.com - Changing policy and practice to support the relationship that children have with their fathers, particularly children at risk from poverty, crime, neglect or abuse. Publish website for fathers.

Gingerbread National Office: 0800 018 4318, email [e-mail], www.gingerbread.org.uk - Telephone advice, information and support for lone parents. Emotional support and listening service. Advice on rights ad responsibilities. Information on benefits, contact and residence, Child Support Act, housing, divorce, separation, solicitors, childcare. Network of local groups.

Gingerbread Northern Ireland Advice Service: 0808 808 8090, email [e-mail], www.gingerbreadni.org.

Grandparents Apart Self Help Group Scotland: 0141 882 5658, www.grandparentsapart.co.uk - Support for grandparents apart from their grandchildren.

Grandparents' Association: 01279 444964, email [e-mail], www.grandparents-federation.org.uk - Helpline and other advice and support services for all grandparents, particularly those denied contact with their grandchildren or responsible for their upbringing. Support groups, grandparents and toddlers groups.

Holiday Endeavour for Lone Parents: 01302 728791 – Low cost holidays for lone parents.

Home-start: 08000 68 63 68, email [e-mail], www.home-start.org.uk - Home-start runs schemes around the country providing support, friendship and practical help to families with children under five in their own homes.

Institute of Family Therapy (London based) 020 7391 9150, email [e-mail], www.instituteoffamilytherapy.org.uk - Provides couple and family therapy service for those who are finding relationships problematic. Sliding scale of fees. Also family mediation service for couples who are separating or divorcing

MAMA (Meet A Mum Association): 0845 120 3746, www.mama.co.uk - Support and help for mums who feel depressed and isolated when their baby is born. Local support groups and online support.

The Mankind Initiative: 0870 794 4124, www.mankind.org.uk - Help, information, advice, support for men in abusive relationships and information relating to rights, legal, solicitors, etc. re separation, divorce.

Marriage Care: 0845 660 6000, email [e-mail] www.marriagecare.org.uk - Listening and information service for people facing difficulty in their marriages, families or close personal relationships. Also offers face to face relationship counselling throughout England and Wales and referrals to other services as appropriate.

M.I.S.T.E.R. X 01689 854343, email [e-mail] - Counselling, mentoring, advice, education, legal, mediation and referrals. (Support services for male victims of domestic violence/sexual assaults).

Mothers Apart From Their Children (MATCH): email [e-mail], www.matchmothers.org, BM Problems, London WC1N 3XX - Voluntary self help network for mothers separated from their children, informal local meetings, contact list etc. Send sae for information.

National Association of Child Contact Centres: 0845 4500 280, email [e-mail], www.nacc.org.uk - Provides neutral meeting places where the children of a separated family can enjoy contact with one or both parents, and sometimes other family members in a comfortable and safe environment where there is no viable alternative.

National Family Mediation: 0117 904 2825, email [e-mail], www.nfm.u-net.com - Help couples make joint decisions about a range of issues with a particular focus on arrangements for children. Provides details of local services.

National Federation of Solo Clubs: 0121 236 2879 - Provides social events for widowed, divorced and separated people and other single people at 64 clubs nationwide. Holidays, day trips, dances.

One Parent Families: 0800 018 5026, www.oneparentfamilies.org.uk - Helpline and other support for lone parents. Advice on maintenance, benefits and other money matters, legal rights, childcare, education, holidays.

Parentline Plus: 0808 800 2222, www.parentlineplus.org.uk - 24 hour helpline for anyone involved in caring for children including stepfamilies. Offers listening, support, information and guidance on all issues of concern. Parenting classes and workshops for parents to share ideas and learn new skills.

Parentline Scotland: 0808 800 2222, www.children1st.org.uk/parentline - Helpline offering information and listening service to anyone involved in caring for children in Scotland.

Relateline: 0845 130 40 10, email [e-mail], www.relate.org.uk - Helpline service for individuals and couples with relationship difficulties. Counselling and support service, information and referrals to the other 94 Relate centres throughout the UK and to other services as appropriate.

Reunite-International Child Abduction Centre: www.reunite.org - Advice and support/information for parents and families in cases of parental child abduction or in cases where abduction feared. Advice on prevention of abduction.

Scottish Marriage Care: 0141 222 2166, email [e-mail] - Provide counselling to both couples and individuals as well as offering FOCCUS relationship inventory and workshops for young people and young parents. Also provide youth counselling.

Sexual Dysfunction Association: 0870 7743571, email [e-mail], www.sda.uk.net - Helpline, advice, support and education for sufferers of sexual dysfunction and their partners. Provides up to date medical information on sexual dysfunction and treatments available.

Single Parent Action Network (SPAN): 0845 450 0399 - Support for single parents across the UK and self help groups. To give a voice to one parent families living in poverty and isolation. To empower single parents to take control over their own life.

Stepfamily Scotland: 0131 225 5800, email [e-mail], www.stepfamilyscotland.org.uk - Helpline giving support and information to members of stepfamilies, whatever their relationship or age, and people working with them. Factsheets and booklets on a range of related issues.

Young Minds: 0800 018 2138, email [e-mail], www.youngminds.org.uk - Helpline and other support services for parents concerned about the mental health of a baby, child or young person. Wide range of publications for young people, parents and professionals, issues include depression, bullying, self harm.

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Useful websites
www.2-in-2-1.co.uk - Information on all aspects of relationships and relationship breakdown

www.4ormore.co.uk - A resource for larger families with more than 4 children with lots of useful tips and advice

www.bounty.com - Online pregnancy and baby information resource including support forums for baby loss/bereavement

www.channel4.com/health - Includes information on DNA testing and paternity testing

www.childnet-int.org - Information relating to keeping children safe on the internet

www.divorceaid.co.uk - Advice, support and information for children, young people and adults relating to divorce

www.family2000.org.uk - Advice on many aspects of family life including relationship breakdown

www.grandparentsplus.org.uk - Website giving support and information to grandparents

www.growingkids.co.uk - Lots of tips and advice for bringing up healthy happy children

www.homedad.org.uk - Support organisation for fathers who stay at home to raise their children or raising children on their own

www.itsfinished.com - Lots of information about relationship breakdown and how to cope

www.itsnotyourfault.org - Information for children, teens and parents on divorce and separation

www.justforparents.co.uk - Parenting and Pregnancy advice for mums and dads
www.legalappeal.co.uk – pre-trial preparation and appeals for those who have been falsely accused of a sexual offence

www.millysfund.org.uk - Promoting personal safety for children and young people

www.netmums.com - Local network for mums with information and advice on being a mum with young children in your home town

www.ondivorce.co.uk - Information on legal, financial and support

www.parentingtipstoday.com - Site which gives advice and tips to parents

www.parentalk.co.uk - Information and resources for parents

www.planetoneparent.com - Single parents site covering variety of issues including legal and emotional

www.raisingkids.co.uk - Advice and information on all aspects of raising children

www.safekids.co.uk - Lots of useful information for parents on how to keep children safe on internet

www.singleparents.org.uk - Advice, information for single parents with details of local groups

www.sitters.co.uk - Find mature, friendly and experienced evening babysitters even at sort notice. 0800 38 900 38

www.ukparents.co.uk - Lots of useful information and advice