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In this short video, parents and teenagers talk about how rules and boundaries can support pre-teens and teenagers as they develop independence. Rules and boundaries can help, even as teenagers get closer to adulthood. Trust and communication is a big part of this. You can also see how different parents have different expectations about boundaries.

As one mum says, ‘Sometimes they want you to say no ... it makes them feel safe’.

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"With children of more permissive parents, psychological research has shown they have difficulty following rules, they can have less self control and can encounter more problems in their relationships and social interactions.''

Reach out before you bottom out. Find articles, videos, tips and more on self care from Reach Out.

Find articles about mental health in general, new resources, how you can take care of your own and others mental health and much more on this self care portal from Beyond Blue.

Online evidence-based programs to help improve the way you feel. Discover step-by-step strategies for managing stress, anxiety and low mood on This Way Up.

When an airplane hits turbulence, we’re told to put on our own oxygen masks before helping those around us. Yet when it comes to mental health, caregivers are often the last to look after their wellbeing.

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Not feeling like yourself lately? You’re not alone. It’s something most people experience at some point. And there are simple things you can do that can help. Find mental health resources from Head to Health.

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'A guide to self-care' has been developed by Life in Mind. Self-care refers to activities that preserve and maintain one’s physical, emotional and mental health. It is an ongoing commitment to look after yourself through helpful behaviours that protect your health during periods of stress.

What is the best way to ease someone's pain and suffering? In this beautifully animated RSA Short, Dr Brené Brown reminds us that we can only create a genuine empathic connection if we are brave enough to really get in touch with our own fragilities.

Find excellent videos on mental health and drug use on The Matilda Centre's youtube channel.

The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use (the Matilda Centre) brings together world-leading researchers, clinicians, people with lived experience and community to share skills, synergise data, harness new technologies and trial innovative programs to prevent and treat mental and substance use disorders.

In this video from the Australian Childhood Foundation, we look at what's happening inside a child's brain as they grow - and how this might affect your experience as a carer.

One thing we all have in common is that we all go through the human life cycle, which goes from infancy to childhood to adolescence to adulthood to old age and to death. Learn more about adolescence - or being a teenager - in this video from Mind Matters Australia.

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