The Family Centre
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Parents


How we can support you?

The Family Centre provides a range of services for parents including:

Family Support Service provides support, information and education to vulnerable families. The primary focus of Family Support is to strengthen family relationships and increase the safety and wellbeing of children. more...

Volunteer Home Visiting Service is a universal support service for families with children under the age of three. Trained volunteers provide practical in-home support to families and assist them to identify and enhance their parenting strengths. more...

Family Centre Playgroup Program provides 4 supported playgroups per week in the Tweed Shire. Playgroups provide opportunities for parents and children to play, interact and develop social skills. While parents meet and exchange ideas about child rearing and develop supportive relationships. more...

Courses we provide

We run a range of courses and workshops each year including:

  • Young Mums To Be
  • ParentSpace: birth to 3 years
  • 123 Magic
  • P5 Parenting course
  • Triple P parenting course
  • Just Us: Families Connecting
  • Survival Skills for Families
  • Creating Change (life after DV for parents and kids)
  • Engaging Adolescents
  • The Hurt Child: responding and connecting
  • Anger and parenting: being the parent you want to be

see our course program for what's coming up this term

see full course descriptions for 2010

For further information about our services or to enrol in a course call the Intake worker between 9.00am - 12.30pm Monday - Friday on 07 5524 8711

Other useful links

Raising Children Network

Parenting Info and Parentline NSW

Parentline QLD

MurbahBaby