Family Support
Being a mum, dad or carer is not always easy and parenting can be both challenging and rewarding. Kingston offers a range of services for families through Family Liaison Workers in the Supporting Families team.
The service is delivered through school clusters, extended schools and children’s centres.
Support for families might include:
- Advice and information provided at Stay and Plays, through visits at home or at other times.
- Support for parents about children and young people’s behaviour difficulties or how to improve family routines through parenting courses and individual discussions.
- Practical assistance with budgeting, planning healthy food options on a budget and filling in forms and attending meetings with agencies about issues affecting the family such as housing or benefits.
Family Liaison workers attend Stay and Play sessions at children’s centres and if you would like to know about what is available in your area please look at the website for children’s centres below or contact ASKK.
Sessions for dads and their children are put on regularly at centres across the borough – to find out about these go to the Kingston Fathers website below.
The Parents Forum consults parents at regular intervals about matters that are important to them and the Supporting Families service are actively involved with this.
Free handbooks
The new handbook ‘You Matter’ is available. This handbook is for parents and children from Year 6 and upwards. The handbook has been published in a ‘back to front’ format to provide advice and information to parents and teenagers. This gives parents and teenagers the chance to see the information from both sides.
If you would like a copy please email askk@rbk.kingston.gov.uk or you can download a copy below.
The Safe Parenting Handbook
This is free for parents and carers. It offers ideas and information to help parents find their way through what can be a maze of issues and advice. It gives local and national contacts and further information to follow up if you are deciding how to deal with your worries and difficulties.
If you would like a copy please email askk@rbk.kingston.gov.uk
How to contact the Supporting Families Service
If you would like information or advice about any of the services that the Supporting families Service provides please contact Advancing Services of Kingston Kids (ASKK) 020 8547 5888 or email askk@rbk.kingston.gov.uk
Being a mum, dad or carer is not always easy and parenting can be both challenging and rewarding.
The Supporting Families Service offers a range of services which are flexible and responsive to the needs of children and their families. They provide information support and social opportunities to all.
The service is delivered through school clusters, extended schools and children’s centres.
We currently provide;
- Stay and Play sessions
- Toy Library
- Parenting groups and workshops (supported by a crèche service)
- Outreach and home visiting
- Activities for dads and their children
- Information and advice to parents in schools