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January Blues?
Sat, 09 January

With 2010 just a few days old we are already hearing from parents who are facing a difficult year - and we’re not just talking about the snow.

Secret Diary of a Forum Founder
Mon, 14 December

How a group of inexperienced urban mums have been getting parent participation off the ground and onto council agendas—much to the horror of local key disability players.

Website development for parent groups
Wed, 04 November

The web is an important communication tool for parents and most parent groups either have a website or need one.

Parent Focus has developed a website service to help groups get online and make effective use of online communication.

If you would like us to help you contact julie@parentfocus.co.uk and we will do our best to get your parents a website that does everything they need it to do. That can include creating a small, moderated forum so that groups of parents can chat online or it can be a fully fledged website with all of the functionality the web can offer.

Fathers gain respect from experts (and from mothers)
Mon, 02 November

By LAURIE TARKAN

It used to irk Melissa Calapini when her 3-year-old daughter, Haley, hung around her father while he fixed his cars. Ms. Calapini thought there were more enriching things the little girl could be doing with her time.

But since the couple attended a parenting course — to save their relationship, which had become overwhelmed by arguments about rearing their children — Ms. Calapini has had a change of heart. Now she encourages the father-daughter car talk.

Reaching parents on the web
Sun, 01 November

We recently completed a research project for the Financial Services Authority.

Mainstream outreach?
Sat, 24 October

Parents with a child with a disability in mainstream school tell us that they often find it difficult to stay in touch with services and to get involved in decision making.

Parents’ Guide to Technology
Sun, 18 October

Vodafone has launched a comprehensive guide to technology, to help parents understand their children’s digital space.

Parent Focus creates private online forums so working parents can be involved
Thu, 01 October

Not an alternative to face-to-face engagement, but an addition to it.