Group Parent Education Events for the
Barwon South Western Region
Term 3, 2015
Programs being Conducted By
Geelong
Bringing Up Great Kids
The Bringing Up Great Kids program is a six
week program for parents of children aged 5-12
yrs which aims to equip parents with the skills to
enhance their patterns of communication with
their children, promote more respectful
interactions and encourage the development of
children’s positive self identity.
Commencing: Tuesday 11th August
Time: 7.00-9.00pm
Location: Leopold Child & Family Centre,
Kensington Rd, Leopold
Contact: Regional Parenting Service
Ph: 5272 4817 Cost: $20 or $6.50 conc.
Positive Parenting Program
For Parents of children aged 2-5 years. Groups
run for four weeks, followed by up to four
weekly telephone sessions
Commencing: Monday 27th July
Time: 7.00pm – 9.00pm
Location: Ariston, 245-249 Pakington St, Newtown
Cost: $20 or $6.50 Conc.
Contact: Regional Parenting Service
Ph: 5272 4817
Parenting Your Teenager
A 4-week program which examines what is
normal teenage behaviour, the four cardinal sins
of parenting teens, communicating with your
teen and managing those tricky situations.
Commencing: Monday 24th August
Time: 7.00pm-9.00pm
Location: Ariston, 245-249 Pakington St, Newtown
Contact: Regional Parenting Service
Ph: 5272 4817 Cost: Gold Coin Donation
Tuning into Kids
Tuning into Kids is a six session parenting
program to help children learn to understand and
regulate their emotions which in turn leads to
becoming more resilient.
Commencing: Thursday 13th August
Time: 7.00pm - 9.00pm
Location: Ariston, 245-249 Pakington St, Newtown
Contact: Regional Parenting Service
Ph: 5272 4817 Cost: $15 or $5 conc.
Toddler Series
A series of talks for parents on issues relating to
toddlers aged between 18 months and 2 ½ years.
Bedtime Behaviour
Wednesday 5th August
Behaviour
Wednesday 12th August
Toilet Training & Food
Wednesday 19th August
Time: 7.00-9.00pm
Location: Ariston, 245-249 Pakington St, Newtown
Contact: Regional Parenting Service
Ph: 5272 4817
Cost: Gold Coin Donation LIMITED PLACES
Ocean Grove
Parenting as a Team
This 4-week parenting program explores:
The value of working together & moving in the
same direction, Recognising and combining your
strengths, supporting each other & sharing the
load and decisions, developing a family approach
to issues, complimenting each other’s parenting
style. Both are encouraged parents to attend.
Commencing: Thursday 6th August
Time: 7.00pm-9.00pm
Location: Boorai Centre, Ocean Grove
Contact: Regional Parenting Service
Ph: 5272 4817 Cost: Gold Coin Donation
Highton
Grandparenting 1st Time Round
A 4-week program for grandparents of infants 018 months of age. The program looks at what
has changed in caring for infants since your own
child was a baby, reminders about safety and
explores the role of grand parenting.
Commencing: Wednesday 19th August
Time: 9.30am – 11.30am
Location: Maternal & Child Health Centre,
Reynolds Rd, Highton
Contact: Regional Parenting Service
Ph: 5272 4817 Cost: Gold Coin Donation
Jan Juc
Calendar
Collated by:
Regional
Parenting
Service
Programs being Conducted By
Bringing Up Great Kids
A parenting group using mindfulness and
reflection to support parents to review and
enhance patterns of communication with their
children, to promote respectful interactions and
encourage the development of children’s
positive self identity. This group will look at
developing positive parent/child relationships.
Commencing: Wednesday 5th August
Time: 5.30 – 7.30pm
Location: Bethany Community Support
16 Ballarat Road, Hamlyn Heights
Contact: Bethany Community Support
Ph: 5278 8122 Cost: FREE
Navigating the Rough Swells – Separation
Parenting was never a cruisy job, but if you’ve
separated it can become pretty stormy. Understanding
what your children are experiencing and how you are
affected is the key to navigating the big swells and
setting a course for calmer waters. This free program
is for Separating or Separated parents who would like
to focus on their child’s experience of separation.
Commencing: Fri 24 July – 28 Aug
Time: 10am - 12noon
Location: Bethany Community Support
16 Ballarat Road, Hamlyn Heights
Contact: Bethany Community Support
Ph: 5278 8122 Cost: FREE
Programs being Conducted By
Pit Stop
Parenting Tune-up for Fathers
It’s a life-changing course designed in Australia for
every father from every nation who wants to see
his family happy and healthy… here and now!
-Why Dads Matter to Children
-Developing a Healthy Parenting Style
-Improving Family Communication and Closeness
-Steering Your Children Through Stressful Stages
-Disciplining Children Without Losing It…or Them!
