Wellbeing Matters

The Parent Hope Podcast

When children are exposed to confronting sexualised online content, parents can be left reeling—worried about the impact, unsure what to do next, and tempted to jump into control mode. While Australia has now rolled out restrictions on social media, much of the damage has already been done, leaving many families trying to work out how to respond.

In this episode, we speak with Dr Marshall Ballantine-Jones, a leading specialist in online sexualisation education with more than 25 years of experience supporting children, youth, and families. As CEO of DigiHelp Publishing, Marshall designs school-based programs that address the realities of online behaviour with honesty, compassion, and practical strategies.

How to Be a Supportive Parent to Your Teenager

Supporting You to Support Them

FREE Professional Coaching Sessions for Parents/Carers of Teens 12–18yo

Free resources for families of adolescents aged 10 to 14 years

The Department of Education has launched an Easing into adolescence webpage for families of students aged 10 to 14 (Grade 5 to Year 8). 

The webpage has information and strategies you can use to help ease your child into adolescence and secondary school. These include: 

• a guide to emotion coaching. Staff from The University of Melbourne’s Tuning in to Teens Kids program developed the guidance.
• how to support your adolescent with their studies and more generally. Parenting expert and clinical psychologist Andrew Fuller helped develop this resource.

Subtitles for videos by The University of Melbourne on the webpage are available in 10 languages. You can select your preferred language on the translations page.

For questions about these resources, contact the Strategic Partnerships, Transitions and Student Voice team. You can email them at Secondary.School.Transition@education.vic.gov.au.

Community Services Directory on BSC Website

There is a Community Services Directory on the BSC website. This page provides links to a range of wellbeing services available to students and parents in our community.

Webinars for parents and carers |eSafety Commissioner

Ms Gulzabeen Mohammed (Head of Wellbeing), Ms Rachel Felmingham (Mental Health Practitioner) and Mr Elin Kim (Counsellor)