SSI’s offices will be closed from 23 December 2024 and reopening 13 January 2025. For all enquiries during this time, visit the SSI Contact Us page and phone the Head Office number in your region. Please leave a voice mail and an SSI staff member will be in touch within 12-24 hrs.

About RCNC

Bringing up children is a challenge for everyone. But raising them in a new country presents a unique set of problems and opportunities. Newcomers to Australia can experience confusion around local laws, conventions and social norms.

SSI’s Raising Children in a New Country program aims to provide parents with a better understanding of childcare at different stages of development, communication and discipline, the child protection system in Australia, and the education system. It is tailored for Tamil and Arabic-speaking parents.

No referral is required to access services. You can book the program by calling us on 02 8799 6700 or emailing us at info@ssi.org.au.

How we help

1. Group facilitators run sessions at a comfortable pace.
2. Participants are provided with information, involved in discussions, and allowed time for self-reflection.
3. A positive approach to learning aims to make parents more confident about raising their children in a new country.

Resources

Raising children in a new country - Men
Raising children in a new country – Men
Raising children in a new country - Women
Raising children in a new country – Women

Get in touch

No referral is required to access services. You can book the program by calling us on 02 8799 6700 or emailing us at info@ssi.org.au.