Parenting

A free 6-week interactive group for fathers with children aged 0-17 years. This group will help explore:

• Parenting
• Children’s development
• Healthy relationships
• Managing a work/life balance
• Cyber safety
• Supports and activities available to you and your children.

For fathers/carers in Southern Melbourne and Bayside Peninsula. Light refreshments will be served.

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A free 6-week parenting group

Are you or your child/ren finding emotional regulation a challenge at times? Would you like to understand what fears, worries and behaviours are “normal” for your child/ren’s age and stage of development, and how issues such as trauma or neurodiversity impact on them? Would it be helpful to explore strategies to respond to your child/ren’s big feelings like anger, anxiety, fear, and frustration? Do you find it a challenge to establish clear boundaries that support your child’s emotional regulation?
If your answer to any of these questions is “Yes!”, please join us for this parenting group.
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Are you a parent under 25? Would you like to meet other young parents with children aged 0-5 years? Come along to this playgroup, enjoy activities with your child and meet other young parents.

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MacKillop Family Services’ Early Help Program is excited to facilitate a vibrant peer support group for multicultural mothers raising children in Australia. This community driven initiative provides a welcoming space where mothers can connect, share experiences, and engage in discussions that cater to their unique needs.

Each session is shaped by the collective input of the mothers and the Early Help team, ensuring that topics and themes reflect what matters most to the group. These interactive sessions promote positive relationships within families and the wider community, fostering both personal growth and stronger family connections. The group actively encourages participation from both mothers and their children, creating a nurturing environment that supports the well-being of all. Since its inception, the group has expanded from two families to six, and we invite other mothers in the Pakenham area to join us.

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The New Parent Infant Network (Newpin) is a centre based parenting program, which provides an interactive and supportive approach to enhancing parent-child relationships. Newpin supports parents and children’s social and emotional development through individual and group work programs that support parents to build their self-esteem and confidence in parenting.

What does the program offer?

• One on one parenting support
• Information about your child’s development
• Parent education groups on topics such as sleep, fussy eating, behaviour management
• Individual play groups
• Getting to know other parents with children of similar age

Contact the program on (03) 9793 3707 or email [email protected]

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This 6- week program offers an opportunity to reflect on parenting an adolescent, and how you can support your child in having the experiences you hope for as they grow. It is suitable for parents and carers of children aged 10-17 years.

• Explore your parenting style.
• Learn more about brain development during the adolescent period and it’s influence on adolescents thoughts, feelings and behaviour.
• Explore new ways of communicating with your adolescents.
• Discover ways to take care of yourself, practice self-compassion and how to find support when needed.

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• Session 1- Rob Dovey the guest speaker will discuss online gaming and how this can lead to both grooming and gambling.
• Session 2- (repeat of October 28th 2025 session) Kate Fitzpatrick guest speaker from the Australian Federal Police will be back to present “ThinkUKnow” program which supports parents to understand online child exploitation and how to keep children safe online. Parents who attended the first session are welcome to attend again.
• Session 3- This session will focus on discussions about setting reasonable and appropriate boundaries around tech use at home, particularly with the new social media legislation in place.

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This engaging six session parenting program is designed for parents and carers of children aged 2-10 years.

Based on an easy-to-follow five-step emotional coaching approach, Tuning into Kids empowers families to build stronger relationships and support children’s emotional well-being.

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Please refer to the attached document that outlines the regular group parenting programs that Uniting offer. Also find below flyer containing contact details.

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