Thrive Services

Anxiety Coach - 6 Week Parenting Program 2025 Term 2 ONLINE - REGISTRATIONS CLOSED
2025-05-08 13:00 - 2025-06-12 14:00 (Australia/Sydney) | Online
Developed by The Parent Shop, Anxiety Coach is a free of charge parenting program developed to aid parents in understanding how to manage their children’s anxious behaviours and support them to build resilience.
This program is available for Blue Mountains and Lithgow residents only.
Where: Online via Microsoft Teams
When: Thursdays weekly 8th May – 12th June 2025, 1.00pm – 2.00pm
All 6 sessions must be attended to complete the course.
Registrations close 24th April 2025, unless all spots filled beforehand.

Certificate of attainment will only be awarded to participants who complete all 6 sessions. Unfortunately due to staffing capacity, catch up sessions are not available.

The Parent Pod Term 1 March 2025
2025-03-24 11:00 - 12:00 | Lithgow Library, 157 Main Street, Lithgow, NSW, 2790, Australia
A parenting group to provide parents with a space for a relaxing chat and coffee, service information, discussion topics and guest speakers.
Date: Monday 24th March 2025
When: 11am – 12pm
Where: Lithgow Library- 157 Main St Lithgow
Topic: Childhood Development
Guest speaker: Lithgow Community Health
For more information, please contact our Lithgow Office
Phone: 02 6351 4055
Email: info@thriveservices.org.au

The Parent Pod Term 1 2025
2025-02-17 11:00 - 12:00 | Lithgow Library, 157 Main Street, Lithgow, NSW, 2790, Australia
A parenting group to provide parents with a space for a relaxing chat and coffee, service information, discussion topics and guest speakers.
Date: Monday 17th February 2025
When: 11am – 12pm
Where: Lithgow Library- 157 Main St Lithgow
Topic: Early Childhood Approach
Guest speaker: Lifestart
For more information, please contact our Lithgow Office
Phone: 02 6351 4055
Email: info@thriveservices.org.au

Black Box - 5 Week Parenting Program 2025 Term 1 ONLINE - REGISTRATIONS NOW CLOSED
2025-02-12 11:00 - 2025-04-09 13:00 | Online
Thrive Services are pleased to facilitate The Black Box Parenting Program is an innovative program developed specifically for the challenges after trauma. The program is a great, non – blaming way to get parents thinking about how they interact with their children and how to manage some of the challenges of parenting after experiencing family violence.
Program Outline

Developed specifically for caregivers who may be facing challenges in addition to their parenting support needs
The focus of the group is about understanding how past experiences might affect how you get along as a family today
Participants will learn about their relational patterns and develop skills in emotion coaching and limit setting.

This program is available for Blue Mountains and Lithgow residents only.
Where: Online via Microsoft Teams
When: Wednesdays Fortnightly 12th February – 9th April 2025, 11.00am – 12.00pm
All 5 sessions must be attended to complete the course.

Certificate of attainment will only be awarded to participants who complete all 5 sessions. Unfortunately due to staffing capacity, catch up sessions are not available.

The Parent Pod Term 1 2025
2025-01-20 11:00 - 12:00 | Lithgow Library, 157 Main Street, Lithgow, NSW, 2790, Australia
A parenting group to provide parents with a space for a relaxing chat and coffee, service information, discussion topics and guest speakers.
Date: Monday 20th January 2025
When: 11am – 12pm
Where: Lithgow Library- 157 Main St Lithgow
Topic: HIPPY Program
Guest speaker: Natasha, Centacare Central West & Orana
For more information, please contact our Lithgow Office
Phone: 02 6351 4055
Email: info@thriveservices.org.au

Thrive Christmas Party Picnic
2024-12-05 15:00 - 18:00 | Thrive Katoomba Office, 2 Station Street, Katoomba, NSW, 2730, Australia
Thrive Services is hosting our annual community Christmas party, picnic style!
Please join us for some yummy food, activities, arts & crafts and meeting other local families.
This year we will be having FREE Santa photos, in a relaxed, welcoming and calm space.
We understand that the usual Santa photos can be overwhelming or triggering for some, with long lines, loud music and being asked to sit on Santa’s lap being a bit too much. That why this year we’ve worked hard to create a calming environment and to take the stress out of getting to a time slot for your Santa photo. No prior registrations or bookings are necessary, you can register your spot for a photo when you get here on the day.
Just come along, enjoy the day, and make memories!
If you are thinking of attending, please head to the event on our Facebook and click going or interested so we have a rough idea of numbers to cater.

