The Family Services team promote special parenting events throughout the year. These events get published on this page as soon as details become available so make sure you check this page regularly.
Upcoming special events in 2024
Strategies for supporting your autistic child
Designed to empower you with practical and actionable strategies to support your child's development
Autism Partnership are holding an information session for parents/ carers of children aged up to 6 years of age with an autism diagnosis or undergoing diagnosis.
Topics include:
Sleeping, Eating & Toileting
Communication
Emotional Regulation
What does Quality Early Intervention for Autism look like?
Q & A Session
Join us as we unpack the big developmental changes that occur in the teenage brain.
This new understanding will shed light on the tricky behaviours you might experience in your home.
We’ll explore strategies to strengthen your relationship with your teen and support them as they navigate this important developmental stage.
When and Where
Date Tuesday 4 June
Time 9:30am - 4pm
Location Academy Learning Space 603 Queensberry Street North Melbourne
Cost
$53.46 per person
This small fee will help cover the cost of running this workshop.
Do you ever feel like your teen/pre-teen is from a completely different species?
The Family Services team at Yarra City Council in conjunction with Relationships Australia (Victoria) are pleased to offer you the opportunity to attend this information session for parents/ carers of children aged 10 and up.
Are you:
dealing with a teen who offers you nothing but grunts, shrugs, rolled eyes or silence?
feeling you’re constantly in a battle with your teen?
concerned that your teen is drawing away from you and the family?
struggling with how to support your teen with their worries, stress and anxiety?
wondering what’s ahead for your pre-teen as they prepare for high school in the coming years?
Join us as we unpack the big developmental changes that occur in the teenage brain.
This new understanding will shed light on the tricky behaviours you might experience in your home.
We’ll explore strategies to strengthen your relationship with your teen and support them as they navigate this important developmental stage.
When and Where
Date Thursday 13 June
Time 7:15 - 8:30pm
Location Online via Zoom
Presented by Frances Bilbao, Clinical Psychologist and founder of Mums Matter Psychology group this webinar this presentation will help if you are finding the stress of parenting difficult to manage.
When daily stress becomes chronic it can turn into parental burnout. This is an intense exhaustion that leads parents to feeling detached from their children and unsure of their parenting abilities, distinct from other forms of burnout.
This session covers:
What is burnout?
How burnout can show up in your life
What is putting you at risk?
Skills to reduce risk and start feeling better
This session is designed for parents of children of all ages.
When and Where
DateThursday 20 June
Time 7pm
Location Online via Zoom
If you have any topics, subjects or areas of interest you feel the Yarra community would benefit from please email [email protected] and let us know. Community feedback is important to us to ensure that we are providing the information our families want to hear.
Community Partner events
To find information on parenting sessions being run by Community Partners of Yarra please use the link below. Parenting Information page
School readiness
Is your child going to start primary school in 2025?
Need some help deciding if your child is ready for Prep?
Regardless of your experience in early childhood education, there are a few things you can do to prepare your family for the leap into prep. The transition from kinder to prep is an exciting time. It can also feel quite overwhelming and can be challenging to decide if now is the ‘right time’.
Join us for two free online discussion with a panel of professionals who will share their thoughts on what school readiness looks like over two sessions.
This session covers
School readiness skills.
Essential building blocks for developing resilience.
Choosing which school to enrol your child in.
Additional resources you could explore.
When and Where
Date Part 1: Wednesday 8 May Part 2: Thursday 5th September
Time 6:30 - 8pm
Location Online via Zoom
Is your child going to start primary school in 2025?
Need some help deciding if your child is ready for Prep?
Regardless of your experience in early childhood education, there are a few things you can do to prepare your family for the leap into prep. The transition from kinder to prep is an exciting time. It can also feel quite overwhelming and can be challenging to decide if now is the ‘right time’.
Join us for two free online discussion with a panel of professionals who will share their thoughts on what school readiness looks like over two sessions.
This session covers
School readiness skills.
Essential building blocks for developing resilience.
Choosing which school to enrol your child in.
Additional resources you could explore.
When and Where
Date Part 1: Wednesday 8 May Part 2: Thursday 5th September
Time 6:30 - 8pm
Location Online via Zoom
Is your child going to start primary school in 2025?
Need some help deciding if your child is ready for Prep?
Regardless of your experience in early childhood education, there are a few things you can do to prepare your family for the leap into prep. The transition from kinder to prep is an exciting time. It can also feel quite overwhelming and can be challenging to decide if now is the ‘right time’.
Join us for two free online discussion with a panel of professionals who will share their thoughts on what school readiness looks like over two sessions.
This session covers
School readiness skills.
Essential building blocks for developing resilience.
Choosing which school to enrol your child in.
Additional resources you could explore.
When and Where
Date Part 1: Wednesday 8 May Part 2: Thursday 5th September
Time 6:30 - 8pm
Location Online via Zoom
Is your child going to start primary school in 2025?
Need some help deciding if your child is ready for Prep?
Regardless of your experience in early childhood education, there are a few things you can do to prepare your family for the leap into prep. The transition from kinder to prep is an exciting time. It can also feel quite overwhelming and can be challenging to decide if now is the ‘right time’.
Join us for two free online discussion with a panel of professionals who will share their thoughts on what school readiness looks like over two sessions.
This session covers
School readiness skills.
Essential building blocks for developing resilience.
Choosing which school to enrol your child in.
Additional resources you could explore.
When and Where
Date Part 1: Wednesday 8 May Part 2: Thursday 5th September
Time 6:30 - 8pm
Location Online via Zoom
Is your child going to start primary school in 2025?
Need some help deciding if your child is ready for Prep?
Regardless of your experience in early childhood education, there are a few things you can do to prepare your family for the leap into prep. The transition from kinder to prep is an exciting time. It can also feel quite overwhelming and can be challenging to decide if now is the ‘right time’.
Join us for two free online discussion with a panel of professionals who will share their thoughts on what school readiness looks like over two sessions.
This session covers
School readiness skills.
Essential building blocks for developing resilience.
Choosing which school to enrol your child in.
Additional resources you could explore.
When and Where
Date Part 1: Wednesday 8 May Part 2: Thursday 5th September
Time 6:30 - 8pm
Location Online via Zoom
