We provide a range of educational and engaging parenting programs to support parents and carers in situations that test the strength of relationships and endurance of primary care givers.
1-2-3 Magic and Emotion Coaching
Parenting skills for parents of children 2-12 years
This three-session group parenting program provides tools and strategies for parents and carers to:
- Encourage children to stop doing the things that cause frustration (like arguing, temper tantrums and fighting) and start doing the things you want them to do (tidy rooms, get dressed etc.)
- Learn ways to effectively discipline children without arguing, yelling or smacking
- Increase your self-esteem
Learning Links’ psychologists run the program over three weeks, with a two-hour session each week. Parents receive a workbook with practical tips and information to use at home.
1-2-3 Magic is currently run in partnership with schools thanks to Targeted Earlier Intervention (TEI) program funding from the Department of Communities and Justice.
Get in touch today to discuss opportunities to run this program for parents in your school community.
The Incredible Years® Parenting Program
Parenting skills for parents of children 2-5 years with Language Delays and/or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
This five-session group parenting program provides tools and strategies for parents and carers to promote children’s emotional regulation, social competence, language skills, school readiness, and relationships with others.
The program shows parents how to:
- Use child-directed narrated play to promote positive relationships with others
- Support language development and school readiness through pre-academic and persistence coaching
- Help their child to make friends
- Help their child better understand their emotions and develop their self-regulation skills
- Pretend play to build empathy and social skills
- Use praise and rewards to motivate their children
- Set limits and use behavior management strategies
Learning Links’ psychologists run the program over five weeks, with a two-hour session each week. Parents receive a workbook with practical tips and information to use at home.
No dates are currently scheduled for The Incredible Years Parenting Program.
Please submit an enquiry to be added to our waitlist.
Engaging Adolescents
Understanding and interacting with our teenagers in a meaningful way
This three-session group parenting program teaches a range of strategies for parents and carers to better engage with adolescents at home. It will enable you to:
- Understand the nature of adolescence
- Identify what behaviours need to be ignored
- Coach teenagers to consider the consequences of their actions
- Hold difficult conversations when agreements are breached
Learning Links’ psychologists run the program over three weeks, with a two-hour session each week. Parents receive a hard-copy workbook with practical tips and information to use at home.
No dates are currently scheduled for Engaging Adolescents.
Please submit an enquiry to be added to our waitlist.
Reading Program for Parents
The Links at Home – Reading Program provides a step-by-step support guide for families with children in Grades 1 to 3 who find reading hard. The free online program teaches parents and carers the basics of Systematic Synthetic Phonics and games and activities to support reading at home.
