This website has been developed to help parents and carers of young people who might be anxious or worried about coping with them.  

It presents a range of information, contacts and links which can help you improve your knowledge of the issues affecting your children and develop strategies to improve your ability to cope.

It is presented in a simple alphabetical system, and is cross-referenced to help you find the information or contacts you need.  For example, information about drug abuse appears under 'D' for drug and 'A' for abuse.


News

Teenagers - Information & Advice Sessions
Bradford YOT is running as series of information and advice sessions for parents of teenagers in Bradford and Keighley.  They are being held from 21st September 2004 onwards.  Click here for more details

Parenting Conference
West Yorkshire’s first Parenting Conference and Exhibition, held in March 2004 and hosted by the region’s five Youth Offending Teams, addressed the key issues facing all agencies and organisations working with parents, particularly parents of young offenders or those at risk of offending.

Paul O’Hara, Bradford YOT Manager, said, “Supporting the parents of young offenders is a high priority for all West Yorkshire Youth Offending Teams. We recognise the importance of developing close links with all our partners in this vital area of our work. We are very proud to be hosting this high profile event and firmly believe it will increase co-operation and understanding between the many agencies working in this field.”

He and his fellow YOT managers in West Yorkshire were pleased to welcome a variety of speakers to the Conference, contributing a wide range of knowledge, experience and expertise. As well as senior professionals and policy makers, the speakers included parents, case workers and those working first-hand with young people and their parents. The event was attended by over 300 representatives from sixty organisations across West Yorkshire. The Exhibition part of the event featured stands from over thirty different agencies and organisations.

Find out more by downloading the Parenting Conference Newsletter here (660k)

This initiative was funded through a grant by the Home Office.




It is supported by the Young Peron's Support Unit (YPSU), and other agencies including the Youth Service, Children's Fund and the West Yorkshire Youth Offending Teams.