Another Father’s Day has passed, filled with the stereotypes of gifts of socks and homemade “We love you Daddy” cards. These annual events can be bittersweet though. There needs to be a recognition that the norm in most South African families is the lack of direct father involvement in the daily life’s of their children. […]
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The Parent Centre | Child Protection Week 2026 | 29 May – 5 June Every year during Child Protection Week, South Africa pauses to reckon with something uncomfortable: that children, the most vulnerable members of our society, are not always safe in the places and with the people they should be safest with. This year’s
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Honouring the 31 staff members of The Parent Centre who quietly, tirelessly, and often painfully carry the work of ending Gender Based Violence — one family at a time. Workers’ Day is meant to remind us of the dignity of labour. But some labour is harder to see. It happens in living rooms and on
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There is a dire need for positive parenting in South Africa to foster development and violence prevention. Evidence strongly suggests that early positive parenting interventions that foster safe, stable, and nurturing relationships between parents and children have many positive effects, including the prevention of child maltreatment and childhood aggression. Not to mention the millions of
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The Parent Centre was established 40 years ago as a project of the Cape Town Child Welfare Society to reduce the incidence of child abuse through the promotion of positive parenting.
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