Parenting and Family Support

Support Services

There are a range of support services and organisations available in Islington to help parents and families. The Family Information Service (FIS) has produced an information leaflet which gives details about the full range of support services available. The leaflet includes:

• services in Islington offering support to all parents
• specialist services for parents of disabled children and those with additional needs
• parenting courses delivered in Islington
• employment skills courses
• national helplines, websites and other sources of information and support
• information for people who work with parents and carers, children and young people.
  
  

Please use the link at the end of this page to view the FIS Parenting and Family Support leaflet.

Parenting Courses

Parents can attend courses to help them in their parenting role. For information about the courses available and where they take place, please use the links to Parenting Courses below.

Advice for Parents

Islington has also produced a range of guides which focus on three key transitional periods in a child's life – early years, starting primary school and starting secondary school. Please use the links at the end of this page.

Family Directory

For a comprehensive online database of services for children, young people and families in Islington, visit the Family Directory at www.islington.gov.uk/familydirectory