Welcome to
Parent Line

Parent Line is a telephone service for parents and carers of children 0-18 in New South Wales.

 

 

 

 

Understanding adolescent self-harm

Discovering that a young person is self-harming can be very upsetting and stressful for parents and carers.  Many people are not sure what the behaviour means, how to respond or how to help.

Parent Line can provide sensitive, professional counselling and information for parents and carers of adolescents who are self-harming. Call us on 1300 1300 52 for personalised advice or read our online information sheet.

Leaving children home alone

Lots of parents ask us what age it is legal or safe to leave children home alone.  Deciding whether to leave a child home alone depends on lots of different things including their development, personality, how safe the home is, how long they'll be alone for, as well as the child's age.

We've put together some tips on how to decide whether your child is ready to be home alone.