In this episode Petrina Tighe and I answer the questions submitted by listeners. We talk about coping as a parent of teenagers through the pandemic and the importance of cutting them some slack. We answer questions about managing sibling rivalry and supporting healthy sibling relationships when sharing and compromise is difficult. 

We also have an interesting discussion about responding to parental separation where the one parent is attempting to alienate the other. 

Following on from our episode with Alison Curtis, who spoke really candidly about losing both of her parents in her teens.  We answer questions about supporting children through grief and loss. 

We then discuss knowing when to refer a child to receive professional help. Colman speaks honestly around the deficits within the national systems of support and helps parents to access the correct service to support their child.

We talk about supporting non-sporty children who struggle to make friends and discuss the importance of helping them to find their tribe. This is followed by a discussion about how to promote self-worth in children if the parent themselves has poor self worth in themselves. 

Colman finishes the episode by talking openly about his own parenting challenges. 

Keywords: Supporting teens in Lockdown, sibling rivalry, Grief and Loss, parental separation, when to seek professional help, and supporting parents who have poor self worth.

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