The Parent Helpline is a telephone information service for parents in South Australia.

• 1300 364 100  (local call cost within South Australia)

The Children, Youth and Women's Health Services (CYWHS) Parent Helpline provides telephone information and support at any time 7 days a week (calls received between 7.15am - 9.15pm will be answered by local Parent Helpline staff; calls received outside these hours will be automatically redirected to the national healthdirect helpline).

• It is available to parents of children from birth to 12 years who live anywhere in South Australia.
• It provides information about health, behaviour and relationships for parents and people working with children and young people.
• It is able to provide information to callers on where to go for further help.
• Calls are confidential and you don't have to give your name unless you wish to.
• Parent Helpline staff have an information database based on the latest research, so they can give you the most up-to-date information when you call.
• Staff are qualified nurses, social workers, community health workers and selected volunteers. All staff receive ongoing training and support.

Some examples of the information available from the CYWHS Parent Helpline...

• Health:
  - head lice, infectious diseases, immunisation, teething, bedwetting, cold
    sores, gastro and fevers.
• Behaviour:
  - aggression, sibling rivalry, problem solving, toilet training, sleep, lying,
    stealing, unsettled babies, school refusal, bullying.
• Nutrition:
  - feeding babies, fussy eaters, general nutrition information.
• Parenting:
  - building self esteem, grief and separation, resources for counselling,
    stepfamilies, child protection issues.
• Parents:
  - postnatal depression, pregnancy, mastitis, coping with parenting, support.

Other Parent Helplines in Australia

Australian Capital Territory (ACT)

• Tresillian Parent Help Line - 1800 637 357
  http://www.tresillian.net
  

New South Wales (NSW)

• Tresillian Parent Help Line - (02) 9787 0855 (Sydney metro area) or 1800 637 357
  http://www.tresillian.net
• Karitane Care Line - 1300 227 464
  http://www.karitane.com.au/services/careline.php
• Parent Line - 1300 1300 52
  http://www.parentline.org.au
  

Northern Territory (NT)

• Parentline - 1300 30 1300
  http://www.parentline.com.au 
  

Queensland (QLD)

• 13 Health - 13 43 25 84
  http://www.health.qld.gov.au/13health/
• Parentline - 1300 30 1300
  http://www.parentline.com.au
  

Tasmania (TAS)

• Parenting Line - 1300 808 178

Victoria (VIC)

• Parentline - 13 22 89
  

Western Australia (WA)

• Parenting WA Line - 6279 1200 (metro) or 1800 654 432
  http://www.communities.wa.gov.au/childrenandfamilies/
  parentingwa/Pages/ParentingWALine.aspx