Bringing Up Great Kids

Bringing Up Great Kids offers tools for parents and carers to better understand their child’s actions, and work together to enhance communication skills and patterns of behaviour.

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Overview

Who It's For

The program is for parents and carers looking to enhance their parenting skills. Carers are encouraged to attend together, or individually if separated.

How We Help

Our facilitators support carers with children of any age. We’ll show how respectful interactions can reduce conflict, so families enjoy richer relationships.

What to Expect

Participants consider a range of scenarios they might face with their children. Exercises and discussions support better communication and increased empathy and offer tools to put learning into practice at home.

Program

Six sessions, over six weeks
Two hours per session

Price

Fees are determined based on your income at a level affordable to you. No one is turned away because of an inability to pay.

Delivery Options

This group workshop is available face-to-face or online if it's suitable in your circumstances.

What you’ll learn.

During this workshop, we’ll support you to:

Explore your own values, goals, and unique parenting style

Learn about the stages of brain development, and how to support through each of them

Understand the emotions behind your child’s behaviour

Develop strategies for helping your children solve problems for themselves

Learn mindfulness and self-care exercises to help you look after your own needs while parenting

Have more calm, attentive, enjoyable and fun interactions with your children and family

Awards + Recognition

Bringing up Great Kids was developed by the Australian Childhood Foundation in 2005. The program has helped tens of thousands of parents and has won two national awards in Child Protection and Multicultural Engagement.

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“I have started to notice the opportunities to connect and help my child open up her emotions and feelings.”

- Bringing Up Great Kids participant

“It’s reassuring to know I’ve got a few new tools in my parenting toolkit to help turn a potential moment of conflict or missed connection into something positive.”

- Bringing Up Great Kids participant

“I’ve looked forward to this course every week. It’s been great to hear different perspectives and to realise that a lot of people are needing these resources.”

- Bringing Up Great Kids participant

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FAQs

Are group workshops right for me?

Our group workshops are perfect for those looking to build their relationship skills in a safe, supportive and collaborative group environment, led by our expert facilitators. We cover a huge range of topics, from parenting techniques to developing mental wellbeing practices – and offer groups throughout the year, both online and face-to-face.

What happens if I am unable to attend one of the workshop’s sessions?

If you’re unable to attend a session, please contact our client services team by calling 1300 364 277 or emailing us, and we will let your Group Leaders know. Please note – for those who’ve been court-ordered to attend one of our group programs (such as our Men’s Behaviour Change program), participants must attend at least 80% of the workshop’s scheduled sessions in order to receive a statement of attendance.

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