Parenting Workshops

Ngala provides several two hour education workshops for parents, grandparents and carers of children 0 to 6 years. Ngala particularly encourages fathers and mothers to attend groups together where possible or to bring along a significant support person who also cares for your child/ren on a regular basis.

Ngala have 2 NEW parenting education workshops:

Parents Working Away - For parents who work away from home and their partners. Come and explore the issues that families find challenging when a parent works away. We will discuss practical ideas to help your family make the most of time together and remain connected during times apart. More about Parents Working Away.

Families Moving for Work - For fathers, mothers and families of children of all ages. Are you moving away from family and friends or thinking of doing so in the future? How will you and your children manage this change? This workshop will explore the issues and look at how best to cope with this experience.  More about Families Moving for Work.

Either click on the workshop 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.

Day, evening and weekend education workshops covering the following topics are available:

Current Workshops

Antenatal (pregnancy)
	Building Brains For parents of children newborn to 3 years of age. 2 hour workshop .Participants come to gain knowledge, learn from others and share their experiences. Research shows that security, self esteem and motivation are primed in the first three years of your child�s life. This crucial stage in your child�s development builds a solid platform for the challenges that they will face in later life. Throughout this workshop you will be able to reflect and gain knowledge by immersing yourself in your child�s world as their brain is making millions of new connections every day. Did you know that your child�s brain is the only organ that is still growing after birth and is open to the infinite scope of human possibilities? Participants will identify their role as a vehicle of their child�s early learning. Babies under 7months welcome to attend.
	Successful Toileting 3.5 years plus For parents of children 3.5 to 5 years of age. 2.5 hour workshop. Parents come to gain knowledge, learn from other parents and share their experiences. This workshop explores toileting in the older child who also has had a few months of practicing the skill of toileting and has not yet the mastered the skill or perhaps has even regressed with their progress so far. This workshop explores developmental aspects related to toileting and some common challenges from both your child’s perspective and the parent’s perspective. Discussion is based around what may get in the way and explores how to move forward to achieve successful toileting.
	And So to Sleep For parents of children 7 months to 2 years of age. 2 hour workshop. Parents come to gain knowledge, learn from other parents and share their experiences. This workshop explores children’s sleep patterns and rhythms which evolve as their brain continues to make sense of their world. Participants will explore and help identify both the parents and child’s role in relation to sleep and nutritional requirements for this age group.
	Skilled Dads For fathers of children newborn to 6 years of age. 2.5 hour workshop. Want to get some tips about being a Dad? Want to hear from other Dads about how they do things? Ngala’s Skilled Dads workshop is about helping Dads build strong connections with their kids from a very early age. Skilled Dad’s workshops are held at busy bloke friendly times and led by a Hey Dad WA worker and a Child Health Nurse. The workshop is useful to dads who live full time with their children and those dads who live apart from their kids (and everything in between).
	Families Moving for Work For parents and families of children of all ages. 2 hour workshop. Are you moving away from family and friends or thinking of doing so in the future? How will you and your children manage this change? This workshop will explore the issues and look at how best to cope with this experience.
	Parents Working Away For parents and families of children of all ages. 2 hour workshop. Come and explore the issues that families find challenging when a parent works away. This workshop explores the working away experience from the perspective of all family members. Topics discussed include; staying connected, managing the patterns of absence and return and maintaining effective parenting.
New Born (0-3m)
	Building Brains For parents of children newborn to 3 years of age. 2 hour workshop .Participants come to gain knowledge, learn from others and share their experiences. Research shows that security, self esteem and motivation are primed in the first three years of your child�s life. This crucial stage in your child�s development builds a solid platform for the challenges that they will face in later life. Throughout this workshop you will be able to reflect and gain knowledge by immersing yourself in your child�s world as their brain is making millions of new connections every day. Did you know that your child�s brain is the only organ that is still growing after birth and is open to the infinite scope of human possibilities? Participants will identify their role as a vehicle of their child�s early learning. Babies under 7months welcome to attend.
	Toilet Education For parents of children 18 months to 3 years of age. 2 hour workshop. Parents come to gain knowledge, learn from other parents and share their experiences. Toilet training generally takes time, patience and the knowing of when the right time to start. This workshop explores when this favorable time for toilet training is and how best to prepare and coach your child through this challenging and exciting new adventure. Parents will identify both the normal developmental pathway in the toileting process and identify their child�s signs of readiness for toileting. Strategies are discussed to promote a positive experience for both the child and family.
