Most parents hate seeing their children in stressful situations, regardless of what the cause is - but there may be an argument for allowing them to experience the stress.

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With the year drawing to a close, teenagers are finishing up with school and leaving home.

Holly Brooker joins to discuss how parents can best support their children through the transition, and when it's time to give them a gentle nudge.

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How involved should you allow your children to become in politics? What warnings should you give them?

Psychologist Sara Chatwin joins to discuss this and more.

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With exam season just around the corner, John Cowan joins Tim Beveridge to let you know how you can help your children in the lead-up.

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Most children reach a point in their pre-teen or teenage years when they grow more self aware, they begin to make comments that are critical of themselves.

Dougal Sutherland joins Tim Beveridge to discuss how parents should respond to these comments to avoid worsening their self-image.

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Recent studies from the United States show how detrimental being a parent can be to your mental health.

Tim Beveridge is joined by Parenting Place CEO Dave Atkinson to discuss how to maintain your mental health with children.

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Neuroscience Educator Nathan Wallis joins Tim Beveridge on The Weekend Collective to discuss the harms of helicopter parenting and how to raise resilient kids.

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Children will often insist on having music or a TV show playing in the background while they study, but how distracting is it really?

Also, how are single parents able to cope with all the decision making and responsibilities they have to do alone?

Neuroscience trainer Kathryn Berkett joins Tim Beveridge to discuss this and more.

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