Parent Portal
Welcome to our dedicated Parents page. We created this page in response to feedback from our consultation about the type of information families wanted. Many of you asked for clear, concise updates, simple play ideas, and useful news without having to read through long sections of text.
We hope you find the carefully selected information, helpful links, and resources both relevant and useful. For ease of use, we have organised them under Frequently Asked Questions. For parents living in Highland, you will find local services at the bottom of the page.
How can I encourage positive eating habits with my child?
How we eat
How we eat
How We Eat – Free eModule: Supports your understanding of how to encourage intuitive eating in your child and provides helpful tips for managing picky eating.
Eating Well At Home
Parent Club – Tips for keeping everyone fed throughout the day, and for getting the kids involved in planning and preparing meals.
What to feed young children
NHS – What to feed young children: Some top tips on the different sorts of food to offer your child, plus a few it’s best to avoid from NHS.
CLICK HERE
How can I support healthy sleeping routines for my child?
Sleep Action
Sleep Action (formerly Sleep Scotland): Providing top tips for parents with gentle, step-by-step strategies to build healthy sleep habits.
Sleep and Young Children
NHS – Helpful information for parents on establishing routines that promote healthy sleep for children.
CLICK HERE
Top Tips for bedtime
Parent Club – Tips for getting for bedtime routines with children
CLICK HERE
Where can I find support to help positively manage my child’s behaviour?
Behaviour
Parent Club – Helpful information from Parent Club to support parents in understanding their child’s behaviour at different stages of development.
Supporting Positive Behaviour
CALA e-module: Supporting Positive Behaviour for parents FREE e-module
Dealing with child behaviour problems
NHS – Practical strategies for responding to unwanted behaviours
Click here
What information or resources can help me understand my child’s development and growth?
Step by Step Development
NCT – Useful information about caring for your baby or toddler, including common concerns about their health, development and feeding
CLICK HERE
Bumps to Bairns
Bumps to Bairns: This website is all about showing what babies can do, even from birth, and what they need to help them grow into happy and capable children and adults
Best start in life
Best Start in Life:
Advice and support for your child’s development from pregnancy to starting school.
Where can I find financial and legal support for my family?
Citizens Advice Scotland
Citizens Advice Scotland – Citizens Advice Scotland provides free, impartial advice on rights and services such as financial and legal. Click here
mygov.scot
mygovscot – offers parents trusted guidance on childcare, benefits, education, and family support.
One Parent Families Scotland
One Parent Scotland supports single parents with advice, training, and family wellbeing services.
How can I encourage positive eating habits with my child?
How we eat
Free eModule: Supports your understanding of how to encourage intuitive eating in your child and provides helpful tips for managing picky eating.
Eating well at home –Tips for keeping everyone fed throughout the day, and for getting the kids involved in planning and preparing meals.
NHS – What to feed young children: Some top tips on the different sorts of food to offer your child, plus a few it’s best to avoid from NHS.
CLICK HERE
How can I support healthy sleeping routines for my child?
Sleep Action (formerly Sleep Scotland): Providing top tips for parents with gentle, step-by-step strategies to build healthy sleep habits.
NHS – Sleep and Young Children: Helpful information for parents on establishing routines that promote healthy sleep for children.
CLICK HERE
Tips for getting for bedtime routines with children
CLICK HERE
Where can I find support to help positively manage my child’s behaviour?
Helpful information from Parent Club to support parents in understanding their child’s behaviour at different stages of development.
Dealing with child behaviour problems – Practical strategies for responding to unwanted behaviours
Click here
What information or resources can help me understand my child’s development and growth?
NCT – Useful information about caring for your baby or toddler, including common concerns about their health, development and feeding
CLICK HERE
Bumps to Bairns: This website is all about showing what babies can do, even from birth, and what they need to help them grow into happy and capable children and adults
Best Start in Life:
Advice and support for your child’s development from pregnancy to starting school.
Where can I find financial and legal support for my family?
Citizens Advice Scotland – Citizens Advice Scotland provides free, impartial advice on rights and services such as financial and legal.
mygovscot – offers parents trusted guidance on childcare, benefits, education, and family support.
One Parent Scotland supports single parents with advice, training, and family wellbeing services.
Highland Specific Information
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