	And So to Sleep For parents of children 7 months to 2 years of age. 2 hour workshop. Parents come to gain knowledge, learn from other parents and share their experiences. This workshop explores children’s sleep patterns and rhythms which evolve as their brain continues to make sense of their world. Participants will explore and help identify both the parents and child’s role in relation to sleep and nutritional requirements for this age group.
	Now in a Bed For parents of children 2 to 5 years of age. 2 hour workshop. Parents come to gain knowledge, learn from other parents and share their experiences. This workshop aims to explore with participants why existing sleep pattern may noticeably change when a toddler moves to their own bed. This workshop discusses sleep information that will assist the family to adjust to your toddler’s next stage of development. Strategies and options will be discussed to help your family adjust to your toddler’s changing sleep patterns.
Babies (4-12m)
	Food Glorious Food For parents with babies in the first year of life. 2 hour workshop. Parents come to gain knowledge, learn from other parents and share their experiences. During this workshop you will explore the developmental readiness that occurs in the first year of your child’s life and how nutrition affects your child’s brain development. Approach this milestone with excitement as you watch your child learn about what food feel, smell, taste and look like. Babies under 7months welcome to attend.
	Toilet Education For parents of children 18 months to 3 years of age. 2 hour workshop. Parents come to gain knowledge, learn from other parents and share their experiences. Toilet training generally takes time, patience and the knowing of when the right time to start. This workshop explores when this favorable time for toilet training is and how best to prepare and coach your child through this challenging and exciting new adventure. Parents will identify both the normal developmental pathway in the toileting process and identify their child�s signs of readiness for toileting. Strategies are discussed to promote a positive experience for both the child and family.
	Now in a Bed For parents of children 2 to 5 years of age. 2 hour workshop. Parents come to gain knowledge, learn from other parents and share their experiences. This workshop aims to explore with participants why existing sleep pattern may noticeably change when a toddler moves to their own bed. This workshop discusses sleep information that will assist the family to adjust to your toddler’s next stage of development. Strategies and options will be discussed to help your family adjust to your toddler’s changing sleep patterns.
Toddlers (1-3y)
	Tasty Toddler For parents of children 1 to 3 years of age. 2 hour workshop. Parents come to gain knowledge, learn from other parents and share their experiences. The toddler years are a time for exploration and experimentation – which includes food. As mealtimes can become more of a creative challenge for. This workshop explores how your child’s developing senses shape their feelings and attitudes to the process of eating, and how you as parents contribute as role models in providing the appropriate opportunities for healthy food choices.
	Guiding Children's Behaviour 1-2yrs For parents of children 1 to 2 years of age. 2 hour workshop. Parents come to gain knowledge, learn from other parents and share their experiences. This workshop explores the idea of behaviour as developmental cues from children. Throughout this interactive workshop, you will be linking developmental aspects and research which will enable you to understand and guide your child/ren’s learning in your unique family situation.
	You and Your New Baby For parents of children antenatal, newborn to 12 weeks of age. 2 hour workshop. Parents come to gain knowledge, learn from other parents and share their experiences during this challenging time while adapting to your baby. You and your baby have learnt a lot about each other and their environment since conception. This process is constant as your baby learns about the world through the senses. This workshop explores normal brain development in relation to verbal and non-verbal cues, sleep, wakefulness and feeding patterns. Group discussion will allow time to reflect on your relationships and your plans for your family and the community supports available. Babies under 7 months welcome to attend.
	Food Glorious Food For parents with babies in the first year of life. 2 hour workshop. Parents come to gain knowledge, learn from other parents and share their experiences. During this workshop you will explore the developmental readiness that occurs in the first year of your child’s life and how nutrition affects your child’s brain development. Approach this milestone with excitement as you watch your child learn about what food feel, smell, taste and look like. Babies under 7months welcome to attend.
	Building Brains For parents of children newborn to 3 years of age. 2 hour workshop .Participants come to gain knowledge, learn from others and share their experiences. Research shows that security, self esteem and motivation are primed in the first three years of your child�s life. This crucial stage in your child�s development builds a solid platform for the challenges that they will face in later life. Throughout this workshop you will be able to reflect and gain knowledge by immersing yourself in your child�s world as their brain is making millions of new connections every day. Did you know that your child�s brain is the only organ that is still growing after birth and is open to the infinite scope of human possibilities? Participants will identify their role as a vehicle of their child�s early learning. Babies under 7months welcome to attend.
