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Parents Online (POL) is the new web site for parents, by parents.

This site guide is colour coded for ease of use. Use the links below to access the four main areas of the site guide.

What can we do for you?

Education
Leisure
Health
Useful Links

Contact Details
Parents Online
21 Universal Marina
Crableck Lane
Sarisbury Green
Southampton
Hants
SO31 7ZN
Info@parents.org.uk

What can we do for you?

Ask an Expert The Parents Online team is available to help with your questions. If your query is outside our own expertise and experience, we will try to suggest other internet sites that may have more information.
Register Join Parents Online and become part of our community. Share your experiences and learn from other parents.
Reviewer's Register One of the key objectives of Parents Online is to provide useful advice on the typical range of products that parents buy.  Where possible we endeavour to get families to review these products. 
If you would like to join our panel of reviewers, please add your name to our reviewers register by completing and submitting the form.
Visitors Survey As a community site for Parents, we thrive on your input. Everyday visitors send us comments and suggestions, which all helps in the development of the site. To help us maintain a worthwhile site, please complete this questionnaire. All responses will be treated in strict confidence.
Family Related
Organisations
To ensure your inclusion in our database of Family Related Organisations, access the registration form from the link and complete and submit it.
Reciprocal Links If you would like to create a reciprocal link with Parents Online, please submit details of your site on the form at "Reciprocal Links"
Great
Debate
Each week we take a topical - perhaps even controversial - subject of interest to parents and investigate all the angles. We've called it a debate because it's the place for you to have your say - so come along and make your views known.
News Check here daily for everything you need to know about the latest news for parents, plus in-depth features and interviews.
Search the Site Here you can use key word search to find particular subjects through our growing number of web pages. Some of the key sections also have their own search facilities appropriate to their subject for example Free Ads.
Internet Links Here are some helpful sites for parents and families finding their way around the internet.
Free Ads Parenting is an expensive business, what with the rate that children outgrow clothes, bikes and so on. For Sale and Wanted ads are free to private advertisers on Parents Online - so go on, save yourself some money!
Mutual Links All you need to know about linking your site to ours, and an easy form to submit to us so that we can link back to you.
Playground Chat Always in a rush when picking up the kids to have a good chat with other parents, want to air your views and ask questions? Then join the Parents Online Chat group.
Your
Comments
Find out what other people think of Parents Online.
Click here to let us know what you think of it.
What the papers say Parents Online is gaining coverage across all media : locals, nationals, radio and TV.
Recommend
a friend
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Education

Education Visit here first for a fuller description of our educational pages, and for web sites with the best educational content chosen by our panel of teachers.
Choosing a school Pages of helpful advice about the difficult job of deciding where to educate your children.
League Tables Find out how schools measure up with this online searchable listing of the School National League Tables.
National Curriculum All you need to know.
Standard Testing Find out all about the tests your children can expect at school.
Space Bus A crowd of excited passport-clutching space travellers (Year 3 children) watch as the Zurich Maths Adventure Bus touches down on the rain swept playground of Winton Primary School
Homework How you can help your children at home.
Crib Sheets The Parents Online guide to all those baffling terms that schools use, from phonics to tesellation, it's all explained here.
Free web development for schools Find out all about our free service to create a web-site for your school when you join Parents Online.

Leisure

Leisure Parenting shouldn't be all work and no play, so we've included a comprehensive leisure section.
Attractions database If you own, manage or work at a visitor attraction and would like to add it to the Parents Online 'Attractions Database', then this is your opportunity to submit details via our online form.
Rainy days and holidays This gives you access to a vast database of national and regional events and attractions.
Activities Things to do with your child, and how to sneak some education in at the same time.
Games Games to play online. You need Shockwave to play, but you can download it from our games page.
Games -
Educational
Games to help your children with their education. There are more coming soon, but the current list includes some games to help with counting and numeracy.
Book
Reviews
Access our online database with reviews of hundreds of books.
CD Game Reviews Access our online database of CD game reviews.
Product Reviews Access our online database of reviews of various electronic products which may be of interest to families.
Online Shopping The Internet is creating a shopping revolution. The Parents Online Shopping Guide will help you find all the best bargains.
Christmas Special The all new Parents Online Christmas Special.
Panto Guide The POL pantomime guide (oh yes it is).

Health

Health Health issues are always at the top of a caring parent's agenda. Naturally, the best place to go for expert advice is your own doctor - but the Internet contains many sites that can give you a starting point. Many of the sites we've selected cover not only medical matters, but also areas such as behavioural problems and discipline.
Charities and
Family Organisations
Many charities and family organisations provide guidance for health and social problems.

Background Information

This section contains general background information on the Parents Online company.
 Jobs  Interested in joining POL ?, here you will find what vacancies we have.
Media Centre Welcome to the Parents online Media Centre, here you can download the latest press releases and screen shots.
Business Development Opportunities If you are interested in targeting parents, POL is a very effective medium. Consider sponsoring our monthly email newsletter distributed to registered parents, or benefit from our development expertise to attract traffic to your own site.