Parenting: Finding the Fun Julie Hahn is a parenting trainer and mentor, a mother of four and grandmother. Read her insights as a not-so-perfect parent, and encouragement to inspire you as a parent. You’ll discover the fun in being a parent. Please enter your name and email address below to download the booklet. Name First […]
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Grandparenting: finding the fun
‘There is something really special when you are in a crowd and they pick you out. That to me is the most special thing. Like, they might be upset, but they’ll come to you because you are Nana’.
Parenting With Purpose Booklet
Parenting with Purpose How do you parent with purpose? Order our booklet Parenting with Purpose for insight into managing the balance between life and loving and protecting your children the best way possible. Please enter your name and email address below to download the booklet. Name First Last Email(Required) CAPTCHAThis field is hidden when viewing […]
Raising Your Children With Respect Booklet
Raising Your Children with Respect Raising a family is hard work, especially in today’s world. Many external forces reach into our homes and influence our families, but studies still show that children look to their parents for guidance in the major areas of their lives. In this booklet, parents will find helpful tips for building […]
Talking Openly With Kids Booklet
Talking Openly with Kids There are scores of books for new parents or parents of toddlers, but few will prepare you for communicating with your pre-teen on the issues of peer pressure, sex, drugs, violence and death. This booklet offers practical advice on how and when to address these subjects with your children. Please enter […]
Parenting Families – Strategies for the Blended Family
Parenting Families – Strategies for the Blended Family Parenting within a blended family is especially difficult. How can you avoid letting the past fracture your future? At times it may even seem hopeless. But, take heart; it is possible to build a new family unit that stands strong against the assaults of the past. It […]
Nothing Normal: 12 Years of Foster Caring
Nothing Normal: 12 Years of Foster Caring Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be a foster carer? ‘They say it takes a village to raise a child and it’s the same in foster care. Every child that’s come into our care, I know we’ve had a positive impact on, they’ve had good memories […]
Call Me Dad: Long Term Foster Parenting
Call Me Dad: Long Term Foster Parenting ‘It’s important that it’s not about you. You’re doing this for the sake of someone else.’ There are around 46,000 children currently in foster care around Australia. Ben and his wife Kelly became foster carers to Madi when she was seven years old. Listen as Ben shares the […]
Foster Parenting
With 40,000 children in desperate need of care around Australia, foster care organisations around the country seek to provide hope for young and vulnerable children. Listen to Ann, a foster parent, and Margaret, a foster care placement worker with Lutheran Care in South Australia, as they share the unique struggles and joys that come with foster parenting.
Bethany’s Story
How do you respond when doctors tell you your unborn child has complex heart issues? And when you discover your child will have ongoing special needs, what do you need to know about giving them the best chance at life? Listen as Jo and Luke share their story of caring for a child with a disability. Hear how they found hope when faced with challenges.