PARENTING SKILLS

Parenting Skills Create Happy Parents and Resilient, Thriving Children

Parenting Skills

Parenting skills and training isn’t part of school, college or university – and yet parenting young children and teenagers is one of the most demanding jobs a person can do. From tantrums to tears, from arguments to refusals to co-operate, we know just how hard parenting can be. Add in sleep deprivation, and it can take a toll mentally on the best of us.

It requires a set of parent skills we assume come naturally – but we know that learning skills to parent children comes with practice, and learning. New, and often sleep deprived parents must quickly master a range of skills, and the requirement for new parenting skills continually evolves as your child grows and develops through into adolescence – physically, cognitively and emotionally.

Stop yelling and nagging. Learning parenting skills can be transformative.

The Power of Parent Coaching: Unlocking Confidence, Connection & Calm

Parenting is one of the most rewarding roles in life – but let’s be honest, it’s also one of the hardest. Between juggling work, school drop-offs, endless to-do lists, and managing big emotions (theirs and yours!), it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. That’s where parent coaching comes in.

Whether you choose a one-on-one coaching session with one of our team, attend a webinar, or join a workshop or group program, parent coaching offers practical strategies and science-backed insights to help you navigate the challenges of parenting with more confidence and ease.

Parent coaching helps you stop guessing – learn proven techniques that actually work. Move from frustration to confidence with easy-to-implement strategies for managing behaviour, setting boundaries, and strengthening relationships.

You don’t have to do it alone – let’s help you build a calmer, more connected family life.

ONLINE COURSES

Prefer to learn at your own pace?

Our popular online courses are designed for busy parents who want expert guidance without the wait.

Whether you’re parenting an ADHDer, supporting an anxious child, or navigating the teen years with an autistic young person, our evidence-based courses and webinar series provide practical proven strategies you can start using right away.

With on-demand access, you can learn when and where it suits you, fitting expert insights seamlessly into your daily life. No need to wait for the next workshop – get the support you need, exactly when you need it. Ready to start your journey? Let’s go!

GROUPS (IN OUR ROOMS OR ONLINE)

We love Groups because they bring people together for support, learning, and growth!

Our therapy groups offer a safe, supportive space to connect with others facing similar challenges. Led by our experienced clinical psychologists, these sessions provide evidence-based strategies to help you navigate life’s difficulties with confidence.

Whether you’re looking to manage anxiety, build emotional regulation skills, get support to parent an autistic child, help your anxious child, develop parenting strategies, or improve social confidence, our groups are designed to offer practical tools and meaningful connections.

WORKSHOPS

We love workshops and often run them on weekends!

Our Parent Workshops are engaging, practical, and usually run for about four hours.

We schedule them whenever there’s enough demand, ensuring parents get the support they need. Led by our passionate clinical psychologists, these sessions provide evidence-based strategies to help parents navigate challenges with confidence.

Whether you are tired of yelling, wondering how to help your anxious child, or looking for ways to support your autistic child – as parents ourselves, our workshops are tailored to your needs.

Parent Training and Coaching

Parenting can be stressful, and unrealistic expectations can add to this stress. Many parents wonder if they are doing the right thing, or whether they are being too easy or too hard on their children. Learning new strategies to cope with difficult or challenging behaviour can increase your confidence in your parenting skills, and reduce your stress.

Parents seek help for many reasons. Couples may have different parenting styles, or disagree about which values are important. Children’s tantrums or difficult behaviour can become exhausting. Emotions in families can get big.

Children can have a range of emotional, cognitive or behavioural issues which can have an impact on the family and the relationships within the family unit, or significant events may impact these relationships.

At Mindworx Psychology, we offer a range of Groups, Workshops and Online Courses to support parents.

“Interesting, practical and well presented”

“I’ve already noticed changes in my sleep from the first session”

“Yes, I have stopped screaming. I just wanted to say thank you for this course – wish I had found it sooner!”

“Thank you for this course. It feels like my husband and I are on the same page now. We are finally enjoying family time.”

  • Creating workable routines

  • Developing positive parenting skills

  • Managing sleep problems in children

  • Managing challenging behaviour

  • Managing challenging behaviour

  • Coping with tantrums, hitting and biting

  • Building resilience

  • Managing anxiety

  • Overcoming school refusal

  • Sibling rivalry

  • Adjusting to family changes such as separation and divorce

  • learn effective strategies and routines to enhance parenting

  • build confidence in their own parenting skills

  • develop and consolidate skills in listening to children and disciplining them

  • understand and identify unique challenges in their family

  • think more deeply about their own values and parenting goals

  • education about child development

  • learning how to build relationships and help your child

  • strategies to enhance your child’s task motivation

  • discover that parenting can be enjoyable

I didn’t realise how much depression was affecting me until I started making changes

I still have tough days, but I don’t feel stuck in them anymore.

