Teenagers
Adolescence is a time of change for parents and children. Teenagers want more independence and the chance to test out their own values and beliefs. As teenagers choose to spend more time with their friends, parents can worry that they are losing the closeness they enjoyed in earlier years. Parent Line can help parents navigate this confusing and challenging developmental stage.
Survival tips for stressed parents
Parenting teenagers can be very challenging and the family home can seem like a battleground at times. Parents often feel like they are ‘walking on eggshells’ to try and keep the peace. To...
Online gaming and your children
Parent Line receives thousands of calls from parents and carers who are concerned about their child’s online gaming. Concerns are wide-ranging, including worries about exposure to violent and...
Transition to high school
Transitioning to high school can be an exciting time and full of new experiences, but it can also be worrying and challenging for many young people. These worries are all normal. High school also...
Parents and carers of teens often face concerns such as:
- Mental health issues (including anxiety, depression, eating disorders, and stress)
- School and study issues (transitioning into high school, coping with the HSC, school-related anxiety and school refusal)
- Managing appropriate technology use
- Online gaming or social media
- Alcohol and drug issues, including vaping
- Friendship issues
- Dating concerns
- Sexuality and gender identity
- Loss of connection and positive relationship between teenager and parent
Contact Us
Parent Line is open seven days a week, from Monday to Friday (9am to 9pm) and Saturday and Sunday (4pm to 9pm).
Please note that we're closed on public holidays.
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Parent Line is funded by the NSW Government through The Department of Communities and Justice. Parent Line is proudly managed by CatholicCare Sydney.
Parent Line acknowledges the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first inhabitants of the nation and the traditional custodians of the lands where we live, learn and work.
