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Fortnightly event intended as a time for you to create, learn and relax over some nibbles (BYO) and some great company.  Bring along an idea, project, or sewing query and Sam from Stitch Up Society will be there to offer some hints and tips of how to go about it and hopefully,…

A childminding service created to tautoko, support the wellbeing of our Flourish parenting community. Awhi is available during our Te Māma Wellbeing session on Tuesday Morning 9am - 11am and Wednesday lunchtime 12pm - 2pm. This is offered to support our parents to be able to come along to the wellbeing sessions.

Intention Connection happens twice in a school term, gathering at Flourish where parents can show up as they are, be accepted, supported, and uplifted by connection with other parents on this crazy rollercoaster called the parenting journey. This could be craft session, a movie night, a community dinner…. stay tuned…

Seasons For Growth Parent Programme provides an opportunity for parents to better understand the experience of death, separation and divorce and bereavement from a child’s perspective, and to explore ideas and strategies that they may wish to consider as they support their children transition through family change.

Flourish is not open in the school holidays yet. We take this time to spend with our whānau and nurture ourselves some can be the best we can be during the term. We are still checking emails and taking messages, we may just take bit longer to reply. We hope you are also enjoying some adventures or connection time together with your own whānau. connect@flourishtaranaki.org

Walk, stroll, amble or run, with or without your off-road buggy, then sit back and enjoy a coffee at Flourish. The benefits of nature, exercise, and social connection (and coffee!) for the mental health of a parent are well known and accepted.

The art of board gaming teaches us practical skills, useful lessons, engages our emotions, and challenges our intellect. There's nothing better to create memories, generate traditions, and foster relationships. 

Just when we all think we’re getting the hang of this parenting thing, our toddlers become 5-year-olds going on 13-year-olds and we find ourselves facing a whole set of new challenges! Starting school, navigating friendships and deciding how may hours of screen time are too many hours of screen time?

Te Māmā is an opportunity for parents to take some time for themselves for an hour and half for FREE. Maybe partake in some yoga, meditation, breathwork, postpartum workout or whatever is on the timetable that would fill your cup. "Caring childcare is available onsite for a small fee and needs to pre-booked." ❤️👏💐

Parenting your toddler or preschooler comes with a surprising amount of unexpected challenges! Sleep deprivation, strong-willed two-year-olds, picky eaters and food flying everywhere!

Te Māmā is an opportunity for parents to take some time for themselves for an hour and half for FREE. Maybe partake in some yoga, meditation, breathwork, postpartum workout or whatever is on the timetable that would fill your cup. "Caring childcare is available onsite for a small fee and needs to pre-booked." ❤️👏💐

Have you been keen feel the wind in your hair but struggled to fulfill this want since having tamariki? Now is your chance to get out there with likeminded parents who want to run, socialize, and get outdoors with or without their little ones. Introducing our new running group,…

We love to meet through games – cubing, chess, 3D design and print, Catan, DnD, Lego, cup stacks Curious kids who love these kinds of games, welcome to come along and hang with or without their adult. We meet every second Sunday during school term, fun and refreshments provided. 10am…

Choices in Childbirth classes are intended to be taken in addition to Antenatal Classes. Active Birth Taranaki Inc. is a group of people passionate in supporting natural birth, working towards a community which is confident in woman’s ability to birth naturally, where woman and their birthing partners experience the power of positive childbirth. We are here to inform and inspire you from our personal birth experiences and knowledge.

Do you have questions on... Meltdowns, Explosive Behaviour, School Anxiety, Managing ADHD, Reducing the Chaos in your home, Finding your Parenting Harmony? Click here!

Parents dealing with a cancer diagnosis support group. Know anyone who is dealing with cancer while parenting?

Activities to join in on, as and when you can. Connection, play and socialising are such important tools for wellbeing, and our FFF is an opportunity to step out of your comfort zone and give something a go that you’ve always wanted to try, or pick up where you left off in your pre-child days. It’s a chance to meet new people and fill your own cup a little, or a lot!

Background The Seasons for Growth programme provides an opportunity for parents/caregivers to better understand the experience of death, separation and divorce, and bereavement from a child’s perspective, and to explore ideas and strategies that they may wish to consider as they support their children in transitioning through these family changes.

An online Membership for parents to learn the simple daily habits to transform their home lives from stress city to a happy haven for all.

If you are supporting a grandchild on a full-time basis or understand the blessings and challenges that this role brings, we would love to meet with you. We welcome you sharing your experiences – to be seen, heard and celebrated.

You are invited join Renee to connect over sharing of food and learning some sentences and words in Te reo Māori that we can use at home with our children. We will sing some songs, learn some karakia and play some games to support our journey.

The Boundaries Workshop offers you a safe place in which you will learn how to establish boundaries using your strengths.

For anyone who has done The Incredible Years or Toolbox preschool or primary years course and would like a ‘refresher’. We will review the main tools and gems from both programmes and then problem solve these with you in terms of something that you are currently struggling with.

Infant massage is a great way to promote relaxation for both parent and child, better sleep patterns, ease physical discomfort, and enhance emotional and brain development. The International Association of Infant Massage (IAIM) uses a combination of Indian and Swedish massage strokes, reflexology and gentle yoga stretches to promote nurturing touch and communication.

Creating connected and compassionate communities who collaborate, consult and communicate. Flourish aims to create easier and more effective access to services for whanau, and to provide increased support for social service providers and referring agencies through connection and shared information.

Great Fathers is predominantly a website and resource provider for New Dads with children aged 0 to 2 years old. The New Dad’s Toolkit, and much more, is available from their site. Groups are run from time-to-time, as well as one-on-one Dad support.

The Ultimate Parent Success Course is about you making profound shifts in your parenting and family relationships. It is a deep, transformational experience for you as a parent to let go of your residual feelings and unconscious belief patterns left over from your childhood and the way you were parented. Since the unconscious mind accounts for over 90% of our behaviour, you will see a change almost immediately, even before receiving any parenting tools.

Triple P is a parenting and family support strategy developed at the University of Queensland, Australia. Triple P aims to prevent severe behavioural, emotional and developmental problems in children by enhancing the knowledge, skills and confidence of parents and is designed for use by a variety of health, education and social care professionals around the world.

Parenting without Punishment – Workshops delivered by Caitlin Hocken (Childwise). 5 Simple Steps to more peaceful family relationships Have you lost the joy of being a parent, or never found it at all? Have you been nagging, yelling, threatening, bribing and punishing your children while trying to get them to…