Mums from Queensland might be familiar with a unique parenting and family support program that has been hugely successful here in Australia as well as overseas. The Triple P Positive Parenting Program was developed through more than 25 years of research by psychologists at The University of Queensland. It’s a solid evidence-based scientific approach to helping you parent your children effectively, offering clinically-proven practical training suited to a family’s individual needs.

Don’t take my word for this program, though. It speaks for itself. It’s been adopted by governments and family support organisations across Australia and in 11 other countries. Triple P and its creators have won significant international awards.

The good news is that Triple P is now accessible to everyone. The researchers have just launched an ‘online instruction manual’ for parents – an online version of the program, designed for parents who don’t have the time to complete group programs of visit practitioners. It’s a convenient place parents can go for solutions to common problems and for advice on teaching their kids independence.

I don’t want to plagiarise press releases so, if you’re interested, you read these quotes from the man behind the program, Prof Matt Sanders, for more details on why the instruction manual was launched and how it can help parents.

You’ll note from the release that the Triple P researchers are looking for parents of 3-8 years old to help them evaluate the online program. See the website for more information.

I think I’ll be heading to Triple P pretty soon. Tycho’s discovered temper tantrums - just in time for our Baby 2.0 to arrive (I’m due on 26 February). He’s even taken to holding his breath until his turns blue and his eyes roll up into the back of his head. Yikes!

Cheers

Kate