Making the morning rush a positive experience for parents and children
Weekdays can be stressful for both parents and children. There’s a lot to get done and time is short. In the rush of preparing school lunches, getting children (and parents) dressed for the day...
Mental health support for Australian families
Help for children and adolescents
Help for parents and carers
Where children and adolescents can get help
There are a range of telephone and web-based counselling services available for young people with mental health challenges...
Living with depression: Nina’s journey with depression and raising a family
Nina raises a family and experiences depression. She and her husband speak openly about her illness with their three sons and Nina says that while coping with depression isn’t easy, talking about it has...
Anxiety in children
Transcript
In this modern fast-paced world, it’s not uncommon for anyone of any age, and that includes children, to at times be anxious.
Hi, I’m Doctor Joe.
Probably generations ago, people were also anxious about things and...
Children and alcohol
Transcript
Children, teenagers and alcohol is something that does exercise our minds, particularly as the holiday season approaches.
Hi, I’m Doctor Joe.
It’s probably fair to say it’s something that exercises our minds at any time of...
Sexpert Q/A – Sexting in Teens
Reader question
My sixteen year old son left his mobile phone lying in reach of his three year old brother the other day. When I rescued it, the first thing I saw on the screen...
Mobile phone use in kids
A lot of you probably watching this video grew up without mobile phones. And there’s a very simple reason for that. Hi, I’m Doctor Joe. Anybody probably who is older than twenty five is...
Sexpert Q/A – Becoming sexually active too young
Reader question:
I have a daughter who will start high school next year, but is already starting to look like a little woman. I also have a son who has just done a year of...
The joys, trials and tribulations of having teenagers
Little children, headache; big children, heartache.
-Italian Proverb
Human beings are the only creatures on earth that allow their children to come back home.
-Bill Cosby
There are few things more satisfying than seeing your children have teenagers...
