ReachOut Parents Live

Being a parent in the age of social media is confusing. It's hard enough trying to understand feeds, stories, 'DMs' and 'finstas', let alone differentiating between safe and unsafe behavior for teens online. Parents understand that social media is how teens communicate with their friends, find information and learn new things about the world. That means it's often not realistic to block access to it outright. That's why we wanted to ask: how can parents wrap their heads around social media? And how can they help their teens manage their social media habits?

Join us to hear from Mia Garlick, Facebook's Director of Policy for Australia and New Zealand, and Ashley de Silva, ReachOut's CEO, who will chat about the platforms out there, their positive and negative impacts, and practical tips for parents looking to help their teens manage their use of those platforms. Later, we'll hear from Shameen, a mum of two, and her 17 year old, Jay. Together, they'll talk about how they work together to manage Jay's social media usage.

For more clarity on this complicated topic, head over to ReachOut.com/ParentsGuidetoInsta and parents.au.reachout.com

Your host Melissa Hoyer discusses body image, eating disorders and teenagers with Juliette Thomson from The Butterfly Foundation and father of 2, Gavin Holman.

Today's conversation answers questions like: 

• What is body image?
• How do you help your teenager develop a positive body image?
• What are the risk factors for eating disorders?
• How can you start conversations about body image and eating disorders?
• How much should my teenager's school know about their eating disorder?
• What sort of role does social media play with body image and eating disorders?
• How can parents support themselves when the family is being impacted by an eating disorder?
• And more!

The panel will be answering questions submitted by parents before the taping as well as questions submitted during the conversation via Facebook where the conversation originally took place live.

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Your host Melissa Hoyer discusses drugs, alcohol, parties and teenagers with Paul Dillon. Paul has been working in the area of drug education for over 25 years, authored the book 'Teenagers, Alcohol and Drugs' and has spoken in schools across Australia. 

Today's conversation answers questions like: 

• How do you start a conversation about drugs and alcohol?
• Does giving my teenager alcohol myself make them more responsible drinkers?
• How should I approach cannabis with my teen?
• How do you know if drug use is one-off or becoming a habit?
• How do you deal with different rules from your co-parent or your teenagers' friends parents?
• How do you host a successful teenage party?
• And more!

The panel will be answering questions submitted by parents before the taping as well as questions submitted during the conversation via Facebook where the conversation originally took place live.

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Sadly 1 in 4 young people experience mental ill-health each year. We know that parents want to know what signs to look out for and what to do if something seems off with their teen.

Host Melissa Hoyer will speak to a Youth Ambassador Mimi and Child and Family Practitioner Peter about supporting teenagers through tough times. We’ll be discussing 

Today's conversation covers themes including:

• how to open up conversations around mental health
• coping skills for anxiety and depression
• how to get help (and who to get help from),
•  the importance of self-care and more.

The panel will be answering questions submitted by parents on ReachOut.com/Parents before the taping as well as questions submitted during the conversation via Facebook where the conversation originally took place live.

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Melissa Hoyer will lead a discussion about rules and boundaries with special guests dad of 5 Matt Green and psychologist Joe Tighe on episode 2 of ReachOut Parents Live. 

Boundary setting is an important part of helping your teen gain independence, remain safe and learn how to make good decisions. But setting consequences that stick, building trust and making sure you’ve covered all the bases can get pretty complicated.

Today's conversation covers themes including:

• Are there ‘right’ rules and ‘wrong’ rules?
• Teenagers tend to have more emotional responses than adults - how do parents deal with this sort of decision-making?
• Working with a co-parent, particularly how to set rules and boundaries across multiple households?
• How do I establish consequences that stick?
• Sex, drugs, alcohol - how do I set rules around these? 
• My teenager has friends with parents who set very different rules/boundaries - what should I do?
• How do I know it’s time for a rule to change or boundary to move?

The panel will be answering questions submitted by parents on ReachOut.com/Parents before the taping as well as questions submitted during the conversation via Facebook where the conversation originally took place live.

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Your host Melissa Hoyer talks with Annie Wylie from ReachOut and Youth ambassador Carter Opperman.

Today's conversation covers themes including:

• Best location and timing for conversations
• How do I get my teenager to open up?
• How do I get more than a grunt from my teenager?
• How can I tell if there’s something really wrong or they’re just having a bad day?
• How do I deal with the changing nature of communication with my teenager as they go through different developmental stages ie. puberty or finishing high school?
• How do I stay non-judgemental?
• Listening tips

The panel will be answering questions submitted by parents on ReachOut.com/Parents before the taping as well as questions submitted during the conversation via Facebook where the conversation originally took place live.

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If you enjoyed the show or know a parent who would appreciate actionable tips & benefit from access to experts please let them know about the show.

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ReachOut Parents Live

Hi I’m Melissa Hoyer, mother & host of a new internet series called ReachOut Parents Live. The show is for parents to hear & ask questions of parenting experts, teenagers & other savvy parents. We touch on topics including - communicating with your teen, mental health & wellbeing, body image, drug & alcohol use. Go to reachout.com/parents for more details and to subscribe