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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/utility/feedstylesheets/atom.xsl" media="screen"?><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xml:lang="en-US"><title type="html">Announcements</title><subtitle type="html" /><id>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/parenting/b/announcements/atom</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/parenting/b/announcements" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/parenting/b/announcements/atom" /><generator uri="http://telligent.com" version="12.0.0.15013">Telligent Community (Build: 12.0.0.15013)</generator><updated>2026-10-27T08:00:00Z</updated><entry><title>Parenting, Pregnancy, Fostering, Childcare and Financial Assistance</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/parenting/b/announcements/posts/parenting-pregnancy-fostering-childcare-and-financial-assistance" /><id>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/parenting/b/announcements/posts/parenting-pregnancy-fostering-childcare-and-financial-assistance</id><published>2026-10-27T13:31:00Z</published><updated>2026-10-27T13:31:00Z</updated><content type="html">For a wide range of information on parenting including pregnancy and birth, fostering and adoption, childcare and financial assistance, see:&amp;nbsp;
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&lt;a href="https://www.gov.uk/browse/childcare-parenting"&gt;https://www.gov.uk/browse/childcare-parenting&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;




Scotland&amp;nbsp;...(&lt;a href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/parenting/b/announcements/posts/parenting-pregnancy-fostering-childcare-and-financial-assistance"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/aggbug?PostID=12099&amp;AppID=184&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>ASK INFO</name><uri>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/members/askinfo</uri></author><category term="Northern Ireland" scheme="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/parenting/b/announcements/archive/tags/Northern%2bIreland" /><category term="families" scheme="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/parenting/b/announcements/archive/tags/families" /><category term="parenting" scheme="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/parenting/b/announcements/archive/tags/parenting" /><category term="wales" scheme="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/parenting/b/announcements/archive/tags/wales" /><category term="Family Support" scheme="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/parenting/b/announcements/archive/tags/Family%2bSupport" /><category term="childcare" scheme="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/parenting/b/announcements/archive/tags/childcare" /><category term="Scotland" scheme="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/parenting/b/announcements/archive/tags/Scotland" /></entry><entry><title>Child benefit – get financial help if you have children</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/parenting/b/announcements/posts/child-benefit-get-financial-help-if-you-have-children" /><id>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/parenting/b/announcements/posts/child-benefit-get-financial-help-if-you-have-children</id><published>2026-10-27T13:27:00Z</published><updated>2026-10-27T13:27:00Z</updated><content type="html">With the rising cost of living, the Government are offering parents and carers up to &amp;pound;1,248 a year to help with the cost of raising their first child &amp;ndash; and up to &amp;pound;826.80 for any other children.
This means that by the time a child is...(&lt;a href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/parenting/b/announcements/posts/child-benefit-get-financial-help-if-you-have-children"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/aggbug?PostID=7757&amp;AppID=184&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>RN Forum Moderator</name><uri>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/members/dutymoderator</uri></author></entry><entry><title>Parenting and Relationship Support for Royal Navy Families</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/parenting/b/announcements/posts/parenting-and-relationship-support-for-royal-navy-families" /><id>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/parenting/b/announcements/posts/parenting-and-relationship-support-for-royal-navy-families</id><published>2026-10-27T09:00:00Z</published><updated>2026-10-27T09:00:00Z</updated><content type="html">Southampton Family Trust is a charitable organisation which has been working in Southampton since 2002.
They provide information, parenting courses, couple work and one-to-one support for the various life stages, difficulties and joys that family lif...(&lt;a href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/parenting/b/announcements/posts/parenting-and-relationship-support-for-royal-navy-families"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/aggbug?PostID=10517&amp;AppID=184&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>RN Forum Moderator</name><uri>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/members/dutymoderator</uri></author></entry><entry><title>Parent Club Scotland - Talking about Sex and Relationships</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/parenting/b/announcements/posts/parent-club-scotland---talking-about-sex-and-relationships" /><id>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/parenting/b/announcements/posts/parent-club-scotland---talking-about-sex-and-relationships</id><published>2026-10-27T09:00:00Z</published><updated>2026-10-27T09:00:00Z</updated><content type="html">
&lt;a href="https://www.parentclub.scot/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Parent Club&lt;/a&gt; has updated their website to include information on Sex and Relationships with guides on:

Talking to your teen about sex.
What does being in a healthy relationship mean?
What&amp;#39;s healthy sexual behaviour and what isn&amp;#39;t?
Talking to...(&lt;a href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/parenting/b/announcements/posts/parent-club-scotland---talking-about-sex-and-relationships"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/aggbug?PostID=5960&amp;AppID=184&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>RN Forum Moderator</name><uri>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/members/dutymoderator</uri></author></entry><entry><title>Project Rebalance</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/parenting/b/announcements/posts/project-rebalance" /><id>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/parenting/b/announcements/posts/project-rebalance</id><published>2026-10-27T09:00:00Z</published><updated>2026-10-27T09:00:00Z</updated><content type="html">Rebalance is an initiative of service mothers by service mothers to assist in seeking help if they have any concerns about their health.Pregnant and post natal service women are entitled to either&amp;nbsp;Ministry of Defence,&amp;nbsp;nhs.uk&amp;nbsp;healthcare...(&lt;a href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/parenting/b/announcements/posts/project-rebalance"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/aggbug?PostID=4987&amp;AppID=184&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>RN Forum Moderator</name><uri>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/members/dutymoderator</uri></author></entry><entry><title>MOD and KOOTH Go live!!</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/parenting/b/announcements/posts/mod-and-kooth-go-live" /><id>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/parenting/b/announcements/posts/mod-and-kooth-go-live</id><published>2026-10-27T08:00:00Z</published><updated>2026-10-27T08:00:00Z</updated><content type="html">Children and young people with a parent Serving in the Armed Forces often face moving from place to place with their family, living overseas, attending several schools, leaving friends behind and making new ones. Being part of an Armed Forces family ...(&lt;a href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/parenting/b/announcements/posts/mod-and-kooth-go-live"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/aggbug?PostID=4942&amp;AppID=184&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Former Member</name><uri>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/members/formermember</uri></author><category term="Kooth" scheme="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/parenting/b/announcements/archive/tags/Kooth" /><category term="Mental health" scheme="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/parenting/b/announcements/archive/tags/Mental%2bhealth" /><category term="Children and Young People" scheme="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/parenting/b/announcements/archive/tags/Children%2band%2bYoung%2bPeople" /><category term="parenting" scheme="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/parenting/b/announcements/archive/tags/parenting" /></entry></feed>