Parenting - Resources
Resources related to parenting that will assist practitioners, managers and service providers in their work and/or provide information and resources for families and family members. Suggestions for inclusions are always welcome, please contact AFRC.
Updated 11 August 2010
Centre for Community Child Health
The Centre for Community Child Health has developed eleven “Practice Resources”, to help professionals consider and understand the issues and the range of researched options and strategies available to discuss with parents and carers in addressing their concerns and increasing their confidence. Each Practice Resource provides professionals with: an introduction to the topic; a summary of the latest research; practical strategies to support their daily work with young children and their families.
Cybersmart
Cybersmart provides activities, resources and practical advice to help young kids, kids, teens and parents safely enjoy the online world.
Dads Appreciating DisabilitieS Australia
This unfunded group provides information, support, friendship, and resources to dads with kids with a disability or health issue. Support is available in groups across Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria, or an online forum.
Early Childhood Australia
The peak national, non-profit, non-government organisation that acts in the interests of young children from birth to eight years of age. This site hosts a huge range of information, including a section on supporting best practice for emotional wellbeing, child development, speaking out for children and professional development.
Keys to Living Together - Then we were three
This resource is for couples who have had or are having their first child. Each kit consists of a DVD and mini magazine.
Interrelate Resources (PDF 608 KB)
Catalogue from the Interrelate Resource Centre, including "The Listeners" sock puppet family books, posters and colouring books for children experiencing family difficulties.
Parenting Research Centre
Engages in a range of research activities to help parents raise children well. The focus is generating new knowledge of how parenting practices affect children, and how best to engage and support parents in this rewarding but often challenging task.
Parenting resources - NSW Department of Community Services
This website provides some tips, advice and guidelines for parents and carers. There is information about caring for babies and toddlers, as well as general parenting tips and advice, and a set of information sheets for fathers, Dads make a Difference. There are also two parenting magazines available that are specifically designed for the needs of Arabic parents, carers and families and one for Pacific Islander families.
Parentline Plus
A UK site that has a range of information on parenting and message boards.
Positive parenting
The Parenting and Family Support Centre (PFSC) was established in 1996 as a specialist family intervention research and training facility within the School of Psychology at The University of Queensland.
The centre aims to promote the health and wellbeing of families and children by conducting research and training, and by providing clinical services based on scientifically validated methods of family intervention.
The PFSC's primary research and clinical activities revolve around its Triple P - Positive Parenting Program.
Raising children network
The Australian parenting website - Online guide to raising children aged 0-8 including information on behaviour, nutrition, safety, health and daily care.
The Resilience Doughnut
A model for building resilience in children and young people. It is a simple and practical resilience-building tool that can be easily used by anyone, including young people themselves.
Single mothers resource booklet
This Parenting Research Centre publication, Single Mothers: A resource for parenting solo, offers practical tips for single mothers on adjusting to change, looking after yourself, helping your children cope and building positive family relationships.
ThinkUKnow
ThinkUKnow is designed to educate parents and teachers about how to create a safe on-line experience for children and young people.
Victorian Burns Prevention Partnership (VBPP)
The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) Safety Centre, together with representatives from the state’s fire services (Metropolitan Fire Brigade and Country Fire Authority) and the Alfred Hospital and RCH burns units have been meeting to share knowledge, discuss issues, and initiate and develop joint projects to encourage burns prevention.
Stay Safe, a quarterly newsletter, provides valuable fire safety and burns prevention information to parents, teachers, grandparents and all those responsible for the care of young children aged between zero and eight years. To request a hard copy call (03) 9345 5085 or to download a copy from their website.
What were we thinking!
Information about common experiences in the early months of parenthood and some effective ways of thinking about and managing them. All information on this website is drawn from up-to-date research and the experiences of many parents of new babies. Site content was developed with funding from the Australian Government's Early Childhood Invest to Grow program, and the Jack Brockhoff Foundation.