News and Events
Welcome to Tweddle’s News and Events Page! Stay updated with the latest happenings, insightful articles, and exciting events that aim to foster a strong sense of community, provide valuable parenting resources, and celebrate the journey of early parenting. We’re dedicated to sharing knowledge, creating connections, and ensuring every family is empowered with the information and support they need during this crucial phase of their lives.
Protection and Safety a Priority for Gender Diverse Children
Today is International Transgender Day of Visibility. Tweddle welcomes people of different age, race, ethnicity, gender identity, intersex status, culture, sexual orientation, relationship status, language, faith, ability levels and socio-economic backgrounds. We take...
Multiple Birth Awareness Week Highlights importance of Educating the Educators
This year Tweddle will be celebrating Multiple Birth Awareness Week (MBAW) with a play and learning group in partnership with the Westgate Multiple Birth Association (WMBA). The theme of 2022’s Multiple Birth Awareness week is “Educating the Educators.” The theme is...
Cultural Diversity Essential To Respect and Belonging for Children
Cultural Diversity Week (19-27th March) and Harmony Day (21st March) are a time to celebrate, share and embrace cultural diversity. Cultural diversity, awareness and tradition play important roles in helping babies, toddlers and young children develop a positive sense...
Close the Gap: Transforming Power, Gender Equality, Equity and Allyship.
Closing the Gap acknowledges the ongoing strength and resilience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in sustaining the world’s oldest living cultures. It also recognises that structural change in the way governments work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait...
Parenting Groups for New and Expecting Families of Multiples
Tweddle is delighted to announce a series of Parenting Education sessions starting this week for Hobsons Bay new and expecting families of multiples. The partnership with Westgate Multiple Birth Association will see four sessions take place between March and August...
Ways to use Mindfulness to Connect with your Baby
Mindfulness is paying attention to what’s happening right now, moment by moment. Mindfulness can boost emotional and physical wellbeing, and help to reduce stress, anxiety and depression. You can be mindful of your internal world – for example, what you’re thinking,...
For When Parents and Carers Need Mental Help Guidance
ForWhen is a new and free parent mental health service designed to help expectant parents and parents of young babies access critical mental health support. ForWhen is a service delivered in partnership with the nation’s EPCs, early parenting, health and family...
A return to helping families, babies and toddlers for 2022
Tweddle's caring team of clinicians return today to care for families with babies and toddlers. For many families, this Summer has been one spent with a new baby, others are expecting their first child and other families are juggling the return to work or childcare....
Gratitude, Growth and End of Year Closures
Dear friends, Who could have predicted that for two years, Tweddle’s dedicated clinicians would be delivering programs for babies, toddlers and their families virtually or socially distanced wearing masks and goggles? We have nearly two years of COVID stories to...
