PARENT RESOURCES

Online Well-being Support For Families

The Victorian Government is helping parents and carers manage home learning and stay resilient during the coronavirus pandemic by providing a range of free online resources.

Minister for Education James Merlino introduced child psychologist Dr Michael Carr-Gregg for a webinar on Tuesday 25 August, following an unprecedented response with more than 12,000 registrations, a second webinar will now be held on Tuesday 15 September at 7:30pm.

Places are still available for Managing the Coronacoaster – Tips for building resilient families webinar on Tuesday 15 September at 7:30pm. For more information and to register, visit: eventbrite.com

The Government has also partnered with Raising Children Network and funded a 10-episode podcast called ‘Raising Learners’ featuring parenting experts from organisations including the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Career Education Association Victoria and eSafety Commissioner, Julie Inman-Grant.

Raising Learners will provide parents with practical advice, tips and ideas for supporting children’s health, well-being and engagement at school. Topics will include connecting with your child’s school community, how to best support your child’s learning, what to expect for VCE and VCAL students and how to keep your child safe online.

These themes were drawn from common parent questions received by the Department’s coronavirus hotline and Parentline. The first three episodes will be launched on 

1st September, the remaining episodes will be available throughout Term 3 and 4. Raising Learners will be available via Raising Children Network and podcast apps.

The link to the podcast is below, through this link you will be able to subscribe to the podcast on a platform of your choice.

The Murdoch Children’s Research Institute.

Please see below for some links from The Murdoch Children’s Research Institute.

Parenting can be challenging at the best of times, but Covid-19 is making things even more difficult.

While you’re trying to support your children, it’s easy to forget about your own wellbeing. Remember to take time for yourself, and don’t put too much pressure on yourself.

Below are some tips from the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute to help with the stressors of Covid-19, home schooling and working from home.

• Parental wellbeing during Covid-19
• How to maintain wellbeing in primary aged children during Covid-19

You can hear from Dr Coulson on a podcast titled Navigating Covid-19 with Justin Coulson