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Lone Parent Helpline ScotlandFree, independent helpline for lone parents and anyone affectedby issues surrounding one parent families. The helpline offers free,confidential information and publications on the key issues faced bylone parents or family members.Contact: Freephone 0808 8010323NSPCC Child Protection LineThe NSPCC campaigns for children’s rights and safety and lobbies keydecision makers who can affect children’s lives.Contact: 0808 8005000Parentline ScotlandAt some time all parents find that parenting can be difficult, stressful,and even impossible. Parentline Scotland is the free, confidential,telephone helpline for anyone caring for a child in Scotland. You cancall about any problem, however big or small.Contact: 0800 0282233USEFUL WEBSITES- Family Support28Family SupportBBCi ParentingOffers practical solutions to help with the challenges of everydayparenting – great features, expert advice, and tips and support fromother mums and dads.www.bbc.co.uk/parentingCyberMentorsFocuses on helping young children overcome the increasinglywidespread problem of bullying, merging an interactive games-typeenvironment with accessible content. The site is open to victims ofbullying as well as bullies and allows those affected to learn from otherpeople’s experiences.www.cybermentors.org.ukBullying OnlineProvides help and advice for pupils, teachers and youth leaders ontackling bullying as well as a problem page for children.www.bullying.co.ukDad infoWebsite designed to give dads a free and permanent source of theinformation they’re likely to need – from pregnancy, birth and babies tofinancial, legal and education info – from a dad’s perspective.www.dad.info