Parenting resources
We have developed and sourced a range of resources to support parents, including booklets, tip sheets and videos.
These resources offer advice on managing children's emotions, supporting children starting primary school, balancing family and work and much more.
Booklets
- Share the care - Collaborative parenting apart
- Why am I going to Relationships Australia?
- On being a dad
- What about the children?
- Thoughtful Parenting Kit - Australian Childhood Foundation
- Mindful Parenting Book - Australian Childhood Foundation
- Connected Parenting Book - Australian Childhood Foundation
- I Need You - Baby Book - Australian Childhood Foundation
Booklets
Share the care - Collaborative parenting apart
A tool to help separating parents to draw up a written agreement covering practical issues of parental responsibility.
Why am I going to Relationships Australia?
Helps children to understand what happens in child inclusive practice in family mediation.
On being a dad
Provides support for fathers, regardless of their parenting situation, to find their own path to being a dad.
What about the children?
Helps parents to support their children through the process of separation.
Thoughtful Parenting Kit - Australian Childhood Foundation
Developed by the Australian Childhood Foundation's Bringing Up Great Kids program, this parenting kit has been designed to offer an important set of resources for parents/carer to think about what is important to them about their parenting.
Mindful Parenting Book - Australian Childhood Foundation
Developed by the Australian Childhood Foundation's Bringing Up Great Kids program, the Mindful Parenting Book offers parents strategies to do things with their child without having their attention drawn away from what is happening between the two of them right then and there.
Connected Parenting Book - Australian Childhood Foundation
Developed by the Australian Childhood Foundation's Bringing Up Great Kids program, this book explores a number of important topics about being a parent or carer.
I Need You - Baby Book - Australian Childhood Foundation
Developed by the Australian Childhood Foundation's Bringing Up Great Kids program, this book invites parents to see the world from a baby's point of view.
Tip sheets
Dads bonding with your kids - Support for Fathers
Dads and parents building a healthy relationship with their child is the most important thing they can do in their child’s life. This tip sheet shares 3 days dads can bond with their child.
New parents
There’s arguably no event in life more significant than the birth of your first child. For many, becoming a parent can be a joyful experience, but it’s not without its challenges.
Starting primary school
Starting school is a time of great change for new prep students and parents. The transition to life at school is an important one and these tips can help it to go smoothly.
Parenting and healthy family relationships
Healthy family relationships have their ups and downs with moments that are supportive and moments that can feel disappointing and hurtful. Read our tip sheet for advice on managing difficult times.
Videos
7 Types of Dad - Support for Fathers
We know that each dad/father-figure is unique. Here we outline 7 different types of dads, based on our conversations with dads, father-figures and families around Australia, plus a whole bunch of research stuff.
Thoughtful Parenting - Australian Childhood Foundation
This Thoughtful Parenting kit developed by the Australian Childhood Foundation contains 9 chapters and is designed to be watched in groups for discussion and application.
Other programs and services
Dadstuff
Join our free, 2-session program and get information about different ways to be a dad, the relationship with your partner, and connecting with your kids.
Parenting After Separation Seminar
Learn how separation and related conflict can impact children, and gain information and strategies to help your children adjust.