High School Exam Support Tips for Parents
Adolescent psychologist Collett Smart shares tips for parents guiding their teenagers through the tricky exam season.
Do You Interrupt Your Child’s Study to Ask How It’s Going? Try This Instead
An online poll found that most students said their parents hindered their study by asking the wrong things. Here are betters ways to support them.
Parties and Alcohol – Do Parents Have Any Influence on Teens?
Parties give teens an opportunity for socialising – but I’m often asked, “How much influence do parents have on teens, parties and alcohol consumption?”
6 Tips on Young Teens, Sleepovers and Parties
How can we prepare our children for High School parties and sleepovers, where drinking might be involved? Collett Smart shares expert advice.
The Importance of Touch in Raising Teens – Tips for Parents
A shortage of healthy touch can effect our wellbeing, and even be psychologically damaging, writes Collett Smart. She shares tips for parents of teens.
Connecting with Teens – 6 Tips
Somehow it’s socially acceptable for adults to belittle teens – which only divides us. How can we change the stereotype, and connect with our teens better?
Traumatic Events in the News: 10 Tips for Supporting Young People
Expert tips on how to spot the signs of trauma in your children when they’ve been overexposed to bad news – and how to help them.