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Parenting group programmes
Family Works – Presbyterian Support – Campbell Centre
Phone 0800-477-874.
- Groups about raising grandchildren, parenting through separation, helping children build emotional resilience and deal with grief and loss, as well as the Incredible Years programme (see below).
Incredible Years
Phone (03) 378‑7300.
The Incredible Years Parenting Program in New Zealand video
- Learn strategies to manage problem behaviours.
- Develop strategies to build positive relationships with your children.
- Participate in group discussions.
- Attend one 2½ hour session a week for 14 weeks.
See the Incredible Years pamphlet for more information.
Plunket parenting education programme (PEPE)
Phone 0800-933-922.
Plunket's parenting education programme (PEPE) website
- Programmes for parents of babies and preschoolers.
Pukemanu Centre
Phone (03) 369‑0130.
- Postgraduate child and family psychology students who are completing registration work with senior psychologists.
- Groups include Positive Parenting Programmes (Triple P) and child and teen groups.
Purapura Whetu
Helpline 0800-4-WHETU (0800-494-388). Monday to Friday 8.30 am to 4.30 pm.
General phone (03) 379-8001.
- Provides a kaupapa Māori, whānau-centred service for parents or caregivers of tamariki aged 0 to 12 years.
- Te Oriori group programmes with social worker and counsellor available
Salvation Army – Positive Parenting Programme (Triple P)
Phone (03) 366–8128.
Salvation Army Christchurch email
- Moderate intensity group programme for parents of children and teens with problem behaviours.
- Programmes are free of charge. Childcare is available.
Toolbox – The Parenting Place
Phone (03) 355‑2680.
The Parenting Place Toolbox website
- Informal six-session group programme giving parents the tools to deal with their children. Courses for parents of children aged 0 to 6 years, 6 to 12 years, and 12 to 18 years. There is also a course for whānau. Courses cost $75 per person or $110 per couple but are free for grandparents raising grandchildren, foster carers, whānau caregivers, home for life parents and adoptive parents.
Written by HealthInfo clinical advisers. Last reviewed May 2021.
Review key: HIPPR-71581
