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The discussion about parenting revolves around what is good parenting and the well-being of children. There is less talk about how to be a good parent and how to support parenting. The aim of this thesis is to find out what kind of support families with children feel they need, where to seek help from and how families with children would like to improve their services. The thesis also opens up the Finnish family service system for children. The thesis has been implemented by means of qualitative research methods. Seven mothers of families with children from two Finnish provinces have been interviewed for the study. The material was collected through a semi-structured theme interview and analyzed using qualitative content analysis and thematization. The interviews were conducted between December and January 2019-2020. The study revealed that social support has a significant impact on mothers' coping with their family with children. Families receive the most support from their own social networks. It is hoped that community services will support the well-being of the whole family. Mothers' experiences revealed beliefs and outside attitudes about coping culture that partially prevented them from seeking or getting services. Mothers hope that support will be offered automatically.