There are many reading resources available for families navigating the challenges of adolescence. Below is a list of recommendations from our Counselling team.
These may be sourced from your local bookshop, or purchased from most online retailers (such as Booktopia, ABEbooks, Dymocks, The Nile Books, Amazon Australia and Ebay).
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Princess Bitchface Syndrome | Carr-Gregg and Shale
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Raising Boys | Biddulph, Steve
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Raising Girls | Biddulph, Steve
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Raising Bully Proof Children | Coughlin, Paul
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Surviving Adolescents | Carr-Gregg, Michael
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Hey Warrior: A book for kids on Anxiety | Young, Karen
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My Anxious Mind: A Teen's Guide to Managing Anxiety and Panic | Tompkins, Michael Martinez, Katherine
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Navigating Teenage Depression | Parker, Gordan & Eyers, Kerrie
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Starving the Anxiety Gremlin- A Cognitive Behavioural workbook for Anxiety | Collins-Donnelly, Kate
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What to do when good enough isn’t good enough - The real deal on perfectionism | Greenspon, Thomas
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Bright not Broken - Twice Exceptional Kids Who They are, Why They're Stuck, and How to Help Them | Kennedy, Diane Banks, Rebecca, Grandin, Temple
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Parenting teenage girls in the age of a new normal | Mitchelle, Michelle
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Parenting Teens with Love and Logic: Preparing Adolescents for Responsible Adulthood | Foster Cline and Jim Fay
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What teenage girls don’t tell their parents | Mitchell, Michelle
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Parents can access an abundance of digital resources to support the health and wellbeing of their families. Many of these resources are free, or provide support that is highly accessible and affordable.
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Calm
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The number one app for Sleep, Meditation and Relaxation.
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Headspace
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Meditation app containing techniques to help you focus, sleep better and relax using the ACT technique of mindfulness
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iMood Journal
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Helps keep track of your moods with daily prompts, history and helpful tracking of your daily moods with guides.
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MindShift
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Helps young people manage and decrease anxiety levels with a range of activities and guided reflections, including breathing and relaxation exercises.
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Smiling Mind
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Smiling Mind is a FREE mindfulness meditation app developed by psychologists and educators to help bring balance to your life.
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Action for Happiness | A UK website full of excellent information on mindfulness meditation
ACT Mindfully | May be of particular interest to parents and older children.
Bite Back |BITE BACK is an online interactive space where you can learn how to amplify the good stuff in life!
eSafety | Empowering all Australians to have safer, more positive experiences online.
Michelle Mitchell | A website resource for managing self-harm, building resilliance and much more.
ReachOut | A great website for adolescents and young people.
R U OKAY Day | A national day of action dedicated to reminding everyone to ask, “Are you OK?”
SANE| SANE Australia is a national mental health charity making a real difference in the lives of people affected by complex mental health issues through support, research and advocacy.
SchoolTV | Comprehensive Mental health Media library for parents and students dedicated to supporting the mental health and well being of our school community.
The Black Dog Institute| A not-for-profit facility for the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of a range of mental health issues.
The Smiling Mind | Web and app-based meditation program developed by psychologists and educators to help bring mindfulness into your life.
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