Welcome to Grandparents Australia
Grandparents Australia
Grandparents Australia Inc. was formed in 2002 as a non-profit organisation to:
- Promote the role and needs of grandparents and grandchildren
- Undertake public awareness campaigns and research projects relevant to the interests and needs of grandparents and grandchildren
- Liaise with the federal, state, and local governments on matters of significance to grandparents and grandchildren
A new video from GPV/KCV on positive discipline
GPV/KCV is pleased to launch its video on positive discipline.
It is a feature in the GPV/KCV campaign to ensure that physical punishment of children is made illegal across Australia.
The video is a reminder that positive discipline can work and should be viewed in conjunction with reading written materials on positive discipline.
Non-physical types of discipline for children and young people (booklet)
Reasons not to hit children (article)
Physical punishment in Australia (video)
GPV/KCV commends signing the petition to have physical punishment made illegal across Australia.
https://www.change.org/p/end-physical-punishment-of-children-protect-australian-children
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