Healthy Parenting
Parenting is challenging, but as a single mother, you face unique challenges that can make it even harder. That's why we've created this page with links to resources focused on healthy parenting. Whether you're looking for tips on positive discipline, advice on communicating with your child, resources to help you manage stress and anxiety, or to help you co-parent effectively, even during tension or conflict. We want to empower you to be the best single mum you can be!
- Reach Out ~ This is a fantastic site for any parent to find support and build skills to navigate this, at times, challenging parenting journey we are on. They are geared towards building a solid and healthy bond with your teens.
- Relationships Australia ~ Advocates and promotes the importance of respectful relationships with respect to positive individual mental health outcomes and general community outcomes.
- Family Relationships ~ Information for all families – whether together or separated – about family relationship issues. Find out about a range of services to assist families manage relationship issues, including helping families agree on arrangements for children after parents separate.
- Parentline ~ Parentline is a phone service for parents and carers of children from birth to 18 years old. We offer confidential and anonymous counselling and support on parenting issues.
- Raising Children ~ The Raising Children website has information and support for parenting of children aged up to 8 years. It also has an online forum.
- Gidget Foundation Australia ~ Gidget Foundation Australia provides a range of resources including videos and fact sheets to support the emotional wellbeing of expectant and new parents.
- The Resilience Centre ~ Specialised support services for working with parents who have separated, their children and their extended family members.
- Berry Street ~ Berry Streets Parenting & Family Services Aim To Increase Skills And Knowledge.
- Single Mothers ~ A PDF resource for parenting solo.
- Triple P ~ Research based positive parenting courses. On-line programs for different stages of development. Raise happier, more confident and capable kids.
- MyTime ~ Online platform for all parents and carers of children under the age of 18 who need a higher level of care than other children. This might be because of disability, chronic medical condition, or other additional needs including developmental delay.
- C.O.P.M.I ~ Provides information for children, young people, parents, and their family and friends about parents and parenting with a mental illness to support the wellbeing of children and young people. This information complemented online training courses for professionals to support families either individually or through community services and programs.
- Kids First ~ A proudly independent child and family services provider and early education specialist. Priding themselves on pioneering and delivering ground-breaking, evidence-informed programs to children, young people and families.