Websites for young people
When your parents aren’t getting on it can be extremely hard to cope.
Here are some websites that might help you:
- Childline have a website and phone number with advice on coping if parents separate
- Voices in the Middle have helpful articles for children whose parents are splitting up
- NACCC has advice, information and support if your parents have separated
Thinking about your own relationships? BBC Bitesize has some advice for young adults in relationships.
Websites for couples
- The Live Well campaign's tips for healthy relationships
- NCT's helpful article series about relationships
- See it differently (Watch ‘Maddie’s Family’, ‘Jag’s Family’ and ‘Mahmoud’s Family’)
- Family Lives' advice on splitting up or staying together
- Dad Info help on managing conflict in relationships
Relationship quizzes and self-assessment
- Relate's quiz can help you learn how to have more constructive arguments
- The 5 Love languages quiz can help you and your partner work out what you value most in relationships
Videos
- Advice from the BBC on how to fix your relationship and when you should stop trying
- Advice from the BBC on how to get on with your ex when you have to
Considering separation
- AdviceNow has survival guides on the issues you need to understand when separating or getting divorced
- Resolution family justice professionals work to resolve family issues in a constructive way that considers the needs of the whole family
- Family Lives' advice on whether to split up or stay together
- Relate's help for when you decide to separate with your partner
- Government advice on sorting out the legal side of separation
- Family mediation is less stressful than going to court and is usually quicker and cheaper
Phone support
- Samaritans are available 24 hours a day 7 days a week on 116 123
- The Spark have a Relationship helpline on 0808 802 2088. You can also view the Spark website for more information
If alcohol might be affecting your relationships
- Lambeth Drug and Alcohol Service can help families where a parent is drinking too much alcohol
- Coping with Stress and Alcohol is a free online course for parents who are together
Family Hub Directory
Lambeth Council has a wide range of support services via their Family Hub Directory
New or expectant parents
- Find out what happening at your local Lambeth Family Hub
- ICON is a programme that provides information about infant crying and how to cope
- Article on Relate website We’ve just had a baby and we’re arguing all the time