publications for parents, carers & families
parenting magazines
- Parenting - general tips for all types of parents and carers
- Caring for babies
- Living with toddlers
- Parenting - Arabic edition
- Parenting - the teenage years, Arabic edition
For individual articles, see our parenting section.
games cards and information sheets
See resources for parents for games cards, information sheets, toddler tantrum brochures and more.
keeping kids safe
- safer sleep for your baby - never sleep with your baby if you have been drinking or taking drugs...
- Aboriginal brochure
- safer sleep poster
- Aboriginal safer sleep poster - Methadone and your child's safety
Advice for parents on storing methadone, safe sleeping and settling babies
- Methadone poster - Never shake a baby - many people do not realise that babies can die or suffer permanent brain injury if they are severely shaken...
- Kids in cars - on a typical Australian summer day, the temperature inside a parked car can be as much as 30-40 degrees hotter than the outside temperature...
- Safe sexting: no such thing - parents are urged to warn children about the dangers of ‘sexting’– the growing trend for young people to send provocative images of themselves to their friends via mobile phones.
- Safety net: protecting the online generation -
Parents are urged to get cyber-savvy and talk to their teens about the potential risks of the internet. This includes online chat rooms and social networking sites.
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Game over! Knowing when to stop - Information for parents about managing online computer gaming.
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Surviving teenage parties - tips for parents
- child safety - suggestions for the home, neighbourhood and when driving...
- toddler safety - toddlers need to have a safe environment. They are too young to behave safely...
- water safety – guidelines to make sure everyone plays safely in the water...
- farm safety -important guidelines if you live on or are visiting a farm...
- kids and poisons (NSW Health fact sheet)
- Spot It, Help Stop It - child abuse and neglect
Available in seventeen community languages: Arabic, Chinese, Croatian, Dari, Dinka, Farsi, Fijian, Korean, Macedonian, Russian, Samoan, Somali, Spanish, Tamil, Tongan, Turkish, and Vietnamese
brochures
- How does DoCS help families
DoCS works with families to help them stay together and look after their children.
Available in four community languages: Arabic, Dinka, Somali and Swahili
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SCAN - supporting children with additional needs
Do you have a child with additional needs enrolled or about to be enrolled in a preschool, occasional care or vacation care centre?
Available in six community languages: Arabic, Chinese, Croatian, Macedonian, Turkish, and Vietnamese - Family & friends affected by the drug use of someone close
Available in Arabic, Chinese, Croatian, Serbian, Turkish and Vietnamese -
Domestic violence
what domestic violence is and how to get help
Available in seventeen community languages: Arabic, Chinese, Croatian, Dari, Dinka, Farsi, Fijian, Korean, Macedonian, Russian, Samoan, Somali, Spanish, Tamil, Tongan, Turkish, and Vietnamese -
Women, violence & the law
Available in Arabic, Dinka, Punjabi, Russian, Tagalog and Thai -
Supporting someone who experiences domestic violence
Being a parent can be tough - brochure for parents
The right response can save lives. (Available in hard copy - see resource order form).
Also available in five community languages: Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, and Vietnamese
- also available in 12 community languages Arabic, Chinese, Dari, Dinka, Farsi, Korean, Spanish, Somali, Samoan, Tamil, Turkish and Vietnamese. - Raising a family can be hard (Aboriginal)
- Adoption Act 2000
How it affects you -
Are you a former ward?
how to access your ward file and find out about your personal history -
Connecting kin
information to help people who have been separated from their birth families (through adoption, fostering etc) locate records about their separation and their families -
Dual Diagnosis support kit
for parents: a booklet with advice for parents with dual diagnosis. This booklet has useful tips on how dual diagnosis can affect your ability to parent, the way it affects children and things that you can do to help your children.
for children:
The Blue Polar Bear (2MB PDF) - an illustrated storybook for 5-7 year olds
The Flying Dream (2MB PDF) - an illustrated book for 8-12 year olds
