There is a wide range of resources and information available to help you to support the wellbeing of your child at school. In Week 6, we have two interesting presentations that might be helpful for parents of teenagers.
The first is being held onsite at school hosted by our P&C Association who provide a guest speaker for the school community prior to their General Meetings. All are welcome to attend.
The second is an online webinar which can be watched live or accessed as a recording on Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families website. Mansfield families can access the Happy Families member content for free using our school login. In additional to this webinar, there are a range of other resources and information that parents may find helpful on this site.
Jamie Sharp (Triple P Interventions Speaker) presenting
Getting Teenagers Connected
Date: Tuesday 27 February 2024
Time: 6.30pm
Venue: Assembly Hall, Mansfield State High School
This Triple P seminar helps parents to encourage their teenager to build strong relationships, develop great social skills and enjoy being a part of life. This seminar can help your teen to:
- be confident
- plan ahead
- make commitments
- make friends (and keep them)
- take care of others.
To attend this presentation, please reserve your seat online.
Dr Justin Coulson, Founder of Happy Families presenting
Breaking Point: Our children are not ok
Date: Tuesday 27 February 2024
Time: 7.00pm
Where: Via webinar on the Happy Families website
(recording available for 14 days after the live event)
Log-in details: Parents of students enrolled at Mansfield State High School have access to the Happy Families website which is hosting this event.
- Visit: Mansfield SHS Happy Families school account
- Enter the school password: happymshs
- Choose 'Breaking Point' link to access the webinar
Latest national statistics indicate that mental health challenges are at an all-time high in Australian children and youth. Anxiety, depression and other mental health disorders are wrecking havoc in our schools and families (not to mention the amplification of these challenges if your child is neuro-diverse). Suicide and self-harm are rising. And finding the right support and good help is increasingly challenging.
Our kids are at breaking point. How do we know if our kids will be ok? What can we do to support their mental health and resilience? What's going wrong and how do we fix it?
Join Dr Justin Coulson as he unpacks the mental health crisis enveloping our kids,. He'll cover:
- the root causes behind the deteriorating state of mental health, and who (or what) is responsible
- the tools you need to reverse this trend for your children
- Science-backed, relationship-focussed strategies to remedy school refusal
- Realistic approaches for managing screen time in a way that protects your child's wellbeing without completely alienating them from their peers
- creating margin in your home and family life to protect and promote mental wellness.