Who uses Karitane Parenting Centres?

Families with children birth to 5 years who are experiencing early parenting challenges including:

• Sleep and settling
• Feeding and nutrition
• Age appropriate routines
• Multiple babies
• Adjusting to parenting
• Toddler behaviour
• Anxiety and postnatal depression

Our team

Caring and experienced child and family health nurses, lactation consultants, social workers & psychologists.

Cost

Karitane Parenting Centre is a free health service to the community.

How to start the process / what you need to do first

Parents can self-refer on-line here. A referral from a health professional, such as your doctor or a child and family health nurse is also accepted, to find your local child and family health centre, contact HealthDirect on 1800 022 222.

We are a COVID safe organisation and the safety and wellbeing of children and their families is always our highest priority. Our COVID-19 update is here.