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Bringing Up Great Kids

Developed and established by Australian Childhood Foundation in 2005, Bringing Up Great Kids (BUGK) is a long-running and acclaimed program with more than 4,000 registered facilitators trained nationally. It has had more than 50,000 parents benefit from it since it started. The BUGK Program is an integrated suite of activities and tools that are unique and offer all parents and carers a fresh way to understand and enact relationships with their children. BUGK has been evaluated and found to be an effective program in supporting the development of mindful and positive relationships between parents/carers and children. The national BUGK evaluation has been completed and results will be published soon. BUGK is constantly evolving and now has developed into new variations that meet the needs of parents from different backgrounds and with different experiences. It is currently being rolled out in over 600 diverse organisations nationally.

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A wake-up call for Australian early education: the need for comprehensive reform

‘A wake-up call for Australian early education: the need for comprehensive reform’ blog article was written by Hanif Reza Jaberipour, Senior Advisor, Parenting and Early Years Program at Australian Childhood Foundation. Ten years ago, when...

Early childhood education reform in Australia needs more than fee caps. Explore workforce challenges, safety concerns, and urgent policy change.
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Family soup

In a Bringing Up Great Kids parent group, one father shared his idea that being in a family is like being part of a family soup, where each will have its own ingredients that make...

Celebrate Harmony Week by shaping your family soup. Explore how values, messages, and culture influence belonging, respect, and connection at home.
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    The togetherness cycle activity

    The togetherness cycle is a resource for professionals to use with families. It is intended to help parents and carers think about their relationships with their children.

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    Calm time origami chatterbox activity

    This chatterbox game invites us to play and learn about the meaning of comfort and calm. It also offers invitations to practice breath-based and comfort-focused activities.

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    • Centre for Excellence in Therapeutic Care (17)
    • Safeguarding Children Services (8)
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    Videos

    Recorded webinar – Inside organised exploitation: A conversation with Michael Salter

    Safeguarding children services: online training

    Recorded webinar: Grandparents surviving the care system

    Recorded webinar: What young people say about changing therapeutic residential care

    Recorded webinar: Trauma-informed care in youth detention

    What is a residential care worker?

    What do you think is the role of “reflective practice”?

    What do you enjoy about working with young people?

    What does cultural safety mean to you?

    Supporting Aboriginal children and young people in custodial and residential care settings – Rhett’s story

    How do you support young people in connecting to culture?

    How do you plan for a young person’s transition into and leaving your service?

    How do you help young people feel safe in the residential home?

    Can you share an example of changes you have witnessed in young people after time being supported in residential care?

    A “day in your life” as a residential care worker

    Recorded webinar: Criminalisation of children in care

    Recorded webinar: FASD in out-of-home care

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    Why is reflection important for trauma-informed work?

    Why did you become a therapeutic specialist?

    What would you tell others thinking about becoming a therapeutic specialist?

    What changes have you seen in the young people you work with?

    What are the best parts of being a therapeutic specialist?

    What are the challenges of being a therapeutic specialist?

    How does the exposure to trauma impact on staff?

    What is the role of relationship in therapeutic care?

    What is an average day for a therapeutic specialist?

    What is a therapeutic specialist?

    Welcome to responding to child sexual exploitation

    Safe Connections: How to use the resource kit

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