Circle of Security Parenting Programme Expressions of Interest 2026

Shannon Family Resource Centre facilitates the delivery of the Circle of Security Parenting programme annually. We are now accepting expressions of interests from parents of children aged 0-12 years of age for our 2026 Programme. This course is facilitated in person at Shannon Family Resource Centre, V14XV97.

So what is COSP?:
It’s a program that was developed with the goal in mind of finding ways to enhance secure attachment in caregiving relationships, because as caregivers we all want to do the best we can, and of course, we want to have secure relationships with our children.
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But what does that mean, ‘to enhance secure attachment’?
We all want to have secure relationships, but here’s the problem. Children don’t come with an owner’s manual. And it can be hard to know how to respond to the difficult behaviours and how to manage them. And, of course, every child is different. But here’s the good news. Children are born experts on the Circle of Security. Circle of Security is like an owner’s manual that’s been written by your child.

Learning how to use the Circle of Security helps us figure out caring ways to get the job done. Because it is no secret, caregiving can be the hardest job on the planet. Having an owner’s manual makes it easier to know the questions to ask that can help us find helpful answers. But sometimes when we are trying to make sense of what is going on with our children, the way we ask the question, can get it our way of finding caring ways to help.