Goldilocks Grandparenting
Honouring your role and your reality as a Grandparent
Goldilocks Grandparenting offers a friendly and practical online course designed specifically for grandparents who want to actively support their children and grandchildren.
Whether you’re looking to build stronger bonds, offer helpful advice, or simply be there for special moments, this course provides easy-to-follow tips and insights to help you navigate your unique role.
With a focus on balance and connection, Goldilocks Grandparenting empowers you to create meaningful relationships and be a positive influence — just right for your family’s needs.
The role of grandparents has changed dramatically over the years. A generation ago, grandparents were seen as a special bonus—a lovely extra in the family. Today, grandparents often serve as essential supporters, primary carers, helping to raise and nurture their grandchildren.
This shift brings new expectations and responsibilities—sometimes complex to navigate. Your physical capacity may not be what it once was; running after children, carrying them, or keeping up with their boundless energy can feel more exhausting than it used to. These changes can leave you feeling less confident and overwhelmed, even when your heart is full of love.
Balancing your support for your child’s parenting choices with honouring your own experience requires sensitivity, mutual respect, and a compassionate understanding of each other’s roles—and your physical realities.
Authenticity is key: showing up as yourself, honestly and kindly, helps build trust and deepen your connections. Respecting your child’s evolving approach—and recognizing your own limits—creates a foundation of mutual support and care.
In this changing landscape, you’re not just a grandparent—you’re a vital, loving presence. Navigating these dynamics with kindness, honesty, and self-compassion can lead to stronger, more trusting relationships, even as your role evolves.
Not too hard, not too soft - finding the ‘just right’
Get started - either online or in person
Face to Face Series
Face to face in Sydney – arranged for you and your friends or colleagues – in person at your place of work.
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Online Webinar Series
3 x On-line webinars over 3 consecutive weeks – new dates offered throughout the year – different times of day, and different days of the week, to best suit grandparents who are juggling a lot of responsibilities
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Lunch and Learn
$550
(max 8)
Workshops and Webinars
$200
(per person)
Parent Coaching
$180
(per session)
Goldilocks Grandparenting
$300
(3x 1.5 hours)
What people say
I highly recommend attending Goldilocks Grandparenting.
Facilitated by Early Childhood Expert Cathy Milwidsky, the course provided a safe, warm, and supportive environment where we could openly share our experiences and explore the many new challenges facing grandparents today.
The four-week program was filled with valuable lessons, and the accompanying notes are something I still refer back to. Gaining insight, clarity, and confidence in our role as grandparents was just one of the many reasons this series proved to be so worthwhile.
I would highly recommend this course to any grandparent seeking guidance, connection, and practical tools for today’s world.
I recently attended the Goldilocks Grandparenting course run by Cathy Milwidsky, who has many years of experience working with young children. I found it was excellent. Each session was thoughtful, practical, and delivered with such warmth, creativity and expertise. I left feeling supported, inspired, and better equipped. It was also valuable to share our personal experiences with other grandparents in the group. I would highly recommend her course to anyone.
Goldilocks Grandparenting was a professionally organised, informative, sociable experience. Initially I thought that not much could be gained from the course, but I was wrong! I would recommend it to anyone who is, or is becoming, a grandparent!!
I recently attended a grandparenting course and found it absolutely excellent. As a grandparent to four young grandchildren, I’ve always felt confident in my role, but I also recognise that there’s always more to learn — especially in today’s world.
The course provided a warm and engaging space where grandparents could share their role, experiences and challenges openly. Cathy is exceptionally knowledgeable about children and parenting and grand parenting, and she offered thoughtful guidance and practical insights that supported each of us.
I came away feeling inspired, informed, and even more prepared to continue playing our vitally important role as grandparents. I highly recommend this course to any grandparent who wants to deepen their understanding and feel even more connected and confident in their grandparenting journey.
The Goldilocks theme reminded us grannies that in every situation, we have choices and the wisdom to find what feels “just right.” It encouraged us to pause, assess, and respond with balance. What I valued most was the encouragement we gave one another, and the comfort in hearing that we all experience similar conflicts.
Cathy is an excellent group leader who offered us rich insights each week. I’ve come away feeling more confident, grounded, and full of healthier conviction. Highly recommended !
I can’t recommend Cathy’s Goldilocks Grandparenting Course highly enough. This incredible program gives grandparents simple, practical skills that truly make a difference in everyday family life. Cathy creates such a safe, welcoming space where you can openly share and express your feelings without judgment, while also building genuine connections with other grandparents who really understand the journey.
The group experience is uplifting and bonding — you leave feeling lighter, more confident, and deeply supported. The tips and tools Cathy shares are thoughtful, realistic, and easy to remember, and they stay with you long after the course ends. I feel more grounded, more present, and genuinely happier as a grandparent because of this program. It’s a gift to yourself and to your family.
“Attending one of Cathy’s grand- parenting workshops has been one of the most rewarding and delightful experiences. Her knowledge is deep and her real- life examples and practical strategies made gave me back my confidence. I knew that I was not alone in my struggles and that I had options of how to move to new ways of being with my family. I am forever grateful.”