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Talking to your primary school-aged child about your mental health difficulties
Emerging MindsPrimary school-aged children are naturally curious and may have lots of questions which may be uncomfortable to answer. This resource has been developed to help you prepare for and feel confident about these conversations. -
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Talking to your teenager about your mental health difficulties
Emerging MindsThis resource aims to help you understand how to build open lines of communication with your teenager and let them know you’re there for them. -
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Managing household chores: a guide for parents living with mental illness
Emerging MindsThis resource was developed to help parents consider how they can share responsibility for household chores across the family, while recognising when children may be taking on too much and how to go about reclaiming responsibility for managing the household. -
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Talking to your young child about your mental health difficulties
Emerging MindsThis resource has been developed to help parents understand the importance of talking about their experience of mental illness and maintaining strong connections with their young children (toddlers and preschoolers). -
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Parenting during recovery from mental illness
Emerging MindsThis resource defines recovery from mental illness and describes recovery models. Adults experiencing mental illness are prompted to think about what recovery means for themselves and their family, while considering how family involvement can be important for healing. -
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Caring for grandchildren when their parents are living with mental illness
Emerging MindsThis resource was developed to help grandparents think about how to prepare for grandchildren coming to stay with them because the children’s parent is experiencing mental illness. It provides advice on maintaining family relationships and what to do when it’s time for children to return to live with their parents. -
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Maintaining children’s routines: a guide for parents living with mental illness
Emerging MindsThis resource was developed to help parents understand the importance of maintaining routines in helping children feel safe and secure, and when to ask for support. -
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Communicating with your baby when you’re experiencing mental health difficulties
Emerging MindsHow you communicate with your baby is important, particularly when you're unwell. This resource aims to help you understand how to communicate and connect with your infant when you’re experiencing the symptoms of mental illness. -
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Looking after yourself: a guide for young people caring for a parent
Emerging MindsThis resource has been developed to help young people who do a lot to help their parent experiencing mental illness (and by extension their family) recognise when it’s time to ask for help and what kinds of support may be available. -
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Supporting your grandchildren when their parent is living with mental illness
Emerging MindsThis resource was developed to help grandparents think about how they can help their grandchildren who have a parent experiencing mental illness. Grandparents are prompted to consider how, and to what extent, they can realistically be involved before offering support – and how to do so without compromising family relationships. -
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You’re not alone: finding out your parent has a mental illness
Emerging MindsThis resource has been developed to help children feel less alone by sharing the perspectives of people who have lived experience of living with a parent experiencing mental health difficulties. It includes a number of suggestions on who to contact for support when learning that a parent has a mental illness. -
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Getting support from school when your parent is living with a mental illness
Emerging MindsSchool is a big part of your life, and so it makes sense that when things are tricky at home, you might have some days where being at school is difficult. The good news is your school can actually be a great place to feel safe and find support – this fact sheet will help you find out how.