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For parents and carers of children of all ages 7 Steps to Safety can help you give your children the skills and confidence they need to feel and be safe at home. You can use all, some, or just parts of the Steps. You know your children best - adapt each Step to suit the needs of your own family and culture. MORE |
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Circle Time
is a framework for group interaction that is inclusive, respectful, safe and democratic. It can be used in many forums but is most common in classrooms to develop social and emotional skills and to create a friendly and supportive ethos MORE
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Family Relationships Online
is a key component in Government support for building better family relationships.
It provides all families (whether together or separated) with information and advice about family relationship issues. It allows families to find out about services that are funded by the Government that can assist them to build better relationships. It also provides information on the Government's reforms to the family law system to help families focus on the needs of their children. MORE |
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The changing role of fathers is a great opportunity, with all its difficulties for us to step forward and help create a society that is more humane and equitable for our children.
The Fatherhood Project is a not for profit, non-denominational organisation offering an independent platform for fathers and their families to come together and celebrate fatherhood. The Fatherhood Project creates:
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Fatherhood Festivals to share stories, question and celebrate fathers.
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conferences and educations opportunities for harm prevention for service providers
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mentoring programs for expectant fathers, to prepare them for one of the greatest adventures of their lives, child-raising.
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awareness raising products that will touch, inspire and feed the souls of our fathers to help them through the tough and the joyful times.
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opportunities for children by valuing and 'skilling-up' fathers.
Every child deserves an engaged, loving and happy father. MORE |
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itsalright.org is a SANE website providing information and referral for teenagers in families affected by mental illness, using the fictional blogs of four young friends. MORE |
Kidspot Australia is FREE directory for parents to find everything for their kids - from birth to 14 years. From birthday party ideas and supplies, educational resources, nannies, and cubby houses to school holiday activities, sport and family outings, Kidspot is both comprehensive and intuitive. It's all about helping parents quickly find product and service providers in their local area to meet their growing kids' needs and wants. The hope is that each and every visitor finds a little bit more quality time with their kids as a result . Kidspot is a proud supporter of NAPCAN and National Child Protection Week. MORE
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Parenting SA
aims to:
give recognition to the important and demanding role of parenting
promote the status of parenting
promote the importance of effective parenting practices
provide information based on the latest research
inform parents about resources available in South Australia
support parents in building on their knowledge, skills and confidence
encourage parents to feel supported to ask for help at difficult times
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The Raising Children Network is a website designed for
Australian mothers, fathers, grandparents and anyone else who has responsibility for the care of children. It aims to meet the information needs of a wide range of users, from the just curious, to those looking for assistance with particular problems or issues, or those wanting to explore the science behind modern thinking on the care of children.
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Under the Safer Solutions program, the Total Environment Centre has developed a website that addresses the use of chemicals in and around the home, the garden and in DIY. The site provides information and simple to follow ideas on how to reduce the chemical load in the home so the health of families is protected. MORE
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Westmead Children's Hospital in Sydney has produced a film to provide information to parents, carers and professionals about responding to a crying baby. Its goal is to ensure that all those involved with babies understand the importance of not shaking a baby, ever. It provides suggestions and strategies for responding to these stressors. MORE
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In 2004, UNICEF released the 'Top 10 Cartoons for Children's Rights', as selected by broadcasters and communicators, to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, (CRC). MORE
UNICEF Child friendly Cities [CFC] Secretariat has provided support for the development of a toolkit for CFC Builders. It contains the following tools -
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Definition of a Child Friendly City HERE
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A CFC Framework for Action to implement children's rights in cities and other local government systems HERE
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A Checklist (format PDF - 115 KB) to guide CFC Builders in developing and monitoring activities HERE
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9 Building Blocks to develop a Child Friendly City. The Building Blocks are steps in a process aimed at implementing children's rights locally. A set of examples drawn from ongoing CFC and CFC-type processes are provided to illustrate how each Building Block can be developed in practice HERE
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Good practices to document innovations and successful strategies in Child Friendly Cities HERE
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Key references on the global CFC Initiative HERE
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is a collaborative network that builds upon the collective power of communities and partners to help fulfill the Five Promises for every young person in America. The mission of America's Promise is to strengthen the character and competence of America's youth.
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