Parenting workshops

Families Growing Together run free parenting workshops to help you learn ways to better connect with your children and understand how they develop, learn and play. The workshops also give you positive ways to respond to your children’s behaviours that challenge you.

During the workshops you will be given simple advice and information, plus practical strategies based on the latest parenting research and information to:

build an understanding of children and young people
explore everyday parenting to build and maintain positive connections with your children
offer positive approaches to guiding your children’s behaviour
help you find additional support services.

Our workshops are relaxed and informal and run for 2-3 hours (including a break). Workshops are also offered as an online option.

See our Workshop Calendar for upcoming topics and dates.

Workshop topics

Being a dad

For dads, grandfathers or any male caregivers of children of all ages

This workshop focusses on parenting from a dad’s perspective. This includes the importance of being a dad/male care giver, building positive relationships with your child and understanding your child’s development.

Building coping skills

For parents/caregivers of children aged 2-12 years

This 2-part workshop explores strategies to support your children to develop the skills and attitudes needed to navigate the everyday ups and downs of childhood and bigger challenges in life.

Cyber Safety – raising children in a digital age

For parents/caregivers of children of all ages

This workshop explores how to navigate technology, online platforms, and media content. It focuses on maintaining a connection and positive relationships with your children.

Developing differently

For parents/caregivers of a child with a disability

This 2-part workshop helps to deepen your understanding of the rights of children with disability. The workshops aim to empower you with the confidence to advocate for your child with disability.

Everyday parenting foundations

For parents/caregivers of children who are receiving an Intensive Family Service

This workshop focuses on simple parenting messages to improve healthy parent-child relationships and support children’s wellbeing, safety, and development.

Growing and learning in the family

For parents/caregivers of children aged 2-8 years

This 4-part workshop helps to gain an understanding of how young children learn through play. Explore your child’s strengths, understand the stages of play and developing milestones as well as forming meaningful connections through play.

Living with young people

For parents/caregivers of teenagers

This 2-part workshop explores the development of teenagers and how to maintain positive relationships with them while they build skills, stay connected and discover who they are.

Parenting in Australia

For multicultural parents/caregivers of children aged 2-12 years

This 2-part workshop provides information to support your parenting and provide an increased understanding of parenting in the context of Australia.

Parenting teens in Australia for multicultural families

For multicultural parents/caregivers of young people aged 12-18 years

This 2-part workshop provides information to support your parenting and provide an increased understanding of parenting teenagers in the context of Australia.

My Child and Me

For parents/caregivers of children aged 2–12 years

This 2-part workshop helps to understand the healthy development of children and how to build and maintain positive connections with them.

Young parents

For parents/caregivers under the age of 23

This 4-6-part workshop is designed to meet the needs of young parents, with a focus on supporting you to form positive and meaningful connections with your child. This program can be delivered as part of a unit of SACE study, where applicable.

See our Workshop Calendar for upcoming topics and dates.