Parenting networks
There are many active networks available in New Zealand for parents and other people raising children.
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
An organisation supporting grandparents who are primary caregivers to grandchildren in difficult circumstances and to ensure fair treatment from the legal and child protection services. There are support groups throughout the country.
| Address | PO Box 34892, Birkenhead, North Shore City 0746 |
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| Phone | 09 480 6530 9am to 3pm, 0800 472 637 (toll calls only please from grandparents) |
| office@grg.org.nz | |
| Website | www.raisinggrandchildren.org.nz |
Parents as First Teachers (PAFT)
Parents with young children enrolled in (PAFT) receive free, practical support and guidance. The programme is run in 64 areas in New Zealand. Numbers for each programme are limited.
Parents' Centres
There are 51 centres across the country providing support to parents and their children aged 0-6 years. A core part of the Centres' work is running antenatal and parenting education classes.
| Address | National Support Team, PO Box 54128, Mana, Porirua 5247 |
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| Phone | 04 233 2022 |
| Fax | 04 233 2063 |
| info@parentscentre.org.nz | |
| Website | www.parentscentre.org.nz |
Parent to Parent
This national organisation provides information and emotional support to families who have a child with a disability, special need or health impairment. There is a network of regional groups and trained volunteer Support Parents.
| Address | National office, PO Box 234, Waikato Mail Centre, Hamilton 3240 |
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| Phone | 07 853 8491, 0508 236 236 |
| Fax | 07 853 8491 |
| national@parent2parent.org.nz | |
| Website | www.parent2parent.org.nz |
The Strategies with Kids | Information for Parents (SKIP) programme is a community-based approach to support parents to raise their children in a positive way. Reaching out to parents, educators and others running initiatives often leads to people involved in SKIP to share and work together. There is no official requirement to do this but people do it because it fits with the SKIP ethos.
