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Parents can get in trouble with the law if their child gets arrested - find out about parenting programmes, Parenting Contracts and Parenting Orders
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Who has parental responsibility for looking after children, and how to apply for parental responsibility if you were unmarried to the mother or are not on the birth certificate
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Report from the evaluation of the national academy for parenting practitioners' (NAPP) training offer in evidence-based parenting interventions.
This report examines the effectiveness of 5 programmes for use in the parenting early intervention programme (PEIP).
How to make arrangements for your children if you divorce or separate, mediation and how to apply for a court order if you cannot agree.
This report provides an update on the effect of parental problems, such as substance misuse and mental illness, on children's welfare.
An article which looks at how parents in Great Britain have been trying to balance caring for their children with working from home.
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The role of local authorities and the application of the corporate parenting principles.
Evidence from low and middle-income countries
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Explore the impact of parental conflict on children and young people.
Report presenting the findings from a study providing a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the parenting workforce.
The costs and contribution that residential parenting assessments make to effective decision-making in public law.
Findings from Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence (GAGE) research programme
An evaluation of the AdOpt parenting programme, which offers support and parenting techniques to adoptive parents.
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