One of the aims of the Education and Wellbeing Committee, a sub-committee of Governing Council, is to support families by providing access to a range of parent information sessions. Many of these sessions are held face-to-face, with guest speakers. The committee is also exploring a range of online programs. Two of the committee members have participated in an online program called ParentWorks.
ParentWorks is a free online program for Australian parents and caregivers of children aged 2 to 16.
Parents and caregivers may find this program helpful for:
- Managing challenging child behaviours such as tantrums, aggression, noncompliance, inattentive or hyperactive behaviour, sibling conflict, getting ready for school and/or bed, and behaviours outside the home, such as problems in the supermarket
- Increasing their confidence in parenting
- Working as a team with their partner
It consists of eight individual modules that can be done at your own pace, and is part of a research project conducted by the University of Sydney and funded by the Movember Foundation. It provides evidence-based parenting strategies to improve parenting skills, confidence and child behaviour, that have been tested and found to work.
Unley Primary School parents Holly Myers and James Hafner have both participated in the program, and found it to be a sensible, well-presented and beneficial program that has provided effective and practical solutions that they have both found helpful. The program can be found at https://parentworks.org.au/#/