Whether it’s helping you enhance your parenting skills, helping your child prepare to start school or supporting you to navigate your family relationships, our experienced and qualified team are ready to assist you.
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BFCC has been supporting our local community for over 40 years. We offer a welcoming, safe and culturally inclusive service to families and children.
Our evidence based programs help to idenitfy your strengths and can assist you in making the best decisions for yourself.
Our Free and Confidential services are tailored to your specific needs.
Our Programs
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Circle of Security™
[for children 0-5 years]
Circle of Security is an eight-week program designed for parents/carers of children aged 0-5 years that is proven to help parents strengthen bonds with their children while teaching children to build secure relationships.
How can it help me and my child?
The program will help you increase your confidence as a parent, learn to understand your child’s emotional needs and support their ability to manage their emotions.
You will learn to protect and nurture your child while encouraging their independence and supporting the development of their self-esteem and confidence.
Making a booking
The program is free for members of the local community. To find out more or to make a booking please call (02) 9666 5047 to talk to one of our friendly parenting team.
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Tuning into Kids™
[for children 5-12 years]
Tuning into Kids™ is a six -week parenting program focused on the developing the emotional connection between parents and carers and their children.
How can it help me and my child?
Tuning into Kids™ programs are proven to be successful in building parenting skills, improving relationships between parents and carers and their children and building emotional resilience and independence among children. When children develop their emotional skills they are better equipped for the ups and downs of life.
Making a booking
The program is free for members of the community. To find out more or to make a booking please call (02) 9666 5047 to talk to one of our friendly parenting team.
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Tuning into Teens™
[young people 12+ years]
Tuning into Teens™ is a six-session program helping parents and carers guide their teen to become more self-assured, cope better with conflict and self-regulate their emotions.
How can it help me and my teenager?
The program will help parents and carers build stronger, lasting relationships with their teenage children, and teach techniques to manage challenging behavour.
Making a booking
The program is free for members of the community. To find out more or to make a booking please call (02) 9666 5047 to talk to one of our friendly parenting team.
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Dads Tuning into Kids™
Parenting for Dads
This program focuses on the emotional connection and attachment between a father and their child.
How can it help me and my child?
The program will assist dads in developing skills to recognize, understand and manage their own and their child’s feelings.
It helps dads to become more aware of their child’s emotions, build stronger relationships, and communicate more effectively, even in difficult circumstances.
Dads will gain skills in assisting their child to problem solve, and guide their child’s behaviour within appropriate limits.
Making a booking
The program is free for members of the community. To find out more or to make a booking please call (02) 9666 5047 to talk to one of our friendly parenting team.
Supporting BFCC
What our families and volunteers are saying
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BFCC would like to acknowledge and pay respects to the traditional owners of the land on which we work and live, the Aboriginal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to elders past, present and emerging.
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BFCC welcomes and respects the LGBTQIA Community.