Helping Families Thrive
The Circle of Security Parenting™ Program helps parents and carers create secure and loving relationships, fostering emotional growth and language development. This supportive approach strengthens connections that help children thrive.
The online parenting course (COSP™) supports parents and carers to build strong, secure connections with their children, fostering self-esteem, emotional regulation, confidence, communication, and language development.
Delivered online and in the evening, our program is accessible to families across Australia—from Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane, Tasmania and Perth to all regional and remote communities—allowing caregivers to participate from the comfort of home when children are most likely to be asleep.
Known for its warm, relationship-focused approach and lasting impact, Circle of Security® helps parents and carers better understand their child's emotional needs and create secure attachments. These early relationships provide the foundation for children's social, emotional, communication, and literacy development.
COSP™ offers a respectful, supportive, and non-judgemental environment where participants can reflect on their parenting experiences and apply new insights to their own unique family circumstances.
Participants consistently tell us that the online Circle of Security Parenting™ is one of the most valuable parenting courses they have completed—and often say they believe every parent should do the course.
COSP™ is a court-approved parenting course (online Australia), mandated parenting program and provides family law parenting certificates.
Speech Pathology Tasmania offers the internationally recognised Circle of Security Parenting™ Program online, making it accessible to parents, carers, grandparents, foster carers, and professionals across Australia. Our online groups run in the evening (8:00–9:30pm AEST), when children are most likely to be asleep, making it easier to participate without childcare, travel, or work conflicts.
Bring the Circle of Security Parenting™ Program to your community, workplace, school, childcare centre, or parent group. We offer in-person delivery in Tasmania and live online groups via Microsoft Teams, making this accessible anywhere in Australia. Participants learn practical strategies to support emotional regulation, resilience, communication and connection.
The Circle of Security Classroom™ (COSC™) is a professional development training course for educators, childcare professionals, allied health practitioners, and support workers to build stronger relationships with the children they support. Delivered in-person in southern Tasmania or live online via MS Teams.
Businesses, organisations and community-minded individuals are invited to financially support individual parents to complete the Circle of Security Parenting™ Program.
Businesses, organisations and community-minded individuals are invited to financially support a community group of parents to complete the Circle of Security Parenting™ program.
Yes — this program provides parenting support for anxious children by helping you create a sense of safety and security. You’ll learn how to be a secure base for your child so they feel more confident exploring the world and managing separation or worry.
Speech Pathology Tasmania delivers the Circle of Security Parenting™ Program online, making it accessible to participants anywhere in Australia. Whether you live in Hobart, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Canberra, Darwin, or a regional or remote community, you can join from the comfort of your own home.
Speech Pathology Tasmania runs the program online over 8 weeks, every school term, with sessions held in the evening. Our online parenting groups are designed to be convenient for busy families, with evening sessions scheduled when children are most likely to be asleep. Registration can be completed online and all program materials are provided before the course begins.
The Circle of Security Parenting™ Program is suitable for parents and caregivers of children of all ages who want to strengthen their relationship with their child and better understand their emotional needs.
The program is particularly valuable for parents who would like to:
Many participants tell us the program has positively influenced not only their parenting but also their relationships with partners, family members, and colleagues.
The Circle of Security Parenting™ Program is delivered as an interactive online parenting course over eight weekly sessions. Groups are intentionally kept small to create a safe, supportive, and engaging learning environment where participants can reflect, learn, and share experiences.
Sessions are typically held from 8:00pm to 9:30pm, making it easier for parents and carers to participate without needing childcare or travel arrangements. Participants join via Microsoft Teams and receive all joining instructions, resources, and support before the first session.
At the completion of the program, participants who attend the majority of sessions receive a certificate of participation.
Yes — we offer online parenting classes for parents so you can participate from home at your own pace. The sessions are interactive, evidence-based, and designed to support real-life parenting challenges in everyday family situations.
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