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Family Foundations

We help you to parent better together without spitting the dummy!

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Free support to help you parent better as a team

Research shows children thrive when their parents co-operate and learn to deal with stress. Family Foundations is a free 10-session program that helps parents work together to manage the ups and downs of raising children. It’s designed for anyone parenting with someone else – such as a spouse, partner, grandparent or friend.

Two qualified, experienced practitioners will work with you and your co-parent. We know it can be hard to get out of the house, so you can do the sessions in your home or online.

We’ll help you:

find practical ways to cope with new parenthood
develop skills to manage stress, challenges and conflict
communicate better with each other
strengthen your relationship.

Expecting a baby? We recommend doing five sessions before baby arrives and five after baby comes home. If your child is of preschool age, you can start all ten sessions now.

The coaches were there for us when everyone else was there for the baby. It was nice to have that support back on us, which in turn helps our child long term.

Garrett, Family Foundations parent

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Who is this for?

Anyone who:

is having a baby
has a child aged five or under
is part of a parenting team.

We give priority to families living in the northern and western suburbs of Melbourne (Wyndham, Brimbank, Merri-bek and Hume), but our team can run online sessions for clients outside these areas.

What do I need to do?

Our waitlist is currently closed. To find out more, call 9355 9901 or email [email protected]

How much will it cost?

It’s free