The Club · for parents of 3–6 year olds
Be the parent who already knows what to do
Every month brings a new one. Tantrums at the shops. Screens. “Nobody played with me.” The first weeks of school. You've been dealing with each one as it hits, usually at 10pm, usually alone.
The Happy Preschooler Club is a live hour with former principal Rod Soper every month on the thing that's coming next, a live Q&A about your child, and games to play at home. A$99 for the year, or A$9.99 a month. Less than a coffee a week.
Join the Club for A$99 a year
Sound familiar?
You keep finding out after it's happened
Each phase arrives without warning, and you're googling it the night it starts:
“Why does every drop-off end in tears?”
“Is this much screen time okay?”
“She says nobody plays with her.”
“School's in February and I'm the one who isn't ready.”
None of these is a crisis. They're phases, and they arrive in a known order. Rod has walked thousands of children through every one of them.
Imagine getting the heads-up a month before, from someone who's seen it a thousand times, instead of a 10pm search after. That's the whole idea.
How it works
Every month, three things. Then a library behind them.
01
One live hour with Rod
One topic a month, the one that's coming next for your child. Live on Zoom, replay the next morning. Myths cleared, six things to notice, games to start that night.
02
A live Q&A about your child
The week after, Rod answers your questions. Not the general version: the “my four-year-old does this at the shops” version. Can't make it? Send it in, catch the replay.
03
Games to play at home
Printable activities for that month's topic. Ten minutes, nothing to buy, and your child thinks it's just a game. (It is. That's the point.)
04
The foundations library, from day one
Seven on-demand modules you can watch tonight: self-regulation, separation anxiety, making friends, boundaries, meltdowns, screen time and getting ready for school. So the month you join, you're not waiting for your topic to come round. Plus previous Lives saved so you can watch.
Coming up first
Your first two months in the Club
Join now and this is what's in your diary. Every session is live on Zoom at 7:30pm Sydney time, with the replay in your library the next morning.
Live webinar
Tue 24 November
Ready for big school
The six areas teachers notice, the myths, and one game for each.
Live Q&A
Tue 1 December
School readiness: your questions
Bring the “but what about my child” questions. Rod answers them live.
Live webinar
Tue 8 December
Self-regulation and tantrums
Big feelings, late nights, too much sugar and a houseful of relatives. What's going on, and how to get through December calmly.
Live Q&A
Tue 15 December
Self-regulation and tantrums: your questions
Ten days before Christmas, with the meltdown you're dreading already on the list.
Can't make a live session? Send your question in beforehand and watch the replay. Members get the foundations library the moment they join, so there's plenty to start on before 24 November.
The year ahead
Twelve months. Twelve things you'll see coming.
One topic a month, in the order they tend to arrive. Join any time and the library covers you until your topic comes round.
November
Ready for big school
December
Tantrums and the silly season
January
The first weeks of school
February
Friendships, sharing and joining in
March
Gratitude and empathy
April
Screen time vs play
May · with Mel
Investing for your child
June
Sleep, routines and the morning rush
July
Early reading and numbers, through play
August · with Mel
Teaching little kids about money
September
“I can do it myself”: independence
October
Big feelings and little worries
Topics may shift if the group needs something else more. You'll always know a month ahead.
Who it's for
Parents of 3 to 6 year olds who'd rather know first
At preschool, in childcare or at home with you. In Australia or anywhere else; it's all live online, with replays. Grandparents and carers welcome.
It's not for you if you want a tutor, a reading programme or worksheets. It is for you if you want to stop feeling one step behind your own child.
Your presenter
Meet Rod
Rod trains the people who teach preschoolers. He's been a teacher, head of primary years and assistant principal, co-founded a play-based preschool, and now trains early childhood educators across Australia.
Thirty-five years of watching children start school means there isn't a phase he hasn't seen a hundred times. Now he's telling parents what he tells the teachers.
Co-founder
And Mel
Mel Browne is an ex-accountant, ex-financial advisor, educator and five-time author who has helped tens of thousands of families with their money. She's the one making sure this costs less than a coffee a week, and she runs the two money sessions each year.
Join the Club
Two ways in. Same everything.
Best value · save A$20
A year of it
A$99
for 12 months. Less than A$2 a week.
- 12 live webinars with Rod, plus replays
- 12 live Q&As about your child
- Printable games every month
- The 7-module foundations library, from day one
- Mel's two money sessions
Month to month
Try a month
A$9.99
a month. Cancel any time.
- This month's live webinar, plus replay
- This month's live Q&A
- This month's printable games
- The 7-module foundations library
- Stay as long as it's useful
Still deciding?
Questions
How much time does it take?
I can't make the live sessions. Is it still worth it?
My child is 3. Or 6. Is this still right for us?
My child is neurodiverse, or has a delay. Will this fit?
I've just bought one of the A$7.99 webinars. Does that count?
Can I cancel?
A$99 a year · A$9.99 a month
The next phase is already on its way
You can meet it at 10pm with a search bar, or a month early with Rod. One of those is less than a coffee a week.
Or start monthly for A$9.99. Cancel any time.
© The Happy Preschooler. General information only. If you're worried about your child's development, talk to your GP, paediatrician or child health nurse. Money sessions are general information only and don't take your personal circumstances into account.
