Resources, courses & links to support parents throughout the different stages of their child's growth.
Being a parent is one of the most important and challenging things you can do. Helping guide your children to become healthy, happy, responsible and caring adults takes effort and focus. There will be times where you need support, try the resources and courses below.
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Resources & courses for parents
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Parenting education programme PEPE
Plunket NZ
Five free courses designed to:
- Help parents in their parenting role through the different stages of their child’s early development.
- Build parent confidence.
- Connect parents with other parents and local support and resources in their area.
- A dads only course is available in some areas, called Dads4Dads. For fathers of children under 1 year old, it is run by dads and covers key issues that relate to parenting and fatherhood.
Find a PEPE course in your area
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Triple P
The Parenting and Family Support Centre, based in NZ and Australia.
Triple P helps you manage your child's behaviour, emotions and development in a way that isn't hurtful. You will build strong relationships, communicate well and encourage the kind of behaviour you want to see. See these links:
Find a Triple P practitioner near you
Triple P available FREE to parents of children aged 3-7 years in:
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Online Triple P Parenting Programme ( 2 to 12 yr olds)
- Encourage good behaviour
- Manage misbehaviour
- Settle tantrums
- Tackle disobedience
- Teach your child new skills
- Take the stress out of shopping
- Sign up for Triple P Online and get 12 months’ unlimited access to all the proven tips, strategies and knowledge of the Triple P – Positive Parenting Program®. Eight modules. See website for costs and more details.
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TRIPLE P Online for pre-teens and teens (10 - 18 yrs)
can help you:
- Build a stronger relationship
- Negotiate boundaries and expectations
- Deal calmly with conflict
- Survive the emotional roller coaster
- Prepare for risky situations
- Equip them to handle life’s problems
- Visit the website for course costs and details.
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Strategies with Kids – Information for Parents (SKIP)
Support, information and parenting strategies for parents and caregivers of 0–5 year olds.
See these links:
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Kiwi Families – for passionate parents
Comprehensive practical parenting advice for New Zealand parents; where you can find everything you need to know about raising children in our country, from conception until they leave home.
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Parent Help NZ
A Wellington-based organisation that caters for all parenting issues from the smallest problem to the most serious issue of child abuse.
Try these links:
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Ministry of Social Development – positive parenting
Links to a variety of resources and websites to help parents increase their children's ability to live successfully in the world around them.
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Parenting Resource NZ
For use by workers supporting families with young children. It includes development information from pregnancy to 3 years of age. Topics relate to a Māori world view but may also be relevant for others who share similar tikanga.
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Parenting Place NZ
Parenting Place is here to walk alongside you and your whānau from the moment your little one is born, until the time they raise tamariki of their own. Whether you have a newborn, a teenager, a troupe of grandkids, or nieces and nephews, we have a range of programmes, courses, camps and resources, tailored for you and your whānau.
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Parenting Skills NZ
Courses are run for ten weeks, one hour a week. They offer a child-centred approach, and aim to both empower parents and improve the relationship between parent and child. Courses include:
- Parent survival kit
- Child centered play therapy
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