Prahran Place Playgroup provides children aged 0-5 with an indoor and outdoor space for parents and/or carers to attend with children and experience play in an unstructured, open-ended way with a large variety of toys and equipment.

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Prahran Place Playgroup provides children aged 0-5 with an indoor and outdoor space for parents and/or carers to attend with children and experience play in an unstructured, open-ended way with a large variety of toys and equipment.

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What about Me? has been developed to support primary school aged children who have experienced family separation and/or reside with only one of their parents. The program aims to address the impact of separation and parental conflict and provides support to children in a safe environment.

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Community Bubs focuses on strengthening families and helping parents to overcome risks and challenges in the early stages following their child’s birth, or in the final months of pregnancy to prepare for their arrival. It is an outreach program which identifies the family’s needs and supports them to work towards meeting their goals with the support of a skilled and trained practitioner. It also assists the family to link with a range of community-based support services utilising a case management model. Community Bubs aims to create a legacy of change which can be sustained, ensuring the wellbeing of the infant and parent when services are withdrawn.

How Community Bub Works

If a parent is in the last trimester of their pregnancy, or a family has a child under the age of 6 months old, Family Life’s Community Bubs program is able to provide case management support and assistance. Community Bubs combines intensive home visiting by professionals across a period of 6 – 9 months. Practitioners have a strong focus on aiding families to connect with their local community, providing opportunities for their babies to thrive. The program operates under the Best Interest Practice Guidelines and utilises a range of theoretical frameworks, including Attachment Theory, Trauma-Informed approaches, Feminist and Empowerment Theory and is underpinned by a strengths-based approach. Highly-skilled and trained practitioners utilise tools to plan and track progress, including the use of Family Action Plans and Outcome Stars

Program Objectives

• implementing a case management model to support family members to link with a range of support services, including (but not limited to): counselling, mediation, family violence, financial counselling and mental health services

• providing advocacy and referrals to appropriate support services through use of a care team approach • building the self-esteem and confidence of family members and caregivers

• providing psycho-education regarding parenting skills and attachment-based strategies

• educating family members on infant development and ways to support developmental milestones

• supporting family members who have experienced family violence and educating families on the impact of family violence on child development • improving communication skills between family members

 • exploring further education and / or work opportunities across the family

• to provide a safe environment for the client and create opportunities to work through their trauma

• to identify and build on the current strengths and positive attributes of each family member

• to develop the family’s self-care routines through a trauma and client centred approach

 • provide a tailored and individualised intervention, using internal and external supports to best meet the needs of the family Referral Criteria

• Referrals can be taken for the Community Bubs Program when the mother is in the last trimester of her pregnancy, or the baby is under 6 months of age.

How to refer:


Referrals can be made via the Bayside Peninsula
Orange Door – 1800 319 353. Alternatively,
self-referral can be made by contacting the
Family Life Families & Community Team:
(03) 8599 5433
[email protected]
197 Bluff Road, Sandringham VIC 3191

• Community Bubs is currently taking referrals for families residing in the City of Bayside and Kingston

A free program for parents and carers of young people aged 10 to 18.

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Our six week Tuning into Teens program teaches parents how to help their teen develop emotional intelligence.

Teenagers with higher emotional intelligence:

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A free parenting program for parents of children aged 3 – 10.

Would you like to learn how to:

• be better at talking with your child?
• be better at understanding your child?
• help your child learn to manage their emotions?
• help to prevent behaviour problems in your child?
• teach your child to deal with conflict?

Tuning into Kids® will teach you how to help your child understand and manage feelings

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Researchers from Monash University and Deakin University are offering parents a FREE online parenting program designed to support parents of teenagers who have difficulty attending school due to anxiety, depression, or emotional distress (sometimes called ‘school refusal’, ‘school can’t’, or ‘school phobia’). The program is being offered as part of a research trial.

For eligibility criteria and further information, download the flyer here

The program supports parents to provide children with the confidence and freedom to explore their world while feeling a sense of comfort and security. The program assists parents to see behaviour as communication rather than a problem.

Experienced and trained Circle Of Security® Family Life practitioners will facilitate the group sessions.

The Circle Of Security® parenting program will help families by:

• Supporting a child’s self esteem
• Tune in to a child’s world by reading important cues
• Understanding a child’s emotional needs
• Connecting with their child and enjoy being in the moment
• Strengthening the bond and attachment with their child

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Where: Online via Zoom
When: 30th April – 18th June 2025
Time: Wednesdays 10.30am – 12.30pm
Cost: FREE
Suitable for: Caregivers with children aged 0 – 5 years
Eligibility: Families residing within the Bayside Peninsula region

Music classes in infancy and early childhood have been shown to improve cognitive and social development, and support positive relationships between children and parents.

The Suzuki Early Childhood Education Baby Music Class was created for all children aged 0 – 5 years and is a fun, relaxed class designed to celebrate making music with your kids.

Where: Keith Street Community House, 12 Keith St, Hampton East*
Time: Tuesdays 10.30am – 11.30am
When: 29th April to 17th June 2025
Cost: FREE
Suitable for: Caregivers with children aged 0 – 5 years
Eligibility: Families residing within the Bayside Peninsula region

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Cuddle-Communicate-Connect

Parent Child Mother Goose is an evidence-based program that strengthens attachment and interaction between parents and their young children by introducing them to the pleasure and power of using rhymes, songs and stories together.

Enjoy learning rhymes, songs,
and stories together
• Strengthen your bond
• Improve your child’s language, pre-literacy,
and literacy skills

Suitable for Children 0-5yrs and their Parents/Carers.

Where: Westall Community Hub, Fairbank Room, 35 Fairbank Rd, Clayton South VIC 3169
When: 1st May – 19th June 2025
Time: Thursdays 10am – 11am
Cost: FREE
Suitable for: Caregivers with children aged 0 – 5 years
Eligibility: Families residing within the Bayside Peninsula region

https://www.familylife.com.au/early-help-group-work/View flyer here

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