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Parents & Families

 

This page provides links to a variety of resources for parents and families of all kinds.

Parenting Support

Austprem
Information and support for parents and carers of prematurely born babies and children.

Better Health Channel
A Victorian government website for information and advice on a range of issues, for parents of babies through to teenagers.

Families NSW 
This website provides parents and carers with information on a wide variety of services for families in NSW, and how families can access them, region by region.

Family Relationships Online
An Australian Government initiative providing information on relationships, family, love and life, including parenting information.

Health Direct Australia
Provides information on a wide range of issues and has a dedicated section for pregnant women, and those who have a child aged 0-12 months.

Infoxchange Service Seeker
A directory of government and non-government parenting services around Australia.

Kids Count
This website explores parenting issues through the eyes of parents and children.

Livewire
Livewire provides free, safe and fun online communities for families affected by a serious illness, chronic health condition or disability.

NSW Parenting
A NSW government website that provides practical tips, information and resources and includes a parenting services directory.

Northern Territory Families
A Northern Territory government website providing information and advice for parents on parenting and child development for babies, toddlers, children and teenagers.

Parent Link ACT
An ACT government website that provides parenting information, guidance and support.

Parenting SA
A South Australian government website providing support, services, information and resources for parents and carers.

PBS Parents
Information and advice for parents about child development from birth through the early school years.

QLD Community Child Health Service
A Queensland government website providing information, support and resources for parents and carers of children and young people.

SIDS and Kids
Safe Sleeping is an evidence based health promotion campaign developed for health professionals, childcare workers, parents and anyone who cares for babies to inform them about the evidence around SIDS risk reduction and sleep accidents.

Family Support

Domestic Violence Resource Centre
Comprehensive resource for family violence and sexual abuse including national service directory.

Family Services Australia
A directory of Family Support Services from a network of organisations, carers, consumers and communities, involved in policy and research.

Good Beginnings Australia
A not-for-profit organisation providing information and a range of programs including home visiting, a fathers’ program, and a program supporting families affected by imprisonment of a parent.

Post and Antenatal Depression Association
Provide confidential information, support and referral to anyone affected by post and antenatal mood disorders, including partners and extended family members.

Relationships Australia
Provides resources to couples, individuals and families to help enhance and support relationships.

SIDS and Kids
Produces a wide range of booklets for bereaved families.

Adoptive Families

Inter-Country Adoptee Support Network Australia
Contacts, resources, referrral and online forums for adoptees and their families.

ACT
Adoption – Department of Disability, Housing and Community Services
Information and application information for adoptive parents relating to intercountry and local adoption.

NSW
Adoption – Department of Community Services
Information for birth parents, adoptive parents and adoptees.

NT
Adoption Unit – Department of Health and Community Services
Information for birth parents and adoptive parents about adoption.

QLD
Adoption – Department of Child Safety
Services to parents considering adoption for their children, children requiring adoptive placements, people seeking to adopt children and eligible adults affected by adoption seeking information.

SA
Adoption – Department for Families and Communities
Information in a variety of languages about local and inter-country adoption for birth parents, adoptive parents and adoptees.

East Meets West
Contact, information, assistance and support, for inter-country adoptees and/or families with adopted children of any age.

WA

Department for Child Protection 
Responsible for adoption services in WA. Provides information for birth parents and adoptive parents about adoption.

Department for Communities 
Provides a range of parenting services under the banner of Parenting WA.

Grandparents

Child and Youth Health – Children’s, Youth and Women’s Health Service
Information for grandparents on a range of family and relationship issues, and how they affect the development of children and young people. 

Grandparents raising grandchildren
Information to support grandparents, including education and childcare, finance, health and wellbeing and legal issues.

Grandparents Victoria 
Provide support services and relevant links to grandparents.

Grandparents who raise and care for children
Information about assistance available for grandparents and carers who raise and care for children.

Parenting and Grandparenting
A West Australian government website providing parenting information and resources aimed towards grandparents.

seniors.gov.au
Information for Australians over 50 and a single point of access to Government and non-Government information and services for older Australians.

