Mental Health

From how to help teens beat the procrastination trap to a brave parenting experiment in banning TV, we've selected our 'best of' articles from the past year.

A recent RCH National Child Health Poll found that half of all Victorian children are experiencing problems with anxiety. Here the RCH shares what parents know, and offers tips to support your children.

Creating your moments of joy in difficult times, the best way to encourage empathy in teens, and getting the silent treatment from your preppy.

Low self-esteem can be holding your child back, writes Dr Deborah Trengove. She suggests practical ways parents can help build healthy self-esteem.

Learn how games, apps and social media can influence mental wellbeing, in a free live webinar from the eSafety Commissioner to help children stay safer online.

The growing problem of school refusal, the agonies of Mum Guilt, and why parents must model good screen behaviour for their children.

The intergenerational experiment with teens and senior citizens, does sport really build character, and what children think about their well-being online.

Are you a parent enduring anxiety? Is your student feeling the stress of school life? Leading clinical psychologist Andrew Fuller explains a simple way to destress.

The closure of the Colmont School has triggered many emotions for the school community. Psychologist Emma-Rose Parsons suggests strategies to deal with the upheaval.