Parenting Workshops

Ngala provides two hour education workshops for parents, grandparents and carers of children
0 to 6 years. Parents come to gain knowledge, learn from other parents and share experiences. Facilitated by a qualified Ngala educator.

You can make your selection below to see where and when the next workshop is to be held or go to Your Area to see what is on in your local area.

Summer Special! 20% off the following three workshops (1 December to 29 February):

• - You and Your New Baby
• - Managing a Baby and a Toddler

• - Guiding Children's Behaviour - 1-2yrs and 2-5yrs

Ngala can come to your community group or organisation!

A Ngala educator can come to your organisation to run a workshop tailored to your requirements or provide information on Ngala’s services. If you want Ngala to come to you, please fill out the booking form and return to education.admin@ngala.com.au. We come to playgroups, mothers groups, schools, libraries, corporate businesses and many more.

Current Workshops

Sort by: Age Group Please Select Antenatal (pregnancy) New Born (0-3m) Babies (4-12m) Toddlers (1-3y) Pre-School (3-5y) Topic Please Select Nutrition Play & Development Sleep New Baby Families At Work Fathers Toileting Behaviour

Antenatal (pregnancy)
	You and Your New Baby Antenatal to 3 months. Explores sleep/wake cycles, feeding patterns, brain development and your babies verbal and non-verbal communication cues.
	Building Brains Newborn to 3 years. Participants will identify their role as a vehicle of their childs early learning and will learn how their childs brain is forming during these formative years.
	Managing a Baby and a Toddler Birth to 4 years. Explores the impact of the addition of another child to the existing family structure. Discusses why siblings struggle developmentally at the time of the new arrival and offers some practical strategies for families to move forward.
	Skilled Dads Newborn to 5 years. Aims to enable fathers to understand their child and build a close, strong relationship as a caring and active father. The workshop is for fathers of all backgrounds and is run by an experienced male presenter in a comfortable community setting.
	Parents Working Away Discusses practical ideas to help families make the most of time together and remain connected during times apart. Topics discussed include; staying connected, managing the patterns of absence and return and maintaining effective parenting.
	Sleep and Your Baby Antenatal to 12 months. Parent-baby communication and sleep-wake patterns discussed. Strategies are included to assist parents to develop good sleeping patterns for their baby. This group is often held in Rockingham.
New Born (0-3m)
	You and Your New Baby Antenatal to 3 months. Explores sleep/wake cycles, feeding patterns, brain development and your babies verbal and non-verbal communication cues.
	Food Glorious Food Birth to 12 months. Learn how to recognise your baby's cues and signs of readiness for introduction of solid food to compliment your child's milk intake. Create a firm foundation for positive eating behaviors long term.
	Building Brains Newborn to 3 years. Participants will identify their role as a vehicle of their childs early learning and will learn how their childs brain is forming during these formative years.
	Managing a Baby and a Toddler Birth to 4 years. Explores the impact of the addition of another child to the existing family structure. Discusses why siblings struggle developmentally at the time of the new arrival and offers some practical strategies for families to move forward.
	Skilled Dads Newborn to 5 years. Aims to enable fathers to understand their child and build a close, strong relationship as a caring and active father. The workshop is for fathers of all backgrounds and is run by an experienced male presenter in a comfortable community setting.
	Parents Working Away Discusses practical ideas to help families make the most of time together and remain connected during times apart. Topics discussed include; staying connected, managing the patterns of absence and return and maintaining effective parenting.
	Sleep and Your Baby Antenatal to 12 months. Parent-baby communication and sleep-wake patterns discussed. Strategies are included to assist parents to develop good sleeping patterns for their baby. This group is often held in Rockingham.
	Grand Expectations This workshop will explore the role that Grandparents play in supporting their grandchildren’s early childhood brain development in the areas of relationships, sleep, nutrition and behaviour.
Babies (4-12m)
	Food Glorious Food Birth to 12 months. Learn how to recognise your baby's cues and signs of readiness for introduction of solid food to compliment your child's milk intake. Create a firm foundation for positive eating behaviors long term.