Wanslea Family Services
Support for grandparents with responsibility for caring for their grandchildren.

Your Life Choices
Information for grandparents raising children.

Fathers

Australian Camp Connect  
Bringing focus on the relationship that fathers have with children with an emphasis on engagement, active participation, fulfillment, trust, respect, love and fun.

Lone Fathers Association   
Education and welfare organisation devoted to the interests of lone fathers, their friends, relatives, grandparents, carers and children.

Relationships Australia  
Provides resources to couples, individuals and families to help enhance and support relationships

Stepfamily Association of South Australia 
Information and support for stepfamilies.

Foster carers

Australian Foster Care Association  
Supporting and representing the voices of foster carers, their families and the children they care for throughout Australia.

Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare  
Information about foster care and becoming a foster carer.

Centrelink – Parent or guardian
Information for parents and guardians.

Create Foundation  
Programs and activities aimed at connecting and empowering children and young people in out-of-home care and making positive change within the out-of-home care sector. 

NSW Department of Community Services  
Helps you make sense of your rights and responsibilities, the kinds of support you can expect from DoCS and how to access it, and the changes to the legislation governing foster care which affect you.

Same-sex parents

Gay and Lesbian Counselling and Community Services Australia  
Information and a national referral directory, by location, for gay and lesbian services.

Gay and Lesbian Counselling Service of New South Wales  
Volunteer-run counselling, information and referral service.

Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby  
Information and advocacy for gay and lesbian parents, couples and individuals, including fact sheets on a range topics including parenting, work, relationships, writing a will, and federal issues.

Resources and Networking for Gender Equity in Early Childhood  
Research about gender offers important understandings about how gender constructs our lives and how we construct gender in and through our lives with young children. Provides updates on gender research as they are learnt.

Twenty 10  
Information and support for young gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, same-sex attracted and gender-questioning people and their families, with a focus on problems at home and homelessness.

Sole parents

Centrelink  
A guide to Centrelink's options and services, including help after someone has died.

Child and Youth Health – Children’s, Youth and Women’s Health Service  
Information for sole parents on a wide range of family and relationship issues, and how they affect the development of children and young people.

Parents Without Partners Australia  
Social, emotional and educational support for parents without partners.

Single with Children
A non-profit social organisation run by single parents, catering for the needs of single-parent families. Provides social activities every week for both custodial and access single parents and their children.

Step parents

Child and Youth Health – Children’s, Youth and Women’s Health Service  
Information for step parents on a wide range of family and relationship issues, and how they affect the development of children and young people.

Stepfamilies Australia
Offering support, education, and resources to stepfamilies.

Stepfamily Association of South Australia 
An Australian website providing information and support to stepfamilies.

Relate  
Through Relationship Education you can learn some practical things to help yourself, your partner and your family through this time of change.

Relationships Australia  
Offers resources to couples, individuals and families to help enhance and support relationships.

Teenage parents

Child and Youth Health – Children’s, Youth and Women’s Health Service  
Provides information about teenage pregnancy and parenting as a teenager.

Core of Life  
Education about pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding and early parenting for adolescents.

Young Aussie Mums  
This site is dedicated to younger Australian parents and offers information on support services and the opportunity to exchange information and ideas.

Parents of twins and multiples

Australian Multiple Births Association  
Established and maintained by multiple birth parents to provide support, resources and education to multiple birth parents.

Australian Twin Register  
National Medical Health and Research Council, administered by University of Melbourne Newsletters, research and links and resources.

Child and Youth Health – Children’s, Youth and Women’s Health Service  
Provides information and advice on preparing for twins, breastfeeding and bottle feeding and caring for your twins at home.

Curtin University – Twins and Multiples 
Information and research about multiples with a focus on education from pre-school through the school years. Includes information about special needs and disability.

 
 
 
  • Last updated12-11-2010
  • Last reviewed12-05-2010