	Tasty Toddler For parents of children 1 to 3 years of age. 2 hour workshop. Parents come to gain knowledge, learn from other parents and share their experiences. The toddler years are a time for exploration and experimentation – which includes food. As mealtimes can become more of a creative challenge for. This workshop explores how your child’s developing senses shape their feelings and attitudes to the process of eating, and how you as parents contribute as role models in providing the appropriate opportunities for healthy food choices.
	Toilet Education For parents of children 18 months to 3 years of age. 2 hour workshop. Parents come to gain knowledge, learn from other parents and share their experiences. Toilet training generally takes time, patience and the knowing of when the right time to start. This workshop explores when this favorable time for toilet training is and how best to prepare and coach your child through this challenging and exciting new adventure. Parents will identify both the normal developmental pathway in the toileting process and identify their child�s signs of readiness for toileting. Strategies are discussed to promote a positive experience for both the child and family.
	Guiding Children's Behaviour 1-2yrs For parents of children 1 to 2 years of age. 2 hour workshop. Parents come to gain knowledge, learn from other parents and share their experiences. This workshop explores the idea of behaviour as developmental cues from children. Throughout this interactive workshop, you will be linking developmental aspects and research which will enable you to understand and guide your child/ren’s learning in your unique family situation.
	Successful Toileting 3.5 years plus For parents of children 3.5 to 5 years of age. 2.5 hour workshop. Parents come to gain knowledge, learn from other parents and share their experiences. This workshop explores toileting in the older child who also has had a few months of practicing the skill of toileting and has not yet the mastered the skill or perhaps has even regressed with their progress so far. This workshop explores developmental aspects related to toileting and some common challenges from both your child’s perspective and the parent’s perspective. Discussion is based around what may get in the way and explores how to move forward to achieve successful toileting.
	Smart Steps For parents of children newborn to 4 years of age. 2 hour workshop. Parents come to gain knowledge, learn from other parents and share their experiences. Smart Steps is part of the Road Aware program which aims to inform parents of young children about the aspects of passenger, pedestrian and play safety in their community. We cover the latest car restraint information, fun ways to engage children with road safety messages and how to make play environments safe for your children.
	Managing a Baby and a Toddler For parents of children up to 4 years of age. 2 hour workshop. Parents come to gain knowledge, learn from other parents and share their experiences. This workshop explores the transition of the addition of another child to the existing family structure. The first part of the workshop explores why parents and siblings struggle developmentally at this time to accommodate a new arrival. During the second part of the workshop you will discuss and develop some practical strategies to move forward.
	Growing Baby For parents with babies 3 months to 7 months of age. 2 hour workshop. Parents come to gain knowledge, learn from other parents and share their experiences. In this workshop we provide information on the essential developmental changes that are occurring in your child’s brain and how this dramatically impacts on sleep/awake time for everyone. This workshop explores approaches parents can use to make as they move through this exciting and exhausting stage. Babies under 7months welcome to attend.
	And So to Sleep For parents of children 7 months to 2 years of age. 2 hour workshop. Parents come to gain knowledge, learn from other parents and share their experiences. This workshop explores children’s sleep patterns and rhythms which evolve as their brain continues to make sense of their world. Participants will explore and help identify both the parents and child’s role in relation to sleep and nutritional requirements for this age group.
	Now in a Bed For parents of children 2 to 5 years of age. 2 hour workshop. Parents come to gain knowledge, learn from other parents and share their experiences. This workshop aims to explore with participants why existing sleep pattern may noticeably change when a toddler moves to their own bed. This workshop discusses sleep information that will assist the family to adjust to your toddler’s next stage of development. Strategies and options will be discussed to help your family adjust to your toddler’s changing sleep patterns.
	Skilled Dads For fathers of children newborn to 6 years of age. 2.5 hour workshop. Want to get some tips about being a Dad? Want to hear from other Dads about how they do things? Ngala’s Skilled Dads workshop is about helping Dads build strong connections with their kids from a very early age. Skilled Dad’s workshops are held at busy bloke friendly times and led by a Hey Dad WA worker and a Child Health Nurse. The workshop is useful to dads who live full time with their children and those dads who live apart from their kids (and everything in between).
	Families Moving for Work For parents and families of children of all ages. 2 hour workshop. Are you moving away from family and friends or thinking of doing so in the future? How will you and your children manage this change? This workshop will explore the issues and look at how best to cope with this experience.
	Parents Working Away For parents and families of children of all ages. 2 hour workshop. Come and explore the issues that families find challenging when a parent works away. This workshop explores the working away experience from the perspective of all family members. Topics discussed include; staying connected, managing the patterns of absence and return and maintaining effective parenting.