Advanced Pikler Training

5 Day Social Learning Pikler® Module Sydney

This module is led by Hungarian faculty from the Pikler® House in Budapest, Szilvia Papp and Jutka Kelemen.

  • Dates: Monday 20 – Friday 24 July, 2026

  • This five-day course will take place at Redfern Town Hall — 73 Pitt St, Redfern.

  • Cost: $2100AU — This fee is only for the module instruction; we cannot provide participants accommodation, meals or airfares.

This is an ADVANCED-Level Pikler® Module so participants must have completed all three basic modules. For more information please see this information on the Pikler training system or send us an email.

In this module, you will learn Dr. Pikler’s original ideas about the adult’s role in the socialisation of infants and toddlers. How do we observe and understand the youngest child’s effort to learn and follow the norms and rules that surround them? How can we accompany and orient a child without power struggles in order to raise a person who can live “in peace with oneself – in peace with others”? How can we support the development of the young child's personality as well as the healthy development of self-awareness and impulse control? Course instructors share experience about the difficult situations that toddlers experience in day care and in other social settings. Video footage recorded at the Pikler® Institute, the Pikler® Day Care, and in family settings will be offered for analysis and discussion, serving as a catalyst for practiced observations and engaging conversations.

The following topics will be addressed during the module:

  • “The age of transition” – What does Dr. Pikler teach us about toddlerhood?

  • Adjustment and cooperation in the adult-child relationship

  • Social learning during caregiving routines

  • Transmission of cultural traditions at mealtime

  • Children among each other: From the first social experience to cooperation and conflict

  • How to protect the child’s individual needs in a group setting

To register for this module please fill in the form below. As this is an Advanced-level module, we need to confirm you are eligible for this course before providing you the details for payment. Once we have determined your eligibility we will contact you directly via the email address you share in the form.