Parenting group to understand child behaviour

Come and join other parents of children up to 8 years to learn more about parenting and your child's development and behaviour.

I want to learn more about

We offer a 9-week parenting group program to help parents better connect and understand their child. This program uses the Solihull approach and explores issues like:

having fun together
developmental needs
behaviour difficulties
communication
parenting styles
sleep.

When does the program run?

The next group will run in 2025. We don’t have a date set yet, but promise to keep you updated on this webpage.

If you're unavailable during this time, we do run this parenting group regularly throughout the year. You can enter on the waitlist below.

Is the program online or in-person?

Both! For the next parenting group, Week One will be held in-person at Poets Grove Family and Children's Centre in Elwood, with the rest of the sessions being a mix of in-person and online, as decided by the group.

How can I join the parenting group?

Anyone can join the group, as long as they work, live, study or play in the City of Port Phillip area, and have a child under the age of 8 years old.

Register for this or future parenting groups

You can register your interest for the next program or future ones below, and we will contact you with more information.

More information

The Solihull Approach helps parents and carers develop a more sensitive way of thinking about their children, which then can change how their child behaves. Parents are encouraged to think about their response to a situation and how they are feeling in that moment.
The approach also encourage parents to identify the most important issues in their relationship with their child, and to reflect on why things sometimes go well and sometimes do not. This knowledge then makes it easier for the parent to identify how to work together with their child.
If you're interested in learning more, this video is an excellent explainer.
The program meets once a week, and each session week focuses on a different topic - see the below list for more information.
- Week 1 — Introduction to Solihull
- Week 2 — How are you and your child feeling
- Week 3 — Tuning into your child's developmental needs
- Week 4 — Responding to your child's feelings
- Week 5 — Different styles of parenting
- Week 6 — Having fun together
- Week 7 — Interactions and sleep
- Week 8 — Self-regulation and anger
- Week 9 — How to recover when things go wrong

Contact us

Our Family Services team is here to help.

Send us a message on My Port Phillip.

Phone: 0434 685 032 or 03 9209 6777

Email: Solihullparentinggroup@portphillip.vic.gov.au