	Building Brains Newborn to 3 years. Participants will identify their role as a vehicle of their childs early learning and will learn how their childs brain is forming during these formative years.
	Managing a Baby and a Toddler Birth to 4 years. Explores the impact of the addition of another child to the existing family structure. Discusses why siblings struggle developmentally at the time of the new arrival and offers some practical strategies for families to move forward.
	Sleep and Your Growing Baby 3 to 7 months. Provides information on developmental changes and how this dramatically impacts on sleep/awake time. We will discuss the skills your child is acquiring at this age and how they impact on sleep, communication, play and nutrition.
	And So to Sleep 7 months to 2 years. Explores children's sleep patterns and rhythms which evolve as their brain continues to make sense of their world.
	Skilled Dads Newborn to 5 years. Aims to enable fathers to understand their child and build a close, strong relationship as a caring and active father. The workshop is for fathers of all backgrounds and is run by an experienced male presenter in a comfortable community setting.
	Parents Working Away Discusses practical ideas to help families make the most of time together and remain connected during times apart. Topics discussed include; staying connected, managing the patterns of absence and return and maintaining effective parenting.
	Sleep and Your Baby Antenatal to 12 months. Parent-baby communication and sleep-wake patterns discussed. Strategies are included to assist parents to develop good sleeping patterns for their baby. This group is often held in Rockingham.
Toddlers (1-3y)
	Building Brains Newborn to 3 years. Participants will identify their role as a vehicle of their childs early learning and will learn how their childs brain is forming during these formative years.
	Tasty Toddler 1 to 3 years. The toddler years are a time for exploration and experimentation - which includes food. This workshop will explore how your child's developing senses shape their feelings and attitudes to the process of eating.
	Toilet Education 1.5 to 3.5 years. Explores the most favorable time to start toilet training and how best to prepare and coach your child through this challenging and exciting new adventure.
	Guiding Children's Behaviour 1-2yrs Explores the idea of behaviour as developmental cues from children. Discusses how children in the second year of life interact with their immediate world (family and social circle). Provides strategies to understand and guide your child/ren's learning in your unique family situation.
	Guiding Children's Behaviour 2-5yrs Challenging and confronting behaviours of 2 to 5 year olds are condisered within the social environments that your child experiences. Feel confident in understanding and guiding your child/ren's learning in their expanding networks of social and family situations.
	Managing a Baby and a Toddler Birth to 4 years. Explores the impact of the addition of another child to the existing family structure. Discusses why siblings struggle developmentally at the time of the new arrival and offers some practical strategies for families to move forward.
	And So to Sleep 7 months to 2 years. Explores children's sleep patterns and rhythms which evolve as their brain continues to make sense of their world.
	Now in a Bed From 2 years. Explores why existing sleep patterns may noticeably change when a toddler moves to their own bed. Strategies and options will be discussed to help your family adjust to your toddler's changing sleep patterns.
	Skilled Dads Newborn to 5 years. Aims to enable fathers to understand their child and build a close, strong relationship as a caring and active father. The workshop is for fathers of all backgrounds and is run by an experienced male presenter in a comfortable community setting.
	Parents Working Away Discusses practical ideas to help families make the most of time together and remain connected during times apart. Topics discussed include; staying connected, managing the patterns of absence and return and maintaining effective parenting.
Pre-School (3-5y)
	Building Brains Newborn to 3 years. Participants will identify their role as a vehicle of their childs early learning and will learn how their childs brain is forming during these formative years.
	Tasty Toddler 1 to 3 years. The toddler years are a time for exploration and experimentation - which includes food. This workshop will explore how your child's developing senses shape their feelings and attitudes to the process of eating.
	Toilet Education 1.5 to 3.5 years. Explores the most favorable time to start toilet training and how best to prepare and coach your child through this challenging and exciting new adventure.
	Guiding Children's Behaviour 2-5yrs Challenging and confronting behaviours of 2 to 5 year olds are condisered within the social environments that your child experiences. Feel confident in understanding and guiding your child/ren's learning in their expanding networks of social and family situations.
