Parenting Support

When bullying happens at school, it’s hard to know how to help your child. Let’s explore what bullying is and what you can do as a parent.

Awesome parenting programs and resources. To help parents experience personal peace and to feel good about themselves – to teach them to be able to accept the ups and downs of life and cope with the challenges that we face.  For parents to be able to pass these life skills onto their children. 

My aim is to educate, collaborate, support and uplift families/carers, individuals & professionals who are neurodivergent (Autistic, ADHD, learning differences, etc.) themselves, who support a neurodivergent individual or who may just be looking to understand more about neurodiversity. I will do this from my lived experience as a teacher, as a woman and as an Autistic & ADHD mum to two neurodivergent PDAers.

Click below for step by step action when a young person is in danger of suicide. Square tile for your socials. Don’t forget to tag us!

Click below for step by step action when a young person is in danger of suicide. Print out and fill in your own local information.

Click below for step by step action when a young person is in danger of suicide. Print out and fill in your own local information.

Click below for step by step action when a young person on the Northern Beaches is in danger of suicide. Square tile for your socials. Don’t forget to tag us!

Click below for step by step action when a young person on the Northern Beaches is in danger of suicide.

Counselling Online is a free and confidential service that provides 24/7 support to people across Australia affected by alcohol or drug use. It’s for anyone who wants to change their drinking or drug use, or for friends and family of people managing substance use. Advice for parents on how to approach the subject with their teens.

Australian advice and information on marijuana. It’s good to be informed and calm before you storm your kids bedroom or brain…

Talking to your kids about drugs. What every parent should know. Tons of useful information from Cannabis Information and Support.

Click below for step by step action when a young person on the Northern Beaches is in danger of suicide.

From the Good Mourning Grief Podcast series. “Today we are sharing your experiences and tips on parenting after a loss and talking to kids about grief…”

Good Mourning shines a light on what grief is really like with honesty, hope and humour. Hosts Sally Douglas and Imogen Carn are two mates who are real, truthful, a little bit sweary and on a mission to help others feel less alone after loss.

Part of the NDIS Know-How Series: This conversation covers how to advocate for our kids – especially those with autism – at an NDIS planning meeting, the liberating benefits of being plan managed, and what changes to our government and the NDIS could mean for our community.

Welcome to NDIS Know-how, a podcast series that asks parents how they get the very best NDIS plan and ample funding to support their kid.

A free coaching service for parents and carers. Create clarity and increase confidence to support your teen through a tough time.

A supportive and informative Australian Facebook page with over 32000 members…

Prevention United is a new national charity with big ambitions. We’re different. Unlike other mental health organisations in Australia, we have an exclusive focus on promoting mental wellbeing and preventing mental health conditions – across the entire spectrum of conditions.

As a parent, it’s frightening to hear your child talk about suicide and it can be difficult to know how to help.

Suitable for 12-18 years
Suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts: teenagers

Lucy Clark talks about her daughter’s situation trying, wanting, failing to attend school. A must listen for every parent and teacher with a young person struggling to attend school or just struggling with school in general.

Information, risks, tips, resources, links to other websites.

Parents have an important positive influence on their child’s mental wellbeing. There’s now good evidence to show that by supporting parents in their parenting we can help children and teenagers to stay well.

Support page for parents and carers of school can’t kids. So much support here with almost 9,000 families with lived experience. And resources. You will quickly realise you’re not alone.

Pick up some practical skills to connect with your teen.

Sharing essential parenting strategies to help you to lead your child beyond their anxieties, fears, confusion and extreme behaviour. If your family is coping with on-going violence and challenging behaviour from a child with a neurodevelopmental disorder, here’s some basic information as a guide only.

Dr. Ross Greene, originator of the Collaborative & Proactive Solutions model and author of The Explosive Child, Lost at School, Lost & Found, and Raising Human Beings, provides guidance to parents on understanding and helping kids with social, emotional, and behavioural challenges.

Conscious parenting can change the world. Clinical psychologist, parenting expert, and bestselling author Dr. Shefali Tsabary shares with Oprah her eye-opening ideas on raising happier, more conscious children.

I’m a clinical psychologist empowering joyful, resilient parent-child relationships by translating neuroscience research into practical and compassionate tools and strategies. Mona Delahooke’s books are so important for parents and educators alike.

Dr. Greene is a clinical psychologist, and he’s been working with children and families for over 30 years. His influential work is widely known throughout the world. He is the creator of CPS – Collaborative and Proactive Solutions.

Conscious parenting guru. How to recognise the way our ego can drive our parenting choices. Drop the ego and see the child as their own person, not a continuation of us. This can be liberating.

What is the Circle of Security?

We are a national volunteer-run community group dedicated to improving the lives of young people with ADHD, and their families, through ADHD awareness, education and advocacy.

Anxiety – from young people’s perspective. This episode explores very personal views on what anxiety really feels like, physically and emotionally, triggers for causing anxiety and how young people want others to address anxiety. How should we be responding?

Kristina and Luka open up to each other about his mental health and drug and alcohol addiction struggles. Hope and humour.

PFLAG is a non-profit voluntary organisation whose members have a common goal of keeping families together. PFLAG is here to give help, support and information to families and friends of all gay people. We endeavour to build a more inclusive safer place for all gender-diverse communities.

Nevo Zisin, 25, is non-binary and an author and educator on transgender identity. Their mum, Sharon Swiatlo, 63, is an English teacher turned Melbourne tour guide. Despite rock-bottom times, their relationship endures.

QLife provides Australia-wide anonymous, LGBTI peer support and referral for people wanting to talk about a range of issues including sexuality, identity, gender, bodies, feelings or relationships. QLife services are FREE and include both telephone and webchat support, delivered by trained LGBTI community members across the country. Our services are for LGBTI individuals, their friends and families, and health professionals in Australia.

For resources, training, phone support, webchat, posters and flyers, workshops, counselling, case management and much more…

Free and confidential support
National Helpline: 1800 33 4673
Phone, online chat or email
Find a Professional – Database

We work with families to defend and promote the rights and interests of people with developmental disability.

Listen to Mandy Hose and Kate Jones laugh (a lot) and cry as they chat to each other and friends about parenting multiples with disabilities and additional needs.

When autistic kids hold it all together at school or otherwise known as ‘had a great day’ and explode when they get back to their safe place. Explained by an autistic adult. Main story starts at the 4min mark.

Comedian Kristina Kuzmic and her son open up honestly about his mental health struggles, drug dependence, violence and what she learned through raising him.

We all need to hear this from comedian Kristina Kuzmic…”If the timeline that you have set for yourself, or the world has set for you does not work out, that’s okay. Prioritise your mental health and be so proud of your achievements whenever they come.” Go to resource for a bit more of the story….