Black Box - 5 Week Parenting Program
2024-11-06 13:00 - 2024-12-04 14:00 | Online
Thrive Services are pleased to facilitate The Black Box Parenting Program is an innovative program developed specifically for the challenges after trauma. The program is a great, non – blaming way to get parents thinking about how they interact with their children and how to manage some of the challenges of parenting after experiencing family violence.
Program Outline

Developed specifically for caregivers who may be facing challenges in addition to their parenting support needs
The focus of the group is about understanding how past experiences might affect how you get along as a family today
Participants will learn about their relational patterns and develop skills in emotion coaching and limit setting.

This program is available for Blue Mountains and Lithgow residents only.
Where: Online over 5 weeks
When: Every Wednesday 6th November – 4th December, 1.00pm – 2.00pm
All 5 sessions must be attended to complete the course.

Parenting Young
2024-10-25 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-10-18 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-09-27 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-09-20 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-09-13 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-09-06 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-08-30 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-08-23 10:00 - 12:00 and 1 more date | 48-50 Oaklands Road Hazelbrook, Hazelbrook, NSW, 2779, Australia
A group for young parents, their children and parents to be.
Running every Friday during the school term!
For more information visit www.mocs.org.au or call Tanya on 0432 143 452

The Parent Pod Term 4
2024-10-14 11:00 - 12:00 | Lithgow Library, 157 Main Street, Lithgow, NSW, 2790, Australia
A parenting group to provide parents with a space for a relaxing chat and coffee, service information, discussion topics and guest speakers.
Date: Monday the 14th of October2024
When: 11am – 12pm
Where: Lithgow Library- 157 Main St Lithgow
Topic: Fire Service
Guest speaker: Mitch Lithgow Fire Service
For more information, please contact our Lithgow Office
Phone: 02 6351 4055
Email: info@thriveservices.org.au

Blackheath Cockatoo Playgroup [Term 3 2024]m- CANCELLED
2024-09-25 13:00 - 15:00 | Blackheath, 123-125 Wentworth St, Blackheath, NSW, 2785
Playgroup – CANCELLED
A supported playgroup for 0-5yr olds, great for creative and social development in a friendly environment. Kids can play whilst parents/carers relax with a cup of tea.
Running every Wednesday of the term.

Blackheath Cockatoo Playgroup [Term 3 2024] - CANCELLED
2024-09-18 13:00 - 15:00, 2024-09-11 13:00 - 15:00, 2024-09-04 13:00 - 15:00 | Blackheath, 123-125 Wentworth St, Blackheath, NSW, 2785

Bringing Up Great Kids Session 6(Online)
2024-09-12 13:00 - 14:00 | Online
Thrive Services are pleased to facilitate Bringing Up Great Kids parenting program, originally developed and established by the Australian Childhood Foundationn in 2005, Bringing Up Great Kids (BUGK) is a long-running and acclaimed program with more than 4,000 registered facilitators trained nationally. It has had more than 50,000 parents benefit from it since it started.
The BUGK Program is an integrated suite of activities and tools that are unique and offer all parents and carers a fresh way to understand and enact relationships with their children.
It focuses on building positive and nurturing relationships between parents and their children. The program aims to support parents to review and enhance their patterns of communication with their children, to promote more respectful interactions and encourage the development of children’s positive self-identity.
Where: Online
When: 8th August – 12th September, every Thursday 1.00pm – 2.00pm
All 6 sessions must be attended to complete the course.

BOOK VIA LINK BELOW OR CALL 4782 1555
https://events.humanitix.com/bringing-up-great-kids-ubxwynms

Bringing Up Great Kids Session 5(Online)
2024-09-05 13:00 - 14:00 | Online

Bringing Up Great Kids Session 4(Online)
2024-08-29 13:00 - 14:00 | Online

Blackheath Cockatoo Playgroup [Term 3 2024]
2024-08-28 13:00 - 15:00, 2024-08-21 13:00 - 15:00, 2024-08-14 13:00 - 15:00 | Blackheath, 123-125 Wentworth St, Blackheath, NSW, 2785
A supported playgroup for 0-5yr olds, great for creative and social development in a friendly environment. Kids can play whilst parents/carers relax with a cup of tea.
Running every Wednesday of the term.

Bringing Up Great Kids Session 3(Online)
2024-08-22 13:00 - 14:00 | Online

The Parent Pod Term 3
2024-08-19 11:00 - 12:00 | Lithgow Library, 157 Main Street, Lithgow, NSW, 2790, Australia
A parenting group to provide parents with a space for a relaxing chat and coffee, service information, discussion topics and guest speakers.
Date: Monday the 19th of August 2024
When: 11am – 12pm
Where: Lithgow Library- 157 Main St Lithgow
Topic: Communities and Kids
Guest speaker: Jackie- Communities & Kids
For more information, please contact our Lithgow Office
Phone: 02 6351 4055
Email: info@thriveservices.org.au

Bringing Up Great Kids Session 2(Online)
2024-08-15 13:00 - 14:00 | Online
