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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/utility/feedstylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Announcements</title><link>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/parenting/b/announcements</link><description /><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 12</generator><item><title>Parenting, Pregnancy, Fostering, Childcare and Financial Assistance</title><link>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/parenting/b/announcements/posts/parenting-pregnancy-fostering-childcare-and-financial-assistance</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 13:31:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b28a645c-0ea2-4600-866f-e043a0fddeae:2163b3df-2387-4ee3-bb2c-2b20846660d0</guid><dc:creator>ASK INFO</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/parenting/b/announcements/rsscomments?WeblogPostID=12099</wfw:commentRss><comments>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/parenting/b/announcements/posts/parenting-pregnancy-fostering-childcare-and-financial-assistance#comments</comments><description>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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England&amp;nbsp;


&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;</description><category domain="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/parenting/b/announcements/archive/tags/Northern%2bIreland">Northern Ireland</category><category domain="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/parenting/b/announcements/archive/tags/families">families</category><category domain="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/parenting/b/announcements/archive/tags/parenting">parenting</category><category domain="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/parenting/b/announcements/archive/tags/wales">wales</category><category domain="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/parenting/b/announcements/archive/tags/Family%2bSupport">Family Support</category><category domain="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/parenting/b/announcements/archive/tags/childcare">childcare</category><category domain="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/parenting/b/announcements/archive/tags/Scotland">Scotland</category></item><item><title>Child benefit – get financial help if you have children</title><link>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/parenting/b/announcements/posts/child-benefit-get-financial-help-if-you-have-children</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 13:27:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b28a645c-0ea2-4600-866f-e043a0fddeae:40c22acb-d2e2-4a0d-b6d1-40f66b44c739</guid><dc:creator>RN Forum Moderator</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/parenting/b/announcements/rsscomments?WeblogPostID=7757</wfw:commentRss><comments>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/parenting/b/announcements/posts/child-benefit-get-financial-help-if-you-have-children#comments</comments><description>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;</description></item><item><title>Parenting and Relationship Support for Royal Navy Families</title><link>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/parenting/b/announcements/posts/parenting-and-relationship-support-for-royal-navy-families</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b28a645c-0ea2-4600-866f-e043a0fddeae:8b9a8595-106c-4a04-8378-1fb2443d70da</guid><dc:creator>RN Forum Moderator</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/parenting/b/announcements/rsscomments?WeblogPostID=10517</wfw:commentRss><comments>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/parenting/b/announcements/posts/parenting-and-relationship-support-for-royal-navy-families#comments</comments><description>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;</description></item><item><title>Parent Club Scotland - Talking about Sex and Relationships</title><link>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/parenting/b/announcements/posts/parent-club-scotland---talking-about-sex-and-relationships</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b28a645c-0ea2-4600-866f-e043a0fddeae:ebcc5292-33ce-4c84-9b4f-1295e993c5e7</guid><dc:creator>RN Forum Moderator</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/parenting/b/announcements/rsscomments?WeblogPostID=5960</wfw:commentRss><comments>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/parenting/b/announcements/posts/parent-club-scotland---talking-about-sex-and-relationships#comments</comments><description>
&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;</description></item><item><title>Project Rebalance</title><link>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/parenting/b/announcements/posts/project-rebalance</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b28a645c-0ea2-4600-866f-e043a0fddeae:463111f3-b867-41ad-8af6-c5c3778f363a</guid><dc:creator>RN Forum Moderator</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/parenting/b/announcements/rsscomments?WeblogPostID=4987</wfw:commentRss><comments>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/parenting/b/announcements/posts/project-rebalance#comments</comments><description>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;</description></item><item><title>MOD and KOOTH Go live!!</title><link>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/parenting/b/announcements/posts/mod-and-kooth-go-live</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b28a645c-0ea2-4600-866f-e043a0fddeae:413b36c4-170b-4e17-a90b-408c66b29f84</guid><dc:creator>Former Member</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/parenting/b/announcements/rsscomments?WeblogPostID=4942</wfw:commentRss><comments>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/parenting/b/announcements/posts/mod-and-kooth-go-live#comments</comments><description>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;</description><category domain="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/parenting/b/announcements/archive/tags/Kooth">Kooth</category><category domain="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/parenting/b/announcements/archive/tags/Mental%2bhealth">Mental health</category><category domain="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/parenting/b/announcements/archive/tags/Children%2band%2bYoung%2bPeople">Children and Young People</category><category domain="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/parenting/b/announcements/archive/tags/parenting">parenting</category></item></channel></rss>