Family & Caregiver Support at Big Bear’s Treehouse

Parenting Programs and Caregiver Support.

PARENTING PROGRAMS

Supporting the Adults Who Care for Children

Children do best when the adults around them feel supported, understood, and confident.

Parenting programs at Big Bear’s Treehouse are designed to support parents, carers, and foster carers to better understand children’s emotional needs, behaviour, and relational worlds, particularly when things feel challenging or confusing.

These programs are grounded in attachment, nervous system awareness, and real-life parenting experience. They are practical, respectful, and focused on strengthening relationships rather than “fixing” behaviour.

How Programs Are Delivered

Parenting programs may be offered:

  • in small groups

  • individually with parents or carers

  • in collaboration with agencies, schools, or organisations

  • as part of broader therapeutic or outreach work

Program structure, duration, and fees are discussed prior to commencement.

For Parents & Carers

You do not need to be “doing something wrong” to benefit from parenting support. Many adults attend simply because they want to understand their child better, feel less overwhelmed, or feel more confident in their role.

Parenting is not meant to be done alone.

Programs Offered at Big Bear’s Treehouse

  • Bringing Up Great Kids (BUGK)

    Bringing Up Great Kids (BUGK)

    Bringing Up Great Kids is a reflective parenting program that supports caregivers to better understand children’s behaviour through an attachment and relational lens.

    The program focuses on:
    • understanding children’s emotional needs
    • responding rather than reacting
    • strengthening connection and trust
    • supporting regulation in both children and adults

    BUGK is suitable for parents and carers of children of all ages and can be offered in group or individual formats.

  • Bringing Up Great Kids for Foster Carers

    Bringing Up Great Kids for Foster Carers

    This adapted version of Bringing Up Great Kids is designed specifically for foster and kinship carers supporting children who may have experienced trauma, loss, or disrupted attachment.

    The program acknowledges the unique challenges of foster care and provides a safe, reflective space for carers to explore:
    • the impact of trauma on behaviour and attachment
    • understanding children’s survival responses
    • maintaining boundaries with compassion
    • caring for the caregiver

    This program is often delivered in collaboration with agencies or organisations supporting out-of-home care.

  • Circle of Security Parenting (COSP)

    Circle of Security Parenting (COSP)

    Circle of Security Parenting supports parents and carers to better understand children’s attachment needs and emotional cues.

    The program helps adults:
    • recognise children’s needs for both closeness and independence
    • respond to difficult behaviour with greater clarity
    • reflect on their own experiences of caregiving
    • strengthen secure relationships

    COSP is suitable for parents of young children through to adolescents and can be offered in group or individual settings.

Slow down & heal with Big Bear’s Treehouse

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