Hi, I’m Anna

I’m a paediatric and psychiatric nurse with over 20 years of experience, a mum of three, and the founder of Nurturing Parenthood.

I started Nurturing Parenthood after realising just how much parents are expected to know without necessarily ever having been given the opportunity to learn it.

There is a lot of support and information available during pregnancy and the newborn stage, but as our children grow, that support can become much harder to find. Yet parenting doesn’t become simpler. Toddlers bring big emotions and challenging behaviour, school-aged children are navigating an increasingly complex world, and the tween and teenage years bring a whole new set of changes and challenges.

When I moved to the Dandenong Ranges during my third pregnancy, I became particularly aware of this gap. I wanted to create something that went beyond the early days of parenthood: a nurturing community where parents and carers at all stages and from all backgrounds could access evidence-based information, learn practical parenting tools, connect with others and grow in confidence.

My nursing background in paediatrics and mental health has given me a strong understanding of child development, emotional wellbeing and the relationship between emotions and behaviour. My own experience of raising three children has also taught me that knowing the theory and navigating parenting in real life are two very different things!

That’s why my approach is practical, compassionate and realistic. I’m not here to tell parents how they should parent. I want to help you better understand your child, recognise what may be happening underneath their behaviour, and develop tools that work for your child and your family.

Clients have described me as “down-to-earth, with a natural, intuitive manner and excellent listening ability,” and have valued being encouraged to “step into their children's shoes, understand emotions, and work through challenges with calm and empathy.”

Through Nurturing Parenthood, I offer group programs and individual parenting support, including the Tuning into Kids, Tuning into Toddlers and Tuning into Teens programs. At the heart of all of my work is a focus on emotional connection helping parents understand and respond to their children’s emotions while building stronger, more connected relationships.

Parenting was never meant to come with an expectation that we already know everything. Sometimes we just need the right information, the right tools and someone alongside us while we figure out what works for our family.

That’s what I want Nurturing Parenthood to provide.

• Bachelor of Nursing, AHPRA registered

• Postgraduate degrees in Mental Health Nursing and Pediatric Nursing

• Adolescent Nurse Specialist and Early Parenting Practitioner

• Accredited facilitator of Tuning into Kids, Tuning into Teens, and Tuning into Toddlers

• Clinical supervisor and sleep consultant