Health and Wellbeing

DadLab is a unique Australian research team exploring fatherhood – its impact on men, on children and on the wider family. 

Perfect for kids or parents – practice mindfulness while completing this colouring book.

Five downloadable worksheets designed to help parents connect with their children. 

This website by the Victorian Government contains a range of free workouts for all abilities. 

This booklet from the Australian Childhood Foundation is filled with ideas and strategies to support you to be mindful and reflective in your parenting.

This self care calendar contains a bunch of activities to do throughout September 

This Chair Yoga guide contains simple stretches and meditation that you can do from the comfort of your office or home chair. It’s a great way to relieve stress and tension that may come up during your work day. 

The Wellbeing Victoria program is an online series of tailored wellbeing videos including exercise, yoga, mindfulness and meditation that can be done within a hotel room.

Renowned author and child psychologist Andrew fuller shared some insights with us when we were asked the question ‘What should parents focus on for children studying at home?’

This is a printable 5 senses mindfulness meditation for adults, translated into Arabic, Burmese, Khmer, Lao, Nepali, Farsi, Tamil, Uzbek and Pashto. 

Simple, practical and fun ways for families to be more mindful, present and engaged with each other. 

A mindfulness program to help manage stress in challenging times

This printable, translated into Arabic, Burmese, Khmer, Hindi, Nepali, Farsi and Uzbek, highlights the unmet needs we might have that are leading us to feel angry and frustrated.

A mindfulness pack to support parents and children to explore mindfulness strategies for positive wellbeing, from Big Life Journal.

Getting aligned with your partner can be tough. But it can make family life easier. Here’s some ideas to parent on the same page.

A self care picture sheet for both men and women, to help visualise what we do for self care throughout our day.

Modern life has seen mothering become more challenging the further we separate from what was actually an organically powerful and sensible way of mothering – as a community. Here are some tips on finding your tribe and keeping them.

This is a printable resource with activities to help children manage difficult emotions that may be arising due to coronavirus. 

A meditation for kids to help them notice their emotions.

Online activity ideas for families to access and share together at home. 

When families are at home spending time together, a challenge can be finding things to do that connect us with our children and our children with us and each other

Three printable sheets with themed yoga poses perfect for kids!

One of our fantastic hub leaders has created this wellbeing pack containing colouring in mandalas.

Alison and Penelope Possum have a fun Yoga session for you to join in with!

Kinderling is Australia’s most popular kids radio station, playing family-friendly music and shows for children aged 0-7.

Allison discusses how creating a predictable environment for your child can help mould their behaviour and brain function.

Big Life Kids podcast teaches children to stay resilient, believe in themselves, and face life's challenges with confidence for kids ages 5 to 10.

This is a 15 minute beginner yoga class for adults to stretch, focus and relax.