Good stuff for Aboriginal families
There are booklets, videos, tipsheets and services for Aboriginal families, organisations and workers including:
1. Growing up kids tipsheets
2. Growing up kids videos
3. Growing up kids booklet
4. Best Start for Aboriginal kids
5. Keeping Our Kids Safe
6. Foster care
7. Aboriginal family history
8. Aboriginal Student Accommodation
9. How to contact us
These tipsheets have great ideas about raising strong families. The series includes:
Growing up babies
Growing up teenagers
Catch your kids being good
Keeping rules—Being firm but fair
Strong men, strong families
All the family
Protecting our kids
Young single mums and dads
Living with elders
Money matters
Kids and school
Helping kids deal with trauma or bad events
The Growing up kids videos are designed to be used by workers when talking with parents, carers and families about raising strong families.
Videos have been made for five regions in Western Australia—the Kimberley, Pilbara, Murchison/Gascoyne, Goldfields and Metropolitan/Southwest. Each video features local presenters and families who talk about their views on parenting and family.
A small Growing up kids booklet supports the videos.
If you would like to see the video contact your nearest Department for Community Development metro or country office.
The Growing up Kids booklet goes with the Growing up kids videos. Families can take the booklet away with them after they have watched the video to remind them of their good ideas.
Best Start is a program to improve the wellbeing of Aboriginal children from birth to five years to better prepare them for preschool and year one.
Kids have a right to be safe. They need to be kept safe at home and in the community. Kids are our future. We need to help them to grow up to be healthy and strong people. Our families and community can work together to help care for and keep kids safe. Find out more about Keeping Our Kids Safe.
The department is always looking for Aboriginal foster carers. Find out more about fostering a child.
You can find out about your Aboriginal family history.
see Aboriginal Student Accommodation Service
The Department has offices and services across the state. Find out where you nearest Department for CHild Protection metro or country office.
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