Fathers play a huge role in helping their children to confront challenges and test themselves in positive ways. You can help your teen avoid unhealthy risks by encouraging and supporting them to engage in other more healthy and challenging activities. A healthy risk encourages your child to have-a-go at something outside of their comfort zone, but that results in little harm if they are unsuccessful.

How do I minimise the chances of my children suffering mental health issues? Clearly no parent would want to see their child suffer through those afflictions. The good news is you can help

The latest National Study of Mental Health and Wellbeing was released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics in July 2022, and the findings are pretty frightening for our teenagers.

While parent education is a concept that has been around for a while, many people are unsure or unnerved about what this means, so here I thought I would break it down for you.

Question: What is the difference between a parent and a psychologist? The primary difference is how much a psychologist gets paid.

In essence they both deal daily with the human psyche. They try to work out how to reach the person that they are working with and help them navigate the difficulties that they encounter and, in the end, be the best people they can be.

NEWSFLASH: Regular conflict does not assist in creating great relationships.

Sorry, that’s not really news. Most people consider that a fact of life. Just as it is a fact of life that there will be conflict between a teenager and their parents. And you can expect that there will be. For most families there has to be.