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This page is designed to be hub of wellbeing information, articles and recommendations that you may find interesting and helpful. Some are links that you may have seen in In Touch. We will endeavour to update this regularly.
Psychologist and Nurse Bookings
You can find out more about these services and book an appointment below.
Psychologist & Nurse AppointmentsGeneral
The three links below are somewhere you can easily access to find up-to-date and evidence-based content on a huge range of topics related to child, teenage and parent mental health and wellbeing
- Mental health resources | Raising Children Network
- Parenting Place | Parenting tips and articles
- youngminds.org.uk
- parentingplace.nz
General Articles
- Parenting Advice From Lisa Damour Ph.D. and Teen Whisperer
- Why you shouldn’t tell your kids to be happy
- It’s not just hormones: What’s really happening in the minds of teenage girls?
- What to Expect in Middle School: Strategies for Parents from Lisa Damour
- Why children need downtime
- Developing independent learning habits
- Understanding the emotional lives of teenagers
- Teachers, Parents Often Misuse Growth Mindset Research
- Why C Students Usually End Up Being The Most Successful In Life
- How Do I Help My Disorganized High School Kid?
- Lisa Damour Website
Body Image
Below are links to two great Australian websites with really accessible information and resources recommended by our school psychologists.
Digital Life
If you and your young people want to focus on education or have any concerns about online behaviour, Netsafe is the go-to provider of advice and resources.
- Netsafe Website
- Online Consent and Social Media
- Young people and screen time, what they see
- ICON Website
- Dr Jonathan Haidt on devices and mental health
Friendships
- “Mom, Stop Trying to Fix This!” Resist the Urge Solve Teenage Problems
- Helping your Tween or Teen Navigate Social Conflict
Online Courses
The site below has courses aimed at each age band and you can do a generic course around raising teenagers or look more specifically at raising a child with anxiety if that is more relevant. It can be done at home in your on time and can pick the modules relevant to your family but doing the whole course is recommended as there are some very good reminders in there about general language use and the importance of getting the positive things right, before trying to manage the behaviour or set expectations.
Sleep
Vaping, Drugs & Alcohol
- I never smoked. Now I vape, I’m unhealthy and disgusted in myself
- Drug and Alcohol Research and Training Australia
- How Do I Talk My Teen Out of Vaping?
- How to talk to young people about vaping
Ask Addie
Addie Voight, 2024 Student Head of Wellbeing, regularly wrote on topical issues, not only sharing valuable insights into managing different issues, offering tips and tricks to help fellow ākonga along their Rangi Ruru journey, but also giving parents an opportunity to view things through a student lens. Addie often set students a fortnightly challenge, encouraging them to think about topics differently or inspiring them to adopt new behaviours and practices to support their learning aspirations and their social interactions. The ‘Ask Addie’ column can be found in the 2024 Care and Wellbeing articles published in the fortnightly Intouch newsletter. Addie’s columns can be found below.
- Being Part of the Whānau
- Getting Involved
- Mid-Term Blues
- Dealing with Disappointment
- Our Pride Community
- Staying Motivated
- Managing Change