-Balancing Life Work and Family
Commencing: Thursday 30th July
Time: 7.00pm - 9.00pm
Location: Bob Pettit Hall, Jan Juc
Contact: Regional Parenting Service
Ph: 5272 4817 Cost: Gold Coin donation.
Programs being Conducted By
Our Kids
Key Steps to Parenting after Separation
A 6-week program for separated/divorced parents
who have a history of ongoing conflict .The focus of
this course is to enable mothers/fathers to explore
ways to develop a “co-parenting and business - like
relationship” with the other parent or simply to
strengthen their own relationship with their child/ren.
Ideal for parents who wish to develop
communication strategies that can result in child
focused decision making around parenting plans
and enable your child/ren to feel secure despite the
challenges that go with separation and or divorce.
Commencing: Tuesday 4th August
Time: 6.00pm-8.00pm
OR
Commencing: Wednesday 5th August
Time: 10am – 12noon
Location: Family Relationship Centre,
27-41 Myers Street, Geelong
Contact: Family Relationship Centre Ph: 5246 5600
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Building Connections
A 3 hour seminar to help separated parents have
healthy & strong relationships with their children.
Learn more about the impact of separation and
conflict on children; ways of communicating with
the other parent; setting goals for future parenting &
support services available to you.
Date:
Time:
Location:
Wed 22 July 5.00 – 8.00pm
Bethany
Mon 17 Aug 9.30am -12.30pm FRC
Locations: Bethany Community Support
16 Ballarat Road, Hamlyn Heights
OR Family Relationship Centre (FRC)
Myers St, Geelong
Contact: Bethany Community Support
Ph: 5278 8122 Cost: FREE
Programs being Conducted By
Parenting after Separation
Parenting after Separation is a 5-week or weekend
program designed to support separated parents and
their children. This is not a group to teach parents
how to parent, but rather how to adapt to separated
parenting and manage challenges such as parenting
from a distance, conflict with an ex-partner and the
children's reactions and responses. The group
allows plenty of time for questions and discussion.
Date: Contact Lifeworks for dates & times
Location: 38 Myers St, Geelong
Cost: Contact Lifeworks
Contact: Lifeworks Ph: 1300 543 396
An intake interview is required prior to entry into this group. An
additional fee for this interview is charged. Please call to arrange an
intake appointment for the next scheduled course
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Warrnambool
South Western Region
Programs being Conducted By
Colac
ABCD Parenting Pre-Adolescents
The ABCD program aims to promote healthy and
happy relationships within families. Parents of
early adolescents are invited to come along and
explore the many challenges that confront
parents today. A 4-week program for parents of
children aged 10-13 years.
Commencing: Thursday 6th August
Time: 12.30pm – 3.00pm
Location: Colac Neighbourhood House
Contact: Regional Parenting Service
Ph: 5272 4817 Cost: Gold Coin Donation
Programs being Conducted By
Noorat
1-2-3 Magic and Emotion Coaching
This is an easy to learn, easy to use parenting
program to help parents gently and firmly
manage the behaviour of children in the 2-12
year old age group. 1-2-3 Magic provides
parents with strategies to sort between different
types of behaviour and use less talk, less
emotion which lessens both parent and child
feelings of emotional stress and helps children to
understand and better manage their emotions.
Dates: Tuesday’s Aug 18th, 1st & 8th Sept
Time: 10.30am—12.30pm
Location: Noorat
Ph: 5559 3000 Cost: Free
Hawkesdale
1-2-3 Magic and Emotion Coaching
This is an easy to learn, easy to use parenting
program to help parents gently and firmly
manage the behaviour of children in the 2-12
year old age group. 1-2-3 Magic provides
parents with strategies to sort between different
types of behaviour and use less talk, less
emotion which lessens both parent and child
feelings of emotional stress and helps children to
understand and better manage their emotions.
Dates: Thursday’s 23rd, 30th July & 6th August
Time: 9—11 am
Location: Hawkesdale P– 12
Ph: 5559 3000 Cost: Free
Engaging Adolescents
For details Contact Centacare.
Date: Tuesday 25th Aug, 1st & 8th Sept
Time: 6.30—8.30 pm
Location: Hawkesdale
Ph: 5559 3000 Cost: Free
1-2-3 Magic and Emotion Coaching
This is an easy to learn, easy to use parenting
program to help parents gently and firmly
manage the behaviour of children in the 2-12
year old age group. 1-2-3 Magic provides
parents with strategies to sort between different
types of behaviour and use less talk, less
emotion which lessens both parent and child
feelings of emotional stress and helps children to
understand and better manage their emotions.
Dates: Tuesday’s August 4th, 11th & 18th
Time: 1 – 3pm
Location: St Pius, Church Foyer, Warrnambool
Ph: 5559 3000 Cost: Free
Resilience Project
This one off session will explore resilience in our
local community; how to build resilience and how
to promote resilience in our children.
