Please note: In an emergency, call 999 for help or take your child to A&E. Sometimes it can be helpful for young people and/or their parents to get some advice/support via helplines. Below is a wide range of services from organisations who can help with parenting support. Help For Young People childline.org.uk/about/about-childline/ giveusashout.org/get-help/ or text: ‘SHOUT’ to 85258 (available 24/7) healthforteens.co.uk/ kooth.com/ A Resource To Support The Mental Health Of Lesbian,...
My Local News, helps us to raise awareness of the importance of parents understanding their adolescent children: “The two times in our lives when the brain is going through huge changes are during babyhood and adolescence. Add to these hidden changes the pressures of being an adolescent and young people have an awful lot to cope with. In our experience, relationships between young people and their parents can break down...
By Robyn Saffer and Laura Herman, Thinking-Together About Parenting Teens. One of the biggest complaints from today’s parents/guardians is the amount of time their preteen/teenager is glued to their electronic devices, with social media and video games potentially having a negative effect on mental health. Some parents/guardians have a very clear firm view that their child is only allowed devices for a limited amount of time, they have their passwords,...
By Laura Herman and Robyn Saffer, Thinking-Together About Parenting Teens. The lockdown had an impact on all of us. Some of us have bounced back, some are still showing signs of struggling - in particular anxiety and a feeling of "can't be bothered". We all had a shock. There was a national and global fear that we or someone close to us, would become gravely ill or even die. For...
By Laura Herman and Robyn Saffer, Thinking-Together About Parenting Teens. Do you remember changing schools? Transitioning schools is a big milestone in both yours and your child’s life. Do you remember what it was like for you when you moved from Primary School to Secondary School? Perhaps you couldn’t wait to start or perhaps you were scared? Do you remember how big the new buildings were compared to your Primary...
By Laura Herman and Robyn Saffer, Thinking-Together About Parenting Teens. You are meant to worry about your teenager or preteen because you love and care for them and it helps to keep them safe, but we are often asked, what is normal teenage behaviour and when do you really need to worry? Think of a Worry Scale from 0-10 At 0 you are not worried at all, though this will...
By Laura Herman and Robyn Saffer, Thinking-Together About Parenting Teens. Many of us can feel rejected and hurt when our child changes and pushes us away. They once hung onto our every word and now they roll their eyes whenever you try to give them advice. You might remember a time when they laughed at your jokes and now, they look at you in a way that seems to communicate...