Parenting SA provides practical tips, trusted advice and local support to help you with every stage of parenting.
Parenting SA has supported South Australian families and communities with trusted advice since 1996.
Supports include:
- Support parents and caregivers in their important role.
- Provides information informed by evidence, best practice, parents and communities.
- Acknowledge the diversity of families and cultures in our community.
- Acknowledge the strengths parents and caregivers bring to their parenting role.
- Provide sources of further support for families.
Visit the website - www.parenting.sa.gov.au to access free:
- Trusted advice on raising children from birth to 18 years.
- 24/7 access to information — at home or on the go.
- A directory of 100+ services to support family wellbeing.
- Access to free parenting workshops.
- A library of videos and webinars.
- Opportunities to connect with local programs and support networks.
- Tailored resources for Aboriginal and multicultural families.
Playgroup SA provides information on playgroups, parenting programs, resources, online training, playgroup locator and enrolments.
Services include:
- Resources.
- Playgroup support.
- Parenting programs.
- Online training.
- Playgroup locator.
- Enrolments.
AnglicareSA's Kids are First is a post-separation support program for parents and children aged 5-17 as well as other significant adults in a child's life.
Services include:
- Group sessions.
- Individual counselling.
- Conflict coaching.
- Family dispute resolution.
- Resources.
- Banana Splitz children's group.
- Making a Difference children's group.
Play and Go Adelaide is an online guide for family events and activities in Adelaide.
Services include:
- Upcoming family friendly events.
- Free activities and events around Adelaide.
- Walks and playgrounds.
Department of Social Services provides information and family support programs on raising children, adoption and family relationships.
Programs help improve the wellbeing of children, young people and their families by providing support, early intervention and prevention services.
Services include:
- Family support services.
- Adoption.
- Parenting payments and benefits.
- Families and children activity.
- Help and support for parenting and children.
Department for Education provides online tools to locate your local preschool or school.
Services include:
- Local preschool and school.
- School zones, catchment areas and bus routes.
- Preschool catchment areas.
Provides information on education and learning.
Supports include:
- Financial support including school card scheme.
- Disability and special supports.
- Early childhood.
- Children's health and wellbeing.
Raising Kids provides information on payments and services to help with costs of raising a child and information about child care and child support.
Services include:
- Payments.
- Child care costs.
- Resources, referrals and help to support health and wellbeing of children.
- Information on how separation affects payments.
Families Growing Together run free parenting workshops to help you learn ways to better connect with your children and understand how they develop, learn and play.
The workshops also give you positive ways to respond to your children’s behaviours that challenge you.
Services include:
- Building coping skills.
- Being a Dad.
- Cyber safety.
- Developing differently.
- Growing and learning in the family.
- Parenting in Australia.
- Young parents.