Date: Monday July 27
Time: 9.30 – 11.30am
Location: Kathleen Millikan Centre
1 Jackson Street; Casterton
Ph: 5522 2211 Cost: Free
Email: kathleenmillikan@glenelg.vic.gov.au
On-going Groups
Engaging Adolescents
For details Contact Centacare.
Date: Thursday 13th, 20th & 27th August
Time: 6.30—8.30 pm
Location: Centacare, Warrnambool
Ph: 5559 3000 Cost: Free
1-2-3 Magic and Emotion Coaching
This is an easy to learn, easy to use parenting
program to help parents gently and firmly
manage the behaviour of children in the 2-12
year old age group. 1-2-3 Magic provides
parents with strategies to sort between different
types of behaviour and use less talk, less
emotion which lessens both parent and child
feelings of emotional stress and helps children to
understand and better manage their emotions.
Dates: Thursday 30th July & 6th & 13th August
Time: 1 – 3 pm
Location: Our Lady Help of Christians
Ph: 5559 3000 Cost: Free
Moving Forward
For details Contact Centacare.
Date: Tuesday 18th August
Time: 7 pm
Location: St Pius/St John’s at Centacare
Ph: 5559 3000 Cost: Free
Programs being Conducted By
1-2-3 Magic and Emotion Coaching
Learn how manage difficult behaviour in children
aged 2-12 years old, including: disciplining without
arguing, yelling or smacking; how to handle
challenging and testing behaviours; how to use
emotion coaching to encourage good behaviour;
and 7 tactics for encouraging good behaviour.
Dates: Wed 22nd, 29th July & 5th August
Time: 6.30pm – 9.00pm
Location: Children’s Services Centre,
550-600 Raglan Pde Warrnambool
Contact: Children’s Services Centre
Ph: 5559 4747 Cost: Free
Casterton
Hamilton
1-2-3 Magic and Emotion Coaching
This is an easy to learn, easy to use parenting
program to help parents gently and firmly
manage the behaviour of children in the 2-12
year old age group. 1-2-3 Magic provides
parents with strategies to sort between different
types of behaviour and use less talk, less
emotion which lessens both parent and child
feelings of emotional stress and helps children to
understand and better manage their emotions.
Dates: Monday July 13th, 20th & 27th
Time: 6.30 – 8.30pm
Location: Martin Hynes Auditorium, Hamilton
Ph: 5559 3000 Cost: Free
Programs being Conducted By
1-2-3 Magic and Emotion Coaching
Learn how manage difficult behaviour in children
aged 2-12 years old, including: disciplining without
arguing, yelling or smacking; how to handle
challenging and testing behaviours; how to use
emotion coaching to encourage good behaviour;
and 7 tactics for encouraging good behaviour.
Dates: Thurs 6th, 13th, & 20th August
Time: 10.00am – 12.30pm
Location: Kathleen Millikan Centre, 1-7 Jackson
Street, Casterton
Contact: Children’s Services Centre
Ph: 5559 4747 Cost: Free
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Postnatal Depression, Stress and Anxiety
Treatment and Support Group
For mothers experiencing postnatal depression,
stress and anxiety. Information and support is
offered in a group setting over an eight-week
period, with additional support available for
partners and other family members.
Organisation: The Raphael Centre
Time: 9:30am to 12 Noon (School Terms)
Location: The Raphael Centre,
11 Fenwick St., Geelong
Contact: The Raphael Centre Ph: 52217333
Bethany’s supported playgroups
Organisation: Bethany Community Support
Date: Tuesday – Friday
Time: 9am - 3pm
Location: Corio, Norlane and East Geelong
Community settings
Contact: Bethany Community Support
Ph: 5278 8122
Parent to Parent Groups in Barwon Region
Parent to Parent Support Groups (or “P2P
groups”) are a great way to meet other families
with similar issues and experiences, and can
provide you with valuable and practical
information, as well as an opportunity for social
interaction. A number of Parent Support groups
operate in this region, please call Gateways.
Contact: Carolyn McDiarmid, Parent Support
Worker, at Gateways on 5221 2984
Supported Playgroups
The playgroup aims to empower parents with the
knowledge and confidence to further understand their
child’s development. It is run by experienced child
care workers in a child focused family friendly space.
Dates: Wednesdays
Time: 10am – 12pm during School Term
Location: Mahogany Kindergarten,
32 Hoddle Street, Warrnambool
(located on the West Warrnambool Primary School site)
Cost: Gold Coin Donation
Contact: Children’s Services Centre
Ph: 5559 4747
The Parent Education Calendar has been collated by
the Regional Parenting Service with the aim of
providing information on the mainstream parent
education groups that are happening across the
Barwon South West Region.
If you have any
information on programs or parenting activities, please
email details to rps@geelongcity.vic.gov.au
Please contact us on (03) 5272 4817 or on the above
email address if you no longer wish to receive the
calendar.
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