Child and family

– Building Connections (self-paced or via Zoom): to support separated parents practice positive ways of parenting.
– Understanding the Family Dispute Resolution (FDR) Process (via Zoom: fourth Wednesday of the month, 5.30pm-7pm): workshop for separated parents and other family members who intend to participate in FDR to resolve disputes.
– Circle of Security (via Zoom: Fridays, 2 May to 6 June, 10am-12pm): to support and strengthen secure parent-child relationships, for parents with children 0-6, but may also help with older children.
– Parents not Partners (via Zoom: Tuesdays, 6 May to 10 June, 5.30pm-7.30pm): to engage separated parents in entrenched conflict in a process of reflection and awareness-raising, to focus on the best interest of their children.
– Seasons for Growth (in person: Mondays, 12 May to 7 July, 4pm-5pm): for children 6-12 who have experience grief and loss.
– Kids Building Bridges (in person: Wednesday,  21 May, 4pm-6pm): designed to focus on children’s resilience and provide strategies to assit through family separation.
Combined flyer for all programs
Suite 301, Level 3, 304-318 Kingsway, Caringbah
Bookings: 8522 4400

Georges River Life Care Artslife Creative Arts Program enables primary school aged children to express who they truly are through the power of creative arts. The program is now offering guitar lessons.
Mondays during school terms, 2.30pm-3pm
Life Centre, 23 Stanley St, Peakhurst
Registration: online or renata@grlc.org.au

This post expires on Wednesday 18 June 2025

Learning Links checklist designed for parents of children 1-6 years old. It provides guidance on when to expect a child to reach different speech and language milestones.
Speech & Language Milestone Checklist | All Learning Links resources

This post expires on Wednesday 18 June 2025

Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) – Child Family Community Australia (CFCA) guide to responding to children and young people’s disclosures of abuse and maltreatment. It also outlines what we know about how, why and when children and young people are likely to disclose abuse, and provides information to help individuals respond to these disclosures.
Practice Guide

This post expires on Wednesday 11 June 2025

Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) Effective Parenting Programs: What Does the Evidence Say? – Policy & Practice Paper describes what parenting programs are and what evidence there is for their effectiveness, which populations they can support and when they are effective.

This post expires on Sunday 1 June 2025

Prepared Dad Foundation The Prepared Dad Program™ is an online antenatal workshop series for soon to be dads. It offers guidance on key topics for dads-to-be, building confidence before birth, and a community of new dads for support afterward.
First Tuesday of the month for three consecutive Tuesdays, 7pm-9pm, Online

This post expires on Thursday 22 May 2025

Rainbow Families provides LGBTQ+ families with news about events, information and resources. Stay connected by signing up to the Rainbow Families newsletter.
Flyer | Newsletter sign up

This post expires on Thursday 22 May 2025

A series of videos to help parents better relate to their toddlers, by Karitane.
1. Connecting with your Toddler through Play
2. Supporting your Toddler’s Feelings
3. Supporting your Toddler to Explore Safely and Happily
4. Caring for Yourself as a Parent

This post expires on Thursday 8 May 2025