Parent Assembly

Justin Coulson, one of Australia's leading parenting presenters, is providing a free webinar to all Catholic school parents in NSW. His webinar "Breaking Point" is an hour of thoughtful, personal, powerful and practical information exploring the mental health issues impacting our young people. Don't miss out WEDNESDAY 30TH OCTOBER. REGISTER VIA THE LINK https://happyfamilies.com.au/council-of-catholic-schools-parents-breaking-point-7pm-aedt

Breaking Point Presented by Dr Justin Coulson 30 October 2024.pdf

Got a stressed teen? Whether it's sitting the HSC or end of year exams or assignments this time of year can be stressful for our young people. Chris Hudson, a teen researcher, mentor and presenter has got some great tips for parents in his latest post "Helping Teens Manage Stress". Definitely worth a read.

Helping Teenagers Manage Stress - A Guide For Parents Dealing with a stressed Teenager? Here's a simple guide help you understand when your teen is stressed and how to help them.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese today announced a national ban on children using social media. Although there's no details about age restrictions and how it will be enforced, it's generated lots of conversations. No doubt it's a response to the growing body of research that shows some concerning trends regarding children and young people's social media use and declining mental and physical health. A report issued recently based on 19000 Australian families shows 39% of 10-12 year olds use TikTok for an average of 122 minutes a day. That's about 240 videos! Experts suggest this level of viewing can have negative impacts on children's ability to focus and concentrate regardless of whether the content is appropriate or not. It's certainly a good time for parents to be attentive to their child's social media access and usage. What are your thoughts? Is the government right to introduce a ban? What age do you think would be appropriate for kids to access social media?

Parenting teens and tweens can be a tricky business. Come along to a FREE workshop with one of Australia's leading parent coaches, Chris Hudson. You'll experience great up-to-date information, practical strategies all packaged in Chris' down to earth and humorous style! Don't miss out and register for a workshop at a location close to you:
6pm 16th September Grafton District Services Club "Approaching the Teenage Years" Great for parents of children, tweens and early teens. Click here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScpB0DWeRXX1Q02z4ckqsuqCpSlLoFcYWYDqExObAY6EHatPQ/viewform

6pm 17th September R Block Trinity College SCU Campus Lismore "Parenting in the Digital Age". Click here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeKtvMuy92_ldsQbeiykc5J-Tv3q6jpkHfTgo2q98Ren0Qi2g/viewform

6pm 18th September Mt St Patrick's College Murwillumbah "Parenting in the Digital Age" Click here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSew--pHVyPcsxb-SmS8e_akGfmtcjQWebEr8ltHqaT8m6-drw/viewform

PARENTING TEENAGERS IN A DIGITAL WORLD

BREAKING POINT: EXPLORING YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH
Don't Miss This Free Webinar for Parents
Register at: https://ccsp.schoolzineplus.com/form/61
The Council of Catholic School Parents is hosting a FREE parenting webinar with parenting speaker and author, Justin Coulson on 11th September at 7pm. This webinar will unpack:
• The root causes behind the deteriorating state of mental health, and who (or what) is responsible
• The tools you need to reverse this trend for your children
• Realistic approaches for managing screen time in a way that protects your child's wellbeing
• Creating margin in your home and family life to protect and promote mental wellness

Council of Catholic School Parents eNewsletter Welcome to the Council of Catholic School Parents eNewsletter.

The holidays are upon us, and while the extra free time can be a wonderful break for our kids, it's also a perfect opportunity to help them grow in character, virtues, and important life skills. Here are some fun and meaningful ways to use this holiday time to nurture your child's development and contribute to the family unit.

Build character over the Holidays.pdf

Parents at our recent Parent Assembly Conference gave glowing feedback about our second fantastic keynote speaker, Lael Stone. As an expert in supporting the development of healthy emotional intelligence in children and young people, Lael was able to provide lots of wisdom, laughs and practical strategies. Check out Lael's resources at https://laelstone.com.au/ and find out that in our families "connection is always the answer."

Recently, Parent Assembly hosted a fantastic conference attended by over 150 Lismore Diocese Catholic school parents and carers. It was a wonderful day filled with great speakers and awesome strategies to help improve our family lives. Our first speaker, Michelle Mitchell shared so much invaluable information about how to parent our children toward confidence and resilience. Check out her website for helpful blogs, podcasts, webinars and videos. https://michellemitchell.org/

The NSW Council of Catholic School Parents is hosting a free Lunch and Learn webinar with the eSafety Commissioner.

This is the CCSP's first 'lunch and learn' session. We're hoping you can sit down at lunch time for 30 minutes with your soup, salad or sandwich and listen in!

Thursday 23 May
12.30pm - 1pm
This 30-minute webinar provides an overview of strategies to protect, respond to and support your child online. This webinar will focus on the digital skills to protect and support young people’s mental health and wellbeing online.

Suitable for parents and carers of young people in secondary school.

Please register here:

register.gotowebinar.com

Nature Play vs Plastic Fantastic - What's Best for Children?
A study by the University of South Australia into what type of play and play equipment benefits children most has found that the ideal play for development involves both play in manufactured environments and nature based play. Play in natural environments where children make mud pies, climb trees and build cubbies out of natural materials improves children's imaginative and social play skills. Active play on manufactured playground helps children develop agility and gross motor skills. So whether it's the local playground or a nearby nature reserve, get out there and play. All types of play help improve children's developmental outcomes.

Just had parent teacher interviews with your teen? Check out this helpful tipsheet.

By this stage of the new school year, the excitement of starting secondary school maybe replaced by worries and concerns. Read this tipsheet for ideas about how to help your young person cope with change.

6. Starting Secondary School - Coping with Change.pdf

For some families, starting at a Catholic secondary College may be the first time they have experienced Catholic education. Learn more about our Catholic community.

5. Starting Secondary School Our Catholic Community.pdf

We all care deeply about our children's wellbeing and starting secondary school can present new challenges to your child's sense of wellbeing. Read these tips to help ensure you child is feeling great physically and psychologically.

4. Starting Secondary School - Wellbeing.pdf

With the start of secondary school comes increased access to laptops and digital homework. Read through these ideas about keeping your young teens online usage healthy, safe and purposeful.

3. Starting Secondary School - Healthy Online Behaviour.pdf

Some more helpful tips for those parents with children starting high school. Here's some ideas about how to check in and establish great routines. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_3P4oB4b7oXeVUHzYc_nVPbDFxnCn3yF/view?usp=drive_link

Got a child starting high school? Here's our first tipsheet for supporting your child's successful transition to secondary school.

1. Starting Secondary School - HIgh School Here We Come.pdf

This Sunday is the Fourth Sunday of Advent. This Sunday's theme is Love. You might like to share this prayer at home.