Parent & Carer Support
Raising a child is no easy assignment, and whether you are raising a toddler or a teenager or have an adult child living with you, being a parent never stops.
Functioning as a family unit can bring along difficult situations that nobody prepared you for, and no amount of parenting books can provide you with any guidance.
You may be raising your children with your significant other, with the support of your extended family, or you may be a single parent. Whatever your situation, the stress and pressure will get the better of you at some point, and this is totally normal. You are not alone.
Sometimes, you need some extra help or support from a professional. Somebody who will not judge you for your parenting style or tell you to "just do this or that".
Core Counselling & Consultancy provides parenting and carer support to help you relieve the stress that life brings when you are a parent or carer.
Benefits of Parent & Carer Support
At Core Counselling & Consultancy, we understand the impact a child's environment and experiences have on their developmental journey. We remain on top of the latest research to help you manage your most valuable things in life.
Learn you are not alone!
Every parent struggles! There is no shame in needing a little help!
Learn observational skills
It is ok to not (yet) know what your child wants if they are behaving out of control. We need to learn to observe and interpret.
Prevent carer burn-out
Yes, this is a real thing! Caring for someone full time is exhausting, especially when you do not have time for yourself.
Let go of guilt and shame
You do not owe anyone an explanation, only you are in charge of what you decide is best for you and your family.
Navigate life more efficiently
We do not need more stress in our lives, and raising a family is already stressful enough. Learn to enjoy the journey and the difficult transitions that life will throw at you.
Stop self-judgment
You are doing a great job! Even though sometimes you feel overwhelmed, that is ok. Everybody needs a break!
Create healthier relationships
Learn to understand the need for attachment that your children have, and what makes them thrive into independent people.
Build supportive strategies
Yes your parents may have been hard on you, but you do not have to use the same strategies. Learn what is supportive and makes your child thrive.
Enhance opportunities
Healthy attachments and emotional support leads to independent and confident personalities. You can enhance your child's future opportunities
Individual Therapy for Parents
Therapy will help you address problems or unwanted feelings you may experience when you are caring for someone full time.
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You can be a better carer when you are feeling your best! Ongoing feelings of frustration and exhaustion can lead to depressive or anxiety disorders and carer burn-out.
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Therapy can help you better understand what you are feeling and why and how your feelings influence your life and behaviour in it.​
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Circle of Security - Parenting Program
The Circle of Security Program is a series of group sessions designed to assist parents and caregivers in providing their children with the emotional support needed to develop secure attachments, build resilience, and enhance school readiness.
The Circle of Security Program falls under the "early intervention" category, primarily suitable for parents with children under eight.
The evidence-based program, founded on John Bolwby's attachment theory, will support participants in understanding a child's emotional connection needs and establishing healthy relationships.
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Read more here.
Early Intervention Services
Suppose your child is not meeting all their milestones like (your) other children do. Maybe they do not yet meet disability requirements to receive NDIS funding. In that case, they may be eligible under the early intervention requirements.
Early intervention is usually early access to support to help reduce the functional impacts of a potential impairment. Diagnostics may take a long time. Early intervention services can help you with getting school ready and navigate the system until a diagnosis is made.
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Social Skills for Teens
Raising a teenager is hard on any given day, let alone if your teen is struggling with anxiety, depression, or experiences neurodiversity. Adolescence is a difficult time, and not every teenager wants to talk to their parents about what happened in school today.
Professional have specific skills to engage with young adults to help identify their struggles and needs. Social skills are important during this time, for your teenager to feel confident they can say what the mean to say at the right time.
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Is your teen feeling socially awkward sometimes? That's ok, they're not alone! Social skills training can teach them how to change their view on how they feel they need "to be" in society.
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Read more here.
Positive Behaviour Support Services
Every parent will experience their child going through a tantrum or displaying some type of oppositional behaviour. Some more than others.
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Behaviour is a form of communication and is sometimes heavily misunderstood or misinterpreted.
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Positive Behaviour Support is a holistic and evidence-based behavioural intervention that focuses on challenging behaviours and helps implement healthy strategies for the parents and carers.
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Read more here.
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Functional Behaviour Assessment
Maybe your child's behaviours are not quite as concerning to warrant a Positive Behaviour Support Plan, but how can you be sure?
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A functional behaviour assessment can help you learn more about the function of your child's behaviour and implement the right strategies for the behaviours to reduce or be less intense.
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Why would I need parenting support?
Parenting is a continuous learning curve, with unpredictable changes to your life and routine. As families, we go through stages, phases, and transitions, and our parenting style may need to adapt or change along with them.
Each parenting situation differs, so Core Counselling & Consultancy helps you with individually tailored support services.
You may be navigating the legal complications of a divorce or slammed with a sudden medical diagnosis that requires constant hospital appointments and medical bills.
Sometimes, we feel that we have turned into our own parents and are shocked by sudden guilt or shame. How about feeling like your parenting style does not match your partner's? Do we change it? Do they? How will this impact the family unit?
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Life is already stressful enough; there is no need for more! Contact us today about how we can support you with your parenting situation.
Would you like a confidential chat?
Now that you are here, let's chat about what you need help with. Fill out the form below, or call 04 3547 3342 for a free, confidential chat about your options for support.