CBT helped me feel more like myself again.

It’s reassuring to know that I don’t have to face this alone.

Small changes have made a bigger difference than I expected.

I used to believe my crankiness was just ‘who I was’ — turns out, I just needed the right support.

It’s reassuring to know that I have tools I can use when I start to feel depressed or low.

I’ve learned to be kinder to myself and not get caught in self-criticism.

HELP YOUR ANXIOUS CHILD

Help Your Anxious Child is available in both a popular, effective 6-week online course format for parents of 2-12 year-olds, and in a one-day workshop format.

Created and delivered online by Dr. Amanda. Using contemporary thinking in child development, parents learn to understand how their child’s brain develops, what anxiety is normal, and what is not.

It helps parent’s identify the common mistakes made when parenting an anxious child, give you the tools to use a flexible and mindful approach based on your family values.

This one day workshop, or 6 session course teaches parents step by step a modern, easy-to-learn system to manage children’s anxiety.

Learn strategies to :

  • Help your child overcome fears (e.g. trying new things, speaking up, phobias and worrying)

  • Stop problem behaviours (e.g. stop tantrums, stop sleepless nights)

  • Use less talk and less emotion (stop getting overwhelmed by your child’s anxiety!)

  • Teach your child the skills to self-regulate and manage their own anxiety

  • Encourage your child’s growing independence, and strengthen your relationship with your child

  • Decide what action to take in difficult-to-manage anxious situations, including when to discipline

  • Know how to encourage and re-enforce brave, resilient behaviours

Good to know :

1-2-3 Magic and Emotion Coaching Parent Training

Tired of yelling or nagging?

1-2-3 Magic® & Emotion Coaching is a popular and effective 3-week course for parents of 2-12 year-olds.

Using contemporary thinking in child development, with an emphasis on the differences between adult and children’s cognitive abilities, this course will help you identify the common mistakes of parenting, and give you the tools to use a flexible and mindful approach based on your family values.

This 3 session course teaches parents a modern, easy-to-learn system to manage children’s difficult behaviour.

Learn strategies to :

  • Help your child self-motivate (e.g. getting dressed, start doing homework, doing chores)

  • Stop problem behaviours (e.g. stop tantrums, stop whining, stop hitting)

  • Use less talk and less emotion (stop yelling and nagging!)

  • Encourage your child to self-regulate and manage their own emotional reactions

  • Encourage your child’s growing independence, and strengthen your relationship with your child

  • Decide what action to take in difficult-to-manage parenting situations, including discipline

  • Know how to encourage and re-enforce desirable behaviours

Good to know :

  • The 123 Magic & Emotion Coaching program involves 3 x 2hr weekly sessions for parents only to attend.

  • Both parents are encouraged to attend where possible

  • Cost includes a comprehensive parent workbook and all refreshments

  • Medicare or private health fund rebates may apply to eligible clients

Engaging Adolescents Parent Course

The Engaging Adolescents™ program is a 3-week course that helps parents of 13-18 year-olds to develop greater confidence in parenting their adolescents.

Topics covered in the program include :

  • Understanding adolescence: a time of reconstructions, redeveloping social landscapes, brain snaps and body make-overs

  • Understanding our job as a parent of a teenager – observer, advisor, negotiator, director

  • Asking the question, Is it serious? What’s worth reacting to and what’s not…

  • How to hold the difficult conversations more successfully

Good to know :

  • The Engaging Adolescents program involves 3 x 2hr weekly sessions for parents only to attend

  • Both parents are encouraged to attend where possible

  • Cost includes a comprehensive parent workbook and refreshments

  • Medicare or private health fund rebates may apply to eligible clients

At Mindworx Psychology, our team draw from a range of well-known and gold standard approaches, including Triple P, Cool Kids, 123 Magic and Circle of Security. As parents ourselves, we are interested in both what works, and what is practical and workable for parents.

Attachment based, trauma-informed and neurodiversity affirming work is our passion – one size doesn’t fit every family.

To chat to one of our friendly team, contact us on 02 7801 3841

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