Hear from real parents and find out how they manage the complexities of parenthood and the varying ways in which they handle the small and not so small challenges of being a parent.
Expanding Paid Parental Leave and creating universal access to quality, inclusive Early Learning & Care and Outside School Hours Care represents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to transform our country for the better.
"Im determined to demand better outcomes for parents and families across Australia at this critical moment in history. To do that, I need you. I need your voices. I need your willingness to engage on these issues. I need you to be unwavering in your belief that things can be better."
- Georgie Dent, Executive Director of The Parenthood
"The real question for Australia is not whether we can afford to have quality early childhood education, but whether we can afford not to."
- Wendy McCarthy, Inaugural Patron of The Parenthood
Who We Are
The Parenthood is an advocacy organisation working to make Australia the best place in the world to be a parent. It is only when parents and caregivers are supported that children can thrive.
We've built a community of over 80,000 mums, dads and carers and come from every state and territory across Australia. We are not-for-profit and independent.
Australia can be world leading in setting children and families up to thrive - but at the moment, it's not.
If you want to help us keep pushing for
- more affordable early childhood education, - better paid parental leave and - more family-friendly working conditions
