Parenting sessions: Special Events
Monday 01 January 2024 - Tuesday 31 December 2024
The Family Services team promote special parenting events throughout the year. These events get published on this page as soon as details become available so make sure you check this page regularly.
Upcoming special events in 2024
Parenting after violence
A five-week online program for mothers dealing with the effects of family violence.
Proudly presented by cohealth, these sessions will include a mix of psychoeducational information, group discussions and peer support, self-care and meditation.
This session covers
- Family violence and its effects on you and your children
- Understanding children and their behaviour
- Understanding yourselves and your challenges as parents
- Moving on as parent (after family violence)
- Developing skills for parenting
- Self-care
When and Where
Day Wednesdays
Date May 8, 15, 22, 29, June 5
Time 10am - 12pm
Location Online via Zoom
For bookings and enquires contact
Gagan 0428 164 094Tamsin 0437 911 384
Tina 0429 919 720
If your call can't be answered, please leave your name and phone number and let us know if it is safe to leave a message.
School readiness
Is your child going to start primary school in 2025?
Need some help deciding if your child is ready for Prep?
Regardless of your experience in early childhood education, there are a few things you can do to prepare your family for the leap into prep. The transition from kinder to prep is an exciting time. It can also feel quite overwhelming and can be challenging to decide if now is the ‘right time’.
Join us for two free online discussion with a panel of professionals who will share their thoughts on what school readiness looks like over two sessions.
This session covers
- School readiness skills.
- Essential building blocks for developing resilience.
- Choosing which school to enrol your child in.
- Additional resources you could explore.
When and Where
Date Part 1: Wednesday 8 May
Part 2: Thursday 5th September
Time 6:30 - 8pm
Location Online via Zoom
After School Meltdowns
An interactive discussion delivered by Emma-Rose Parsons, Psychologist
- Is your child/teen coping well at school, with teachers reporting they had a great day, only for them to fall apart in the car?
- Do they wait until they are home and then the ‘wheels fall off’?
If this sounds like your child/teen, please join us to learn why this happens and how you can support them to have a calmer afternoon.
This webinar will be 60 minutes of presentation and 30 mins for online Q&A.
When and Where
Date Tuesday 14 May
Time 7pm
Location Online via Zoom
Parental Burnout
Presented by Frances Bilbao, Clinical Psychologist and founder of Mums Matter Psychology group this webinar this presentation will help if you are finding the stress of parenting difficult to manage.
When daily stress becomes chronic it can turn into parental burnout. This is an intense exhaustion that leads parents to feeling detached from their children and unsure of their parenting abilities, distinct from other forms of burnout.
This session covers:
- What is burnout?
- How burnout can show up in your life
- What is putting you at risk?
- Skills to reduce risk and start feeling better
This session is designed for parents of children of all ages.
When and Where
Date Thursday 20 June
Time 7pm
Location Online via Zoom
If you have any topics, subjects or areas of interest you feel the Yarra community would benefit from please email [email protected] and let us know. Community feedback is important to us to ensure that we are providing the information our families want to hear.
Community Partner events
To find information on parenting sessions being run by Community Partners of Yarra please use the link below.
Parenting Information page
Date and time:
Monday 01 January 2024 -
Tuesday 31 December 2024
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