Let’s Talk: Bullying, meanness and social exclusion

Parenting does not come with a neat script. Some days the questions are simple: What time is pick-up? Have you packed lunch? Where are your shoes?

Other days the questions sit much deeper.

• How do I talk to my child about bullying?

• How do I support my teen through anxiety?

• What do I say about vaping, pornography, consent, sexuality, screen time, friendship drama, school refusal, identity, or risk-taking?

• And perhaps the biggest question of all: how do I stay connected when the conversation feels hard?

The Let’s Talk Parent Conversation Series is a practical, supportive seminar series for parents and carers who want space to think, talk, listen, and learn. This is not a lecture series where someone stands at the front and pretends to have all the answers. It is a facilitated conversation where good information, practical tools, lived experience, and steady parenting wisdom can sit around the same table.

Bullying, Meanness and Social Exclusion

• What do I ask?

• What do I document? 

• When is it best to step in?

• How do I support my child through this?

This session explores bullying, friendship ruptures, group exclusion, online harm and the awful ache of watching your child feel unsafe or unseen. 

In the group session we explore:

• how to listen well,

• when to involve school or youth group leaders, and 

• how to help children rebuild confidence without minimising what has happened