The Raising Children Network website provides centralised, Australian-focused, evidence based information for parents and carers of children from birth to fifteen years of age.
It also provides information for those who work with parents.
The Raising Children Network team develops and manages the website and is made up of three consortium members:
Background and funding
The Raising Children Network website is an award winning peer reviewed site for parents and carers of children from birth to fifteen years, and also relevant practitioners. It is funded to help support families and children.
The website arose from the Parenting Information Project in 2004, which found that parents wanted a single source of reliable and easily accessible information on parenting which was government-sponsored and therefore credible and trustworthy.
The website was launched on 17 May 2006 and has received over 17 million visits to date. Since its launch, the website has been expanded to include information for parents of teenagers (up to fifteen years), information for parents of children with disabilities, including Autism Spectrum Disorder, and other interactive products and online forums.
The website has the following objectives:
- providing assistance in caring for children
- providing information on being a parent
- assisting professionals
- facilitating parents in the use of professional services
- facilitating community connectedness
- facilitating community and professional partnerships