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Understand and support your child through challenging emotions and risky situations.

We’re here to help you have those difficult conversations, build your relationship with your child, and know when to seek professional support.

- How can I keep my child safe from drugs, smoking and alcohol?
- What can I do if my child self-harms?
- How can I talk about difficult topics like pornography?

Our At Risk Behaviours collection helps you find the best ways to support your child and understand the reasons behind their behaviour.

Understand feelings & emotions

Practical strategies to support

Ages & stages of emotional development

The At Risk Behaviour Collection

Anger & Behaviour | Rachel Thynne

Rachel talks to Clare about anger and shares simple ways to help your child calm down when they feel angry.

Talking To Your Teen About Consent

Find out what your teen needs to know about consent and why you need to start these conversations early.

How to Keep Your Child Safe from Abuse

Help keep your child safe from abuse, spot worrying signs, and have age-appropriate conversations about safety.

What To Do if Your Child Tells You They’ve Been Abused

Find out how to have conversations with your child, recognise the signs something's wrong, and where to turn for help.

5 Ways to Tackle Peer Pressure

Teach your child these 5 strategies to use when they feel under pressure from their friends.

Talking to Your Teen About Knives

Ways to support and protect your teenager from the threat of knife crime.

Worrying Signs Your Child’s Becoming Radicalised

What to do if you're worried your child's been exposed to extremist views, or is becoming radicalised.

Could Your Child be Self-Harming?

Signs that your child may be self-harming and ways to have conversations with them.

Is‌ ‌Your‌ ‌Child‌ ‌Having‌ ‌Suicidal‌ ‌Thoughts?‌

Find clues to your teen's suicidal thoughts, links to self harm and how you can help.

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Social & Emotional Mental Health | Karl Pupe

Podcast

In this episode, Clare looks at how we can support social and emotional mental health (SEMH) needs in schools.

Teenagers and Mobile Phones

Podcast

Clare talks to Dr Dean Burnett about some of the challenges parents and carers face around teenagers and mobile phones.

Relationships | Episode 5: Challenging Relationships

Video

Learn what you can do if you dislike or disapprove of your teenager's relationship while still being supportive of them.

Helping Your Teen Make and Keep Friends

Quick Read

Help your teenager find friends, build strong friendships, and cope with friendship break-ups.

3 Stereotypes That Affect How You Parent Your Teen

Quick Read

We examine three common beliefs about boys and girls to find out if they affect how you parent your teenager.

How to Cope With Embarrassing Feelings

Quick Read

Understand why your older child feels embarrassed and find ways to improve their self-esteem.

Anger & Behaviour | Rachel Thynne

Podcast

Rachel talks to Clare about anger and shares simple ways to help your child calm down when they feel angry.

3 Damaging Stereotypes & How to Change Them

Quick Read

We look at three common beliefs about boys and girls, explore the problems of stereotypes and share simple solutions you can use.

4 Ways to Help Your Older Child Calm Down

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Understand the best ways to respond to your teenager, with simple suggestions to help them calm down.

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