When your child is struggling it will affect the whole family.
As a parent or a carer it is often difficult to know what to do, how to handle the situation and how to provide the best support.
Below are some of the most common scenarios and advice provided by the NHS.
- What to do if you think your child has an eating disorder
- Supporting your child during a mental health crisis
- Self-care tips for parents of children with mental health problems
- Parenting a child with mental health issues
- How to support your child’s mental health
- How to support a child who doesn’t want to go to school
- How to protect my child on the internet
- How to prepare for your child’s first CAMHS appointment
- How to moderate your child’s video gaming
- How to help someone who self-harms
- How to talk with your child about mental health
- How to find support for parents of a child with mental illness
- How to establish trust and boundaries with a teenager
- How to build family resilience
- How to be prepared for a mental health emergency
- A parent’s guide to understanding teenagers
- How to de-escalate your child’s anger and aggression
- How to help your child through the teenage years
- How to help your teenager sleep better
- How to make decisions about mental health medication
- How to support a child with anxiety
- How to support siblings
- How to talk about mental health
- How to talk with mental health professionals
- Ten things you need to know about the teenage brain
- What to do if your child is misusing drugs or alcohol
- What to do when your child is a fussy eater
