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Best Foot Forward
Tuggeranong Child and Family Centre will be running a 4 week parent group named Best Foot Forward at Wanniassa Hills Primary School starting next week. The group is for parents of children aged 4 – 8 years and aims to build parents skills in guiding young children’s behaviour and dealing with the day to day challenges of being a parent. Dates for the group are Wednesdays 6, 13, 20 and 27 March. The group will run from 9:30 to 11:30. A few places are still available. For enquiries and bookings please contact the Intake worker on 6207 8228 by this Friday 1 March.
Seasons for Growth Grief Program
Learn to live with change and loss. Change and loss are issues that affect all of us at some stage in our lives.
At West Belconnen Child and Family Centre we recognise that when changes occur in families through death, separation, divorce or related circumstances, young people may benefit from learning how to manage these changes effectively. We are therefore offering an education program called Seasons for Growth for children aged 9 – 12 years.
The program is facilitated in small groups and focuses on issues such as self-esteem, managing feelings, problem solving, decision making, communication and support networks.
Where: West Belconnen Child and Family Centre, 6 Luke St, Holt.
Contact: Phone 6205 2904 to register your interest.
Relaxing into Parenting Programs for 2012
Canberra Mothercraft Society in partnership with ACT Health Child Youth and Women’s Program, Relationships Australia, Canberra & Region and ACT Child & Family Centres are conducting a FREE program – Relaxing into Parenting Program – 5 prenatal and 2 postnatal sessions will assist expectant parents to:
- Ease the adjustment to becoming parents and learn effective strategies to deal with the stressors in early parenting
- Strengthen relationships in the family at this time of major change and challenges
- Help new parents get to know their baby and feel more confident to respond to their needs in a sensitive and timely manner
- Create support networks and knowing where to get help when you need it.
Contact: Helen Cox, Relationships Australia on 61227100
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Children and Family Centre Opens in Belconnen
The Minister for Early Childhood Peter Garrett and the Chief Minister Jon Stanhope today opened a multi-purpose child and family centre funded through the National Partnership Agreement on Indigenous Early Childhood Development in West Belconnen.
The West Belconnen Child and Family Centre is a long-awaited addition to the Canberra community. In August 2009, development of the centre was announced with funding from both the ACT and Commonwealth Governments. The Commonwealth Government contributed funds to the development, through the Indigenous Early Childhood Development National Partnership Agreement. The new Centre will be universally accessible to all families in the West Belconnen area and will have an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander focus.
The West Belconnen Child and Family Centre opened for business on 27 April 2011 and was officially opened by Chief Minister Jon Stanhope and Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth Peter Garrett on the 2 May 2011.
The Child and Family Centre is a ‘one-stop-shop’ model of service delivery providing a range of services to children and families, with a focus on early intervention and prevention in the early years of life. The centres offer maternal and child health services, therapy services, counselling, family support, groups and community development programs.
Minister Garrett Media Release 
Children and Family Centre Opens in Belconnen
Media Released 2 May 2011
Supporting children and families in the ACT
It was announced on National Aboriginal and Islander Children’s Day in 2009 that a third child and family centre will be located in West Belconnen, which aims to improve the quality of life for children and their families in the ACT, particularly Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families. The new centre and will offer a range of quality early learning and care programs, as well as activities to assist parents and families.
Supporting children and families in the ACT
Media Released 4 August 2009
