Cockburn Early Years
Cockburn Early Years is a free service to families with young children aged 0-6 yrs who live in the City of Cockburn. The service provides practical help and information about parenting and early learning.
We:
- Support parents in their parenting role
- Provide a home visiting program for parents & their children
- Provide information about children's emotional needs and suggest ways to manage children's behaviour
- Help parents learn to set limits while keeping a close and connected relationship
- Provide practical help and information about young children's development and early learning
- Provide information and ideas to support and encourage children's development of language, fine motor skills, and social/emotional development.
- Loan of play materials to referred families
- Assist parents access services in the community
- Run parenting groups each term based on the Parenting by Connection approach. For more information about Parenting by connection visit the Hand in Hand website: www.handinhandparenting.org
New: Building Emotional Understanding class
begins in May 2012: In this class you will gain an understanding of children's emotional needs, learn how to set limits with respect, and how to develop a closer relationship with your child.
Click on link for information : BEU Term 2 2012
Cockburn Early Years runs groups for parents and children together, and Parenting education and support groups.
The groups that we run include:
My Time: Our Time - Aboriginal Parents Support Group
Parenting by Connection
Sing & Play
