Webinars for parents 2024/25
Achieving for Children’s Mental Health Support Teams are delivering a series of webinars for parents of secondary aged children and young people (CYP). The ‘Helping teens with …’ series of webinars will cover a range of common difficulties experienced by CYP and will aim to share evidence-based strategies to help parents and carers support their CYP with these difficulties. Below is a list of webinars on offer over the coming months. In the third and fourth columns of the table below, you will find the sign up links. Please note that sign up links will be added a month before the webinar dates.
| Helping teens with … | Overview of webinar | Morning 9am | Evening 6pm |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worries and Anxiety | In this workshop you will learn to help your teen to deal with feelings of worry and anxiety. The workshop will give you practical ideas on how to support your child in anxious moments and over time, as well as approaches that could help them to think more positively and develop their self confidence. You will also be introduced to some helpful cognitive behavioural therapy concepts. | ||
| Screen time and social media | In this webinar we discuss the positive and negative impact of screen time and gaming on a young person's mental wellbeing. We will share the recommendations for screen time based on age, how to have this conversation with your teenager in a positive and effective manner and a simple and effective way to manage screen time. | 16 January 2025 | 14 January 2025 |
| Understanding Changes in the Adolescent Brain | Adolescence is a stage of significant brain changes. These changes are influenced by neurological and hormonal shifts which impact behaviour and emotions. This webinar explains how the adolescent brain differs from an adult brain and its effects on cognition, emotions, physiology, relationships, and behaviour. Parents/caregivers will gain insight into adolescent brain development and practical strategies for supporting young people to regulate their emotions and behaviour, along with ways to connect with them during this critical stage of development. | ||
| Sleep difficulties | This webinar introduces a number of key concepts and strategies to support you in helping your teenager create a healthy sleep routine. We will focus on the importance of sleep due to its impact on development and wellbeing, as well as exploring the key components that enhance sleep quality. | ||
| Exam anxiety | In this webinar you will learn about tools to help your child manage anxiety as they prepare for and sit their exams. We know that this can be a stressful time for young people, and although it is normal for young people to feel stressed or worried during this period, we would like them to feel as equipped as possible for managing stress and worries. The exam anxiety webinar covers evidence-based strategies shaped by Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for dealing with exam anxiety in the short and long-term. | ||
| Friendship difficulties and bullying | In this webinar you will learn how to support your child to develop their friendship skills: learn to communicate better, repair difficulties, and negotiate solutions when relationships between peers are tricky. We will also explore how bullying can affect Young People and share tips on how to support your teen with this. | ||
| Low mood and depressive feelings | This webinar is intended to support parents whose teens may be showing signs of low mood or depressive feelings, which may be indicated by teens spending more time alone, and lacking in energy or motivation. It will include the signs and symptoms of low mood, and offer some practical approaches to supporting a young person who may be displaying these symptoms. It will help parents understand some of the developmental changes teens are going through, and look at strategies parents may use to help teens explore their feelings and behaviours. It will include information about when and where to get more help should this be necessary. | ||
| Self harm and suicidal thoughts | This webinar is is intended for parents and carers who want to learn more about how to support a young person who may be self-harming or having suicidal thoughts. It includes information on the nature and causes of self-harm, and practical ideas about how to support a young person when facing this problem and what help is available. |
* All Webinars are 60 minutes long, with 15 minutes at the end for questions and answers.
Please have a pen and paper handy for the webinar
How to sign up
Parents and carers can sign up to the webinars by clicking on the date in the table above. This will take them to a google form where they will need to provide their email address, the school their child attends, and the year group their child is in.
Who to contact
If parents have any questions, please contact Southborough High School in the usual way, by using the website contact form , by telephone or e-mail.