Upcoming Courses

Tuning in to Kids/Teens - Online

6 week course for parents/caregivers of primary aged children/teenagers.

Kids and teens are building their brains for life and we can help you grow the skills you need to support them!

We will give you research-backed techniques to support your child/teen’s emotional and social development and stay connected through these years.

Topics covered include:

Understanding child/teen development.
Responding to big emotions like anxiety, sadness and anger.
Managing conflict.
Building your own and your child/teen’s emotional skills.

Course will be targeted either to children OR teens, this will be determined based on interest and confirmed closer to the time.

Cost: $550pp or 20% discount for two whānau members at $825

Please get in touch to go on our waitlist for 2026.

DADS Tuning in to Kids - in person (Wellington)

7 week course for Dads (or anyone identifying in a male parenting role) of primary aged kids to early teens.

Dads have a vital role in children’s social and emotional development and this group is designed just for you! We will give you tools to help support your child to grow and for you to strengthen your relationship with them.

Cost: $550pp. Limited half and fully funded places available & discount if a whānau member has done a group with us.

CURRENT GROUP CLOSED

Please get in touch to go on our waitlist for 2026.

Tuning in to Teens - in person (Wellington)

6 week course – for parents/caregivers of Intermediate/ High School aged children

Tuning in to Teens has been adapted from the original Kids programme and specially developed based on the unique needs of adolescent development. We will give you support and skills to help strengthen your relationship with your child through the teen years and help you to boost their emotional development and resilience into adulthood.

Topics covered include:

Understanding adolescent development.
Responding to challenging emotions like anxiety and anger.
Managing conflict and rejection.
Building your own and your teen's emotional skills.

These are small groups tailored to your needs - max 12 participants. Anyone in a parenting role very welcome including step-parents, foster parents, extended whānau members.

Cost: $550pp or 20% discount for two whānau members at $825

Next course TBC. Register your interest below.

For more information on the Tuning In programmes, including the research behind them please visit:

www.tuningintokids.org.au

NEW PROGRAM FOR ANXIETY & OCD

Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE) - in person (Wellington)

8 week course – for parents/caregivers of 7-13 year olds struggling with anxiety or OCD.

Are you the parent of a child impacted by anxiety or OCD?

Join us for an 8 week programme, Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE), to learn skills to help your child overcome anxiety, OCD or related challenges. This group is aimed at parents of 7-13 year olds.

This programme focuses on changes parents or whānau can make to their own behaviour and does not require input from your child. The focus is on learning how to respond supportively when anxiety shows up and reduce behaviours that increase anxiety.

Some of the challenges that can be treated with SPACE:

Separation anxiety/ social anxiety
Fears and phobias
Panic attacks
Selective mutism
Obssessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Picky eating

See https://www.spacetreatment.net/ for more.

Cost: SPECIAL PRICING FOR COST OF OUR 6 WEEK GROUPS - $550pp or 20% discount for two whānau members at $825