Parenting Courses
Our free parenting courses support parents and carers to build confidence, strengthen family relationships and develop practical parenting skills.
Courses are available throughout the year. You can join a group parenting course during school terms, or access one-to-one support at any time, depending on your needs and availability.
Our parenting courses provide practical strategies to help you understand your child’s development, respond to challenges and build positive relationships at home. They can also help you connect with other parents and carers, learn about local services and supports, and feel more confident in your parenting.
Free Parenting Courses
1-2-3 and Emotion Coaching
Practical strategies for behaviour and big emotions
3 weeks · 2 hours per session
This course helps parents and carers respond to challenging behaviour and support children to manage their emotions. Learn practical strategies for setting boundaries, encouraging positive behaviour and building stronger relationships.
Bringing Up Great Kids
Building positive relationships with your child
6 weeks · 2 hours per session
This course helps parents and carers strengthen their relationship with their children through positive communication and respectful interactions. Explore practical ways to support your child’s confidence, wellbeing and developing sense of self.
Bringing up Great Kids (The First 1000 Days)
Supporting connection and development in the early years
5 weeks · 2 hours per session
The course is for parents from pregnancy through to their child’s second birthday. Learn about attachment, early development and emotions, and how early experiences help shape your child’s wellbeing. The course also explores the importance of caring for yourself as a parent.
Tuning in to Toddlers
Understanding and supporting your toddler’s emotions and behaviour
6 weeks · 2 hours per session
This course is for parents and carers of children aged 1 to 4 years. Learn practical, evidence-based strategies to understand and respond to your toddler’s emotions, manage challenging behaviour, strengthen your relationship and support healthy emotional development.
Tuning in to Kids
Helping children understand and manage emotions
6 weeks · 2 hours per session
This course helps parents and carers better understand and respond to their child’s emotions. Learn simple emotion-coaching strategies that can strengthen connection, support emotional development and help with challenging behaviour.
Circle of Security Parenting
Understanding your child’s emotional needs
8 weeks · 2 hours per session
This course helps parents and carers understand what children need to feel safe, secure and connected. Learn how to recognise your child’s cues, support their independence and respond to their emotions while managing your own.
How to get started
Interested in a parenting course? Getting started is simple, and our team can help you work out the best option for you and your family.
Choose a parenting course
Explore the courses above or contact us if you’re not sure which one might suit you.
We’ll help you with the next step
Our team will contact you to talk about the courses available and help you join a group course or arrange one-to-one support that suits your availability.
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A parent’s perspective
“I acknowledge her feelings now.”
See how one parent’s experience of Anglicare’s Tuning in to Kids course helped change the way she responded to her child’s emotions.
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