Our parenting courses help families build practical strategies, strengthen parenting confidence and opportunities to connect with other parents.
Helping you to be the best parent or carer you can be in 2026.
Courses are available both via online and in person, with flexible online options available for busy parents and carers who still value connection and support.
Whether you’re wanting to grow your parenting skills, strengthen relationships, or understand your child's development, our Parenting and Child Development courses are here for you.
Enquire your interest by submitting an online form or calling us on 13 18 19.
Courses we offer:
Circle of Security Parenting
A five week course, explaining how children look to their parents or caregivers for support; from safety and security to exploration.
Learn to identify children's needs and how to promote secure attachment in children. Suitable for parents of children of all ages, but focuses on infants and young children.
Tuning into Kids
This six-week course will teach parents how to help their children identify and understand their emotions, support them to problem solve, and build their confidence. It also provides an opportunity for parents to learn ways to connect with and strengthen their relationship with their children.
Tuning into Teens
In this six-week course, you’ll learn skills on how to talk to and understand your tween or teenager. Learn how to support them to manage their emotions and navigate adolescence. You’ll support them to build their problem-solving skills, whilst maintaining connection with you as their parent.
Emotion Coaching
A three-week in-depth focus on John Gottman’s emotion coaching; parents will gain an understanding of their own parenting style and how this impacts their children. For those who have attended 123 Magic & Emotion Coaching, this course will build on existing skills.
Bringing up Great Kids
In this five-week course, parents will reflect on their parenting styles to enhance communication and positive interactions with their children. Topics include messages from our past; the child's brain; our children’s behaviour; and responding effectively.
123 Magic & Emotion Coaching
In this three-week course, you will learn to engage your children’s cooperation by positively noticing and encouraging them, setting clear expectations and helping them develop frustration tolerance, resolving family conflict, and some simple calming strategies.
Anxiety Coach
Designed to help parents understand how anxiety develops, and how they can support their children during times when they experience anxiety. This three week course enables parents to be able to respond effectively, and teaching preventative steps to help children build their resilience and coping strategies.
Keeping Kids in Mind
A five-week course aimed at assisting separated/divorced parents to support their children through the changes. It explores areas such as loss and grief, attachment, resilience and communication, to support co-parenting with a focus on the needs of children.
Parents can register via
keepingkidsinmind.orgMy Kids & Me
A seven-week course for parents whose children are in out-of-home or kinship care, covering loss and grief, understanding your child’s experience, communication skills, and navigating the legal system.
An assessment is required to determine suitability.
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Parenting Course Facilitator Training
We run training programs for experienced practitioners to become facilitators of our parenting courses. Call 13 18 19 or contact us online to find out more.
Group and team training
We also offer courses to organisations that would like to support their staff with parenting skills. Call 13 18 19 or contact us online to find out more.
Parenting Course evaluations
In 2010 the Keeping Kids in Mind Post Separation Parenting program was externally evaluated by the Family Action Centre at Newcastle University. Download the report: Evaluation of the Keeping Kids in Mind Group Work Program
In 2013 the My Kids and Me Parenting Program for parents whose children are in out-of-home care was externally evaluated by the Centre for Child Protection at the University of South Australia. Download the Report: Evaluation of My Kids and Me
