Parenting support
Practical information, advice and support for parents on issues including your baby’s health, development and wellbeing.
Health, development and wellbeing
- Your local NSW child and family health centre for health checks, information and support, and help finding a parenting group
- Pregnancy, Birth and Baby helpline on 1800 882 436 to speak to a maternal child health nurse
- Australian Breastfeeding Association for support and information to establish and continue breastfeeding
- Tresillian on 1300 272 736 for advice and support in the early years of a child's life
- Family Connect and Support links children and their families to the appropriate support services in their local area
- NSW Get Healthy Service - call 1300 806 258 for free telephone health coaching to help you get healthy before, during and after pregnancy
Parenting and relationships
- Parent Line NSW on 1300 1300 52 for confidential advice and support about parenting and family issues from a qualified counsellor
- Raising Children for information and resources on pregnancy, newborns and raising children
- Resourcing Parents for information on parenting, children’s development and popular parenting courses and programs
- Deadly Tots for information, resources, parenting courses and community events for Aboriginal families
- Focus on New Fathers is a free, text message service from NSW Health for expectant and new dads in NSW. It offers practical tips, information and resources to help connect dads with their baby and support their partner
- Kidsafe for information on how to make your home safer for children
For migrant and refugee families
- Community Hubs connects migrant and refugee families to their wider communities, as well as to organisations that provide health, education, and settlement support
- Settlement Services International offers support to migrant and refugee families, including help for children at school, with finding employment for parents and community support services
- NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service provides multilingual health information to people from multicultural backgrounds
For single parents and parents who are separating
- Raising Children has information, tips and resources for single parents
- Relationships Australia NSW offers a range of support services, courses and programs to help single parents and their children cope with change after a family separation