PARENTS & CARERS
Changing Schools
Moving to the "big" school can be a stressful time for parent and child alike. We try to help make that transition less difficult.
Maintaining Parents' Online Privacy
You may not wish your children to be aware of many of the sites you’re visiting concerning issues they are experiencing. Often it would not help the situation if your child was aware you were turning to websites for help with them. So how can you cover your tracks regarding your research into their problems?
Making a Will
The importance of drawing up a will can not be underestimated. Leaving your estate intestate can result in severe dificulties for the surviving spouse, partner and children. Soem simple and easy to implement advice from BEST Advice on this sensitive topic.
Divorce
Bringing up children is a difficult enough job, but it is even more of a challenge if you are facing the prospect of doing it alone due to you and you partner splitting up. BEST Advice has some thoughts on this distressing topic.
Domestic Abuse
Domestic abuse continues to be a problem suffered by many in private. Best Advice wants to bring Domestic abuse to the forefront of peoples' minds and to ensure that people do NOT continue to suffer in silence in a time where a plethora of help is available. The victims of domestic violence can find advice here. But what if you are the abuser, and you want help to change? Advice is available for you as well.
Child Abuse
No one likes to even imagine a child, especially a young one, being the victim of abuse. As parents we dedicate our lives to the safety of our children. BEST Advice wants to bring child abuse to the forefront of peoples' minds and ensure that children do not suffer abuse for a single moment longer than they have to.
Drugs & Alcohol
Alcohol and drugs are also something which we can start to use to help us in times of worry or stress, but we can become dependent on them. We examine ways in which advice and counselling can be sought if you feel that alcohol and/or drugs are becoming an issue in your life.
Victim Support
Victim Support offers emotional and practical help and support to victims of crime regardless of what sort of crime it was. The service they offer is free and totally confidential.
Hate Crimes
A Hate Crime is one which is perpetrated against the victim as a result of who or what they are or what they stand for and believe in. We take a look at this despicable offence.
ADHD & ASD
ADHD & The Parents
ADHD affects not only the child. The Parents have to support and care for the ADHD sufferer in ways which are not fully appreciated.
ADHD: The History
ADHD was first formally recognised in 1902 by George Still but it wasn’t until the 1990’s it was given the name Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
ADHD: The Facts
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) is a neurobiological, lifelong condition, caused by under-functioning of the frontal lobes of the brain and is a widely misunderstood disorder.
ASD
Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is the term used to describe a group of disorders, including Autism and Asperger Syndrome. We look at the main characteristics, which can vary from one person to another on the spectrum.
ASD: History & The Facts
Rather like ADHD, ASD or Autistic Spectrum Disorders are something which, although they effect over 1.5% of the population, are conditions many people know little about. We take a look at this disorder.
Citizens Advice Bureau
The Citizens Advice Bureau provides non judgmental, impartial and free advice on a massive range of subjects, and you can access this advice in person, as well as by phone, or via the internet. In acknowledgement of their contribution to many sections of this website, find out more about Citizens Advice.
Inform 0-19
Inform 0-19 is a service run within Bedfordshire which provides information and signposting to parents.
Parentline Plus
Parentline Plus is probably one of the best sites on the internet for all round support for parents.
Childminders
Finding a good, reliable childminder was once a bit of a headache, but that no longer needs be the case. Childminding is now something covered by registration and legislation. BEST Advice points you in the right direction to enable you to make an informed decision.
Parenting Support Programmes
BEST Advice is about helping you do the difficult job of being a parent. Central Bedfordshire Council runs courses for parents called "Parenting Programmes" and are suitable for Mums, Dads and primary carers.