Yes! I understand that babies need their mum, so you are more than welcome to bring them.

Baby groups: If you have a boisterous toddler, and you have someone to take care of them while you attend with your baby, you may wish to choose this option so you can concentrate on the discussions. But if you have no option for child care, please bring them. If you would like to bring an older child, please bring quiet toys or activities for them to do, along with any food they will need.

Toddler group: You are absolutely welcome to bring your toddler to play while you participate in the mothers group, however, some mums choose to attend while their toddler is in child care so they can focus on the discussions. It is completely your choice. If you also have a baby under 12 months of age, you are welcome to bring him or her with you free of charge.

The Mama Village mothers' groups and the Circle of Security Parenting programs are held at the Coorparoo School of Arts and RSL Memorial Hall at 210 Cavendish Road, Coorparoo. Please enter via the ramp on the side of the building on Halstead Street.

Counselling sessions are held at the Blooming Heart Therapy rooms at 31 Lancaster Street, Coorparoo.

For the Mama Village mothers' groups and Circle of Security Parenting program, there is a small car park behind the building off Halstead Street (where you can see the dirt patch in the rear of the white building) and after 9am there is a range of on-street parking. Please note: if you arrive before 9am, there are a number of 15 minute parking zones. I will have the gates of the car park open from 9am. There are bus stops on Cavendish Road nearby.

For counselling at 31 Lancaster Street Coorparoo there is on street parking.

Costs for the various services vary, so please check the relevant services pages for more detailed information and early bird specials where relevant.

The investment for the Mama Village mothers groups and the Circle of Security Parenting programs is for a full term of 8 weeks. Unfortunately we cannot offer a casual rate for continuity of the groups.

Payment can be made via the website. Payment plans are available on application.

Once the mothers' groups have commenced no refunds will be granted if you are unable to attend due to illness of yourself or child, or if you are going away.

If you miss a session of the Circle of Security Program Making Mama Village will help assist you to make up some of the content, but will be unable to run a whole session with you, unless you book a one on one session. You may be ineligible in receiving a Certificate of completion if you miss any sessions.

Counselling sessions must be cancelled with more than 24 hours notice otherwise a cancellation fee of 50% of the total cost of the session will be charged.

The investment for a Mama Village mothers group is for the whole term. The full cost of a term for the Mama Village mothers' group will only be refunded with at least two weeks notice of cancellation prior to the commencement of the term (minus booking fees).

It's important that the Mama Village is the right fit for you. When you attend for your first session, you have 3 days to request a refund of the remainder of the term if you feel the group isn't right for you.

After this time, no refunds will be granted if you are unable to attend due to illness of yourself or child, or if you are going away.

The investment for Circle of Security Parenting Program is for the whole 8 weeks. The full cost will only be refunded with at least two weeks notice of cancellation prior to the commencement of the program (minus booking fees). No refunds will be granted after the commencement of the program.

In some unforeseeable circumstances Karen O’Mara may need to cancel a Mama Village mothers’ group due to illness. If this occurs more than once in a term, you may be entitled to a credit towards a future term booking. If a Circle of Security Parenting program session needs to be cancelled due to illness, a make-up session will be organised.

To assist mums in the Mama Village mothers groups to feel comfortable discussing personal and emotional content, the groups will not exceed 10 mums.

Circle of Security Parenting programs are also a place where participants share personal and often emotional content, therefore these groups will typically have a maximum of 8 parents in attendance.

The Mama Village mothers' groups and Circle of Security Parenting programs are held at the Coorparoo School of Arts and RSL Memorial Hall – 210 Cavendish Road, Coorparoo – on the corner of Halstead Street, located behind Coorparoo State School.

The hall has a ramp on the side of the building on Halstead Street for easy access with a pram. The hall has timber flooring, ceiling fans (no air con), chairs for seating.

A change table is available and there are toilets on site.

There is plenty of room for movement throughout the sessions if mums wish to move around, have prams located next to them, etc.

Counselling sessions are held at the Blooming Hearts Therapy rooms at 31 Lancaster Street, Coorparoo.

The Mama Village mothers' groups start with an introduction of myself, including housekeeping issues, and an introduction and icebreaker activity for each mum. We then hold a relaxed, informal discussion on a parenting topic where all mums will have the opportunity to participate if they wish and I provide evidence-based parenting information.

Bring a water bottle for yourself. Bring a blanket/rug for your baby/toddler to lay on or sit on. Anything else you need for your child - toys, food etc.

If you are also bringing a toddler or older child to a baby mothers group, please consider what else would be needed to keep your toddler busy - toys, colouring in, activities etc. The hall can be noisy when toddlers have loud toys, so please consider bringing quieter options.

It is preferable for you to find child care for your child/ren so that you can fully focus on the content of the course. However, I understand that most babies, especially breastfed babies, need to be with their mums, so please feel free to bring your baby! Please contact me if you have any questions about this or get really stuck finding alternative options for your child/ren. I would rather you have the opportunity to do the program WITH your baby present, than not come at all.