	Successful Toileting 3.5 years plus Explores toileting in the older child who is achieving developmental milestones in all other areas, and who also have had a few months of practicing the skill of toileting.
	Now in a Bed From 2 years. Explores why existing sleep patterns may noticeably change when a toddler moves to their own bed. Strategies and options will be discussed to help your family adjust to your toddler's changing sleep patterns.
	Skilled Dads Newborn to 5 years. Aims to enable fathers to understand their child and build a close, strong relationship as a caring and active father. The workshop is for fathers of all backgrounds and is run by an experienced male presenter in a comfortable community setting.
	Parents Working Away Discusses practical ideas to help families make the most of time together and remain connected during times apart. Topics discussed include; staying connected, managing the patterns of absence and return and maintaining effective parenting.
	You and Your New Baby Antenatal to 3 months. Explores sleep/wake cycles, feeding patterns, brain development and your babies verbal and non-verbal communication cues.
	Food Glorious Food Birth to 12 months. Learn how to recognise your baby's cues and signs of readiness for introduction of solid food to compliment your child's milk intake. Create a firm foundation for positive eating behaviors long term.
	Building Brains Newborn to 3 years. Participants will identify their role as a vehicle of their childs early learning and will learn how their childs brain is forming during these formative years.
	Tasty Toddler 1 to 3 years. The toddler years are a time for exploration and experimentation - which includes food. This workshop will explore how your child's developing senses shape their feelings and attitudes to the process of eating.
	Toilet Education 1.5 to 3.5 years. Explores the most favorable time to start toilet training and how best to prepare and coach your child through this challenging and exciting new adventure.
	Guiding Children's Behaviour 1-2yrs Explores the idea of behaviour as developmental cues from children. Discusses how children in the second year of life interact with their immediate world (family and social circle). Provides strategies to understand and guide your child/ren's learning in your unique family situation.
	Guiding Children's Behaviour 2-5yrs Challenging and confronting behaviours of 2 to 5 year olds are condisered within the social environments that your child experiences. Feel confident in understanding and guiding your child/ren's learning in their expanding networks of social and family situations.
	Successful Toileting 3.5 years plus Explores toileting in the older child who is achieving developmental milestones in all other areas, and who also have had a few months of practicing the skill of toileting.
	Managing a Baby and a Toddler Birth to 4 years. Explores the impact of the addition of another child to the existing family structure. Discusses why siblings struggle developmentally at the time of the new arrival and offers some practical strategies for families to move forward.
	Sleep and Your Growing Baby 3 to 7 months. Provides information on developmental changes and how this dramatically impacts on sleep/awake time. We will discuss the skills your child is acquiring at this age and how they impact on sleep, communication, play and nutrition.
	And So to Sleep 7 months to 2 years. Explores children's sleep patterns and rhythms which evolve as their brain continues to make sense of their world.
	Now in a Bed From 2 years. Explores why existing sleep patterns may noticeably change when a toddler moves to their own bed. Strategies and options will be discussed to help your family adjust to your toddler's changing sleep patterns.
	Skilled Dads Newborn to 5 years. Aims to enable fathers to understand their child and build a close, strong relationship as a caring and active father. The workshop is for fathers of all backgrounds and is run by an experienced male presenter in a comfortable community setting.
	Parents Working Away Discusses practical ideas to help families make the most of time together and remain connected during times apart. Topics discussed include; staying connected, managing the patterns of absence and return and maintaining effective parenting.
	Sleep and Your Baby Antenatal to 12 months. Parent-baby communication and sleep-wake patterns discussed. Strategies are included to assist parents to develop good sleeping patterns for their baby. This group is often held in Rockingham.
	Grand Expectations This workshop will explore the role that Grandparents play in supporting their grandchildren’s early childhood brain development in the areas of relationships, sleep, nutrition and behaviour.