Pro active parenting and family support
Welcome to our Parent pages
These pages are designed to support you in your parenting journey with children birth through to 12 years of age… the foundations of ones life! We know that effective parenting is not easy and is extremely joyous and challenging!! Effective parenting requires us to be informed, to be supported and to have a strong community that works together to provide supports for parents and families.
Early Life Foundations is committed to providing a range of information and education to parents so that the whole family, parent and children are supported. Our support provides the most up-to-date and well-researched information through a range of opportunities and services, workshops, fact sheets, consultations, assessments and presentations for parents, carers, grandparents and other family members to find out about parenting strategies, disciplining techniques, school issues, readiness for and choice of school, resilience, self esteem, learning challenges and referrals for a range of special needs and other issues concerning children.
Enjoy looking through these pages and feel free to call us or send us an email if you would like a free phone consultation or just to discuss your needs.
Parents News
Fridge magnets to spread the word
All Behaviour Has Meaning Children Are Not Mini Adults Teach the child not to the test and lots more
All available from our online shop email us or call to order and help spread the word
Naplan week
During Naplan week, keep in mind that the most meaningful assessment is not a one size fits all test, but a range of assessments for children collected over time by a teacher who knows children as ind
Parenting support in the corporate world
We are pleased to be presenting talks and working closely with a number of firms and companies across Australia that support family friendly workplaces.
Parent Workshops and education
Contact us for updates on the range of supports and parent workshops, consultations and presentations we are conducting from Melbourne this term.
Fact sheets
Check out the range of Fact sheets we have for parents on issues such as parenting tips, consequences and building resilience.
Join Early Life Foundations
Parents, Educators and Organisations can now join Early Life Foundations.
Parent Fact Sheets
Check out the 20 plus fact sheets here on the parent home page on a wide range of topics including, behaviours, school readiness, resilience, consequences and lots lots more.
Parent consultations phone/email and face to face
Supporting parents on issues such as school readiness, parenting tips, children's behaviour and choosing a school are aspects of our organization.
Our new section of news and information
Keep an eye on this section of the parent home page. we will keep you up to date with particular talks we are giving, issues in the news and other bits and pieces.
Raising and Parenting boys
It was wonderful to see over 150 parents attend the raising boys talk by Kathy Walker last week at Sandringham hosted by Bayside City Council.
