Cockburn Parenting Service

Cockburn Parenting Service is a free service supporting parents, grandparents and carers with children aged 0-18 years. The service is a partner of South-West Metropolitan Parenting Partnership, which includes Meerilinga Cockburn.

The service provides information on:

• Child and adolescent development and behaviour
• The importance of play and connection
• How emotions affect behaviour
• Strategies to encourage positive behaviour
• How to effectively communicate with your child/teen.

The service aims to engage with families from diverse backgrounds including First Nations and culturally and linguistically diverse (CaLD) families.

Cockburn Parenting Services offers

• Individual consultations
• Parent and child groups including Sing and Play (language delay, ESL)
• My Time - Aboriginal grandparent/parent support group
• Group-based parenting programs and workshops
• Short-term parenting support
• Online parenting support
• Referral and links to relevant community support.

A range of parenting courses are available and can be facilitated at your school, including:

• Circle of Security
• Bringing up Great Kids
• Bringing up Great Kids for parents of tweens and teens
• Parenting 0 – 10 years old
• Parenting Adolescents
• Tuning in to Kids
• Tuning in to Teens
• Engaging Adolescents
• Hand-in-Hand parenting
• Understanding Tears and Tantrums
• Setting Limits
• And more...

More information

Website: www.cockburn.wa.gov.au/parenting
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 08 9411 3855 and 08 9411 3854