Strategies to try now
While children face a diverse range of challenges that can require psychological interventions that target and are tailored to their individual needs, there are a broad range of strategies that parents and young people can both implement to promote their mental health, including the following:
Childhood Resources
Websites
We recommend the following websites for support through childhood:
- Raising Children
- Youth Beyond Blue
- ReachOut Australia
- ParentWorks
- Nutrition and Mental Health
- Beyond Blue – Strategies to Support Anxious Children
- Child Mind Institute – Managing Problem Behaviour at Home
- Child Mind Institute – Why do Kids have Tantrums and Meltdowns?
- Child Mind Institute – Behaviour Problems
- Kids Health – Taming Tempers
- Hey Sigmund – Phobias and Fears in Children
Books
We recommend the following books for support with children and adolescents:
- Helping Your Anxious Child
- The Explosive Child
- Calmer, Easier, Happier Boys
- The Invisible String
- Two Nests
- Mum and Dad Glue
- Samson C. Turtle and the Deep Breath
- Brave
- Lessons of a LAC: It can be hard to stop worrying when you are a Little Anxious Creature
- Talking Back to OCD: The Program that helps Kids and Teens say No Way and Parents to say Way to Go
Digital Tools and Apps
We recommend the following digital tools and apps for support with children and adolescents:
Videos
We recommend the following videos for support with children and adolescents:
In the case of emergency call
We recommend the following emergency services for support with children and adolescents: