PRC is changing its training focus and introducing an implementation and support model which will enable us to better help agencies sustain their learning and improve parent and child outcomes from programs. We are no longer offering ABCD facilitator training as a stand alone event. Research shows that approaching training within an implementation model is more effective in the long term.
If your agency is in Victoria and may be interested in partnering with the PRC to receive ABCD training and up to two years implementation support, please contact
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to discuss your options for training and implementation within your agency. We will be happy to discuss your needs and provide a quote.
A new booklet tracing the history of the ABCD program, from its beginning in 2001 to the recent launch of the Sudanese translation, has been released by the Parenting Research Centre.
Since its development, the ABCD program has offered support to more than 5000 families across Victoria. This unique program has been delivered to parents in nine community languages by around 200 professional facilitators trained by the Parenting Research Centre (PRC).
The significant level of demand for the ABCD program indicates just how many parents in our community are looking for reliable, evidence-based information about parenting young adolescents.
Parental satisfaction with the program has been extremely high, with over 90 per cent of parents who have attended reporting that they enjoyed the program and found it helpful in improving their child’s behaviour.
This new publication details the many achievements of the program and how it has helped thousands of families navigate their way through the often turbulent teenage years.
To order a hard copy contact the Parenting Research Centre on 03 8660 3500.
We don’t all speak the same language in Australia. We come from many different countries and cultures. But the transition from childhood to adulthood is important the world over.
Many Australian families find it difficult to steer their way through the turbulent teenage years, but the journey is much more difficult when language, cultural heritage and contrasting social expectations place additional pressures on relationships within the family.
Read more: ABCD extended to Chinese, Somali and Sudanese communities
When parents and teenagers don’t see eye to eye
It comes as no surprise that the teenage years can be trying. And while most families manage to get through this period more or less intact, even enjoying each other’s company, for some families these turbulent years can be tough; a time of constant conflict, distress and high-risk adolescent behaviour. These families need strategic one-to-one help so their adolescents can develop their independence in a constructive way, and find their own place in the world supported by positive relationships.
Many parents worry about their children getting involved in dangerous activities when they reach teenage years. Swinburne researchers have conducted research that tries to identify how parents' attitudes about their parenting, influence their child's behaviour and attitudes. Parents who had been the parent of a 10-16 year-old child during the past 30 years were invited to complete an online survey about parenting, their relationship with their child and the way they see the world.
This survey is now complete and results will be pulished in the near future.
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A selection of topics from ABCD parenting resources have been translated into the following languages:
