Confident and Connected Parents
Our vision: All parents and carers are empowered, resourced, and supported to confidently parent. They can connect socially and with services where they are invited to design and influence the delivery of programs and services that impact their lives and family.
Parenting is a journey best taken with support. Our initiative empowers parents and carers to confidently navigate their role, connecting them to resources, community, and services. Through programs like peer-to-peer parenting groups and facilitated workshops, we provide spaces where parents feel heard, valued, and included. By enabling parents to co-design programs and influence service delivery, we ensure families have the tools they need to thrive.
Foundations for building the change:
May 2021 – Engaged with local parents and carers – Let’s talk about raising kids in Central Goldfields!
June 2021 – Developed ECEC Confident and Connected Data and Research paper
August 2021 – Facilitated Confident and Connected Parents Vision and Outcomes Workshop
July 2022 – Finalised Confident and Connected Parents Priority Outcomes Map 2022 – 2024
What has happened since:
- Agreement with Murdoch Children Research Institute to become an Empowering Parents, Empowering Communities Hub to facilitate the Being a Parent program.
- Open The Nest parenting space for drop in, engagement and parent led programming.
- Maternal & Child Health established new role of Early Parenting Practitioner.
- Comprehensive and engaging New Parents groups led by Early Parenting Practitioner.
- Collaboration with Parent Pathways provider to offer parents employment and training support.
- Regular infant first aid courses offered to local families at the Nest.
- Maternal and Child health adopt icope screening tool
You can read the Confident and Connected Parents Logic Map by clicking here