Partners in Parenting Plus

Partners in Parenting PLUS^PiP+

Partners in Parenting PLUS (PiP+) is the new and updated version of the FREE award-winning, evidence-based parenting program designed to help you raise your teenager with confidence.

Evidence-based parenting program

PiP+ content is based on:

High-quality research evidence and international expert consensus
Parenting guidelines: Reducing teenagers’ risk of depression and anxiety disorders: Strategies for parents during the COVID-19 pandemic

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1,500+ families helped

Our research trials with over 1,500 Australian parents show that PiP is effective, with benefits for both parents and teens.

You can read more about the evidence for the program in the About Us page or feel free to contact us.

Who is this program for?

Parents/guardians of teenagers aged 12 to 17, who are

residing in Australia,
fluent in English, and
have regular internet access.

PiP+ is designed to help parents whose teenagers are not yet experiencing difficulties with depression and anxiety. If your teenager is experiencing such difficulties, you are still welcome to take part, but we also recommend you seek help from a mental health professional.

If you are a parent of children younger than 12 or older than 17, or a professional who wants to check out the program before recommending it to parents, you are also welcome to sign up!

Does your teen experience school refusal?

If your teen struggles to attend school due to anxiety, depression, or emotional distress (sometimes called ‘school refusal’, ‘school can’t’, or ‘school phobia’), check out the PiP-Education program here.

Listen to the stories of previous PiP parents and their teenagers featured in The House of Wellness.

What’s in store for you?

PiP+ aims to empower you to make sense of adolescence and to parent your teenager with confidence. The program includes practical, evidence-based and expert-endorsed strategies designed to build your skills and confidence in ways that may reduce your teen's risk of depression and anxiety problems.

Get personalised feedback

Your journey starts with an online assessment. This allows us to give you personalised feedback about your parenting, your confidence, and your own and your teen's mental wellbeing. Based on this feedback, we'll recommend specific modules for you including the new Parenting through the pandemic module!

Access up to 10 interactive online modules

We will recommend you modules based on your personal assessment, but you can also choose the modules you want to do, and the order in which you do them.

Parenting through the pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought with it many new challenges for parents and families. This module aims to support you and your teen to navigate the ‘new normal’ and respond to the challenges of the pandemic with confidence.

From surviving to thriving

We all feel anxious at times, and it’s important for teenagers to learn to manage their everyday anxiety. ‘From surviving to thriving: Helping your teenager deal with anxiety’ will talk about ways that you can support your teenager to cope with the fears and worries they will inevitably face.

Connect

Connect is about empowering you to change your behaviour so you can positively influence your teenager. We’ll talk about ways to build your relationship and communication with your teenager.

When things aren't okay

It can be hard for parents to tell whether changes in their teenager’s behaviour are a normal part of adolescence, or a more serious problem like depression or anxiety. In this module, we’ll take a closer look at depression and clinical anxiety, including when and how to seek professional help.

Raising good kids into great adults

Teenagers need the adults around them to set clear boundaries and expectations for their behaviour. This module will help you to establish clear expectations that your teen is likely to follow.

Good friends = supportive relationships

As teenagers begin to place greater emphasis on their peers, parents still play an important role in helping their teens to develop social skills. This module helps you to support your teen to develop social skills across a variety of settings.

Calm versus conflict

Parents play an important role in helping their teenagers learn to manage conflict. ‘Calm versus conflict’ aims to help you manage conflict at home, to create a safe and supportive environment for your teenager.

Nurture roots & inspire wings

‘Nurture roots’ is all about finding a balanced way to stay involved in your teenager’s life while also allowing them to ‘leave the nest’ and develop age-appropriate independence.

Good health habits for good mental health

Getting enough sleep, eating well, being physically active, and not using alcohol or drugs can protect our physical and mental health. This module is all about helping you to support your teenager to develop good health habits.

Partners in problem solving

Problems are a part of life. As teenagers mature, they need to learn strategies to tackle the problems they will face throughout their life. ‘Partners in problem solving’ focusses on how you as a parent can support your teenager to develop good problem-solving skills.

Get support from other PiP+ parents

Get access to the PiP+ online community where you can meet parents who are also raising teenagers, and learn from one another’s experiences.

Dad of a 16-year-old boy
I feel that it did reinforce ideas I already had about parenting and encouraged me to be really open with my son so he felt comfortable discussing his anxiety with me. Open communication is so important and the program encouraged this.
Mum of a 12-year-old boy
The course actually reminded me to trust the groundwork I had already laid with my kids and trust them to find a way through - which my son did! It was only a month or so before the boy I recognised returned and we were able to get our communication strategies back on track.
Dad with a Vietnamese background
This is a good program especially for parents from a migrant background. This program gave me insight about parenting in Australian context.
Step-mum of a 14-year-old girl
PiP kept me reflecting on my parenting as different situations and challenges arise during this very unique year - 2020. I love the emails that remind me to get back online and do another unit every fortnight or so.
Dad of a 16-year-old boy
I feel that it did reinforce ideas I already had about parenting and encouraged me to be really open with my son so he felt comfortable discussing his anxiety with me. Open communication is so important and the program encouraged this.
Mum of a 12-year-old boy
The course actually reminded me to trust the groundwork I had already laid with my kids and trust them to find a way through - which my son did! It was only a month or so before the boy I recognised returned and we were able to get our communication strategies back on track.

Fits your lifestyle

Only 15-25 minutes per module
Complete the program at your own pace
Both desktop and mobile versions available
Get a copy of the guidelines “Reducing teenagers’ risk of depression and anxiety disorders: Strategies for parents during the COVID-19 pandemic” sent to your email

Fun and interactive

Learn practical strategies through interactive activities and video-based scenarios
Hear what teenagers have to say by listening to their audio recordings
Apply your module learnings through weekly goals

Free to join

Joining PiP+ won’t cost you a cent! Just click on the “Join Now” button and register using either your Facebook account or your email address.