“Connecting to the Earth” ( <i>Wayapa Wuurrk</i> ), supporting families: centring Indigenous perspectives in co-creating a culturally responsive parenting program for inclusion in a novel parenting app for all Australian parents and carers of 2–5-yea
Integrating Wayapa Wuurrk within Daily Growth demonstrates the value of Two-Eyed Seeing by weaving Indigenous knowledges with Western parenting approaches, strengthening culturally inclusive support for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait and non-Indigenous families. Future research will evaluate impacts on parent and child wellbeing.
Authors
- Sarah Hardgrove
- Justine Tarrant (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7859-0149)
- Elizabeth Westrupp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6517-6064)
- Jem Stone
- M. Todd Bates (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8817-953X)
- Melody Popple
- Leslie Tarrant
- Melissa O’Shea
- Sara Jones
- Kayla Redpath
Institutions
- Deakin University (AU)
- Wayamba University of Sri Lanka (LK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Australian Journal of Psychology
- Published
- 2026-01-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00049530.2026.2616977
- Primary Topic
- Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00