Your job as a parent is one of the most difficult there is - it can be both challenging and rewarding. It is a job where very little training is given to prepare parents for what lies ahead.
What is the handbook about?
This handbook offers some ideas and information to help you find your way through what can be a maze of issues and advice. It gives contacts and further information you can follow up when you are deciding how to deal with your worries and difficulties. This handbook also lists some of the warning signs of particular difficulties and offers helpful tips.
Every family experiences difficulty from time to time and this can test the best of parents. At these times it may be hard to think about what help or information you might need.
When things go wrong it does not mean that someone has failed in parenting - things go wrong for everyone. It is often the way difficulties are handled that can make a difference to your children, both now and in the future.
There is no such thing as the perfect parent. However, there are some ways we can make it a less stressful and more rewarding experience.
Who has produced this guide?
This handbook has been produced by Wiltshire Local Safeguarding Children Board, supported by the Safer Wiltshire Partnership and Community Safety Partnership in North and West Wiltshire, Kennet and Salisbury.
Wiltshire Local Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB) is made up of senior representatives from health, education, social work, police, probation, Connexions and the voluntary sector (including NSPCC), among others.
