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Weekly Wrap Up!

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Weekly Wrap Up: What are the highlights this week?

 

From September 2019, we will be introducing a Weekly Wrap Up, highlighting the top 3 discussions of the week! 

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This is an opportunity to recognise the contributions of parents to the community, flag threads that may be of interest, and to celebrate the incredible support and learnings between members.

 

Want to nominate a fellow member's thread for Weekly Wrap Up? Let us know here, or via email at forums@reachout.com 

 

Let's celebrate!!

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Weekly Wrap Up: 6th September 2019

 

This week we are celebrating members who have been courageous in sharing their experiences! Here are 3 highlights from this week:

 

1. This week we saw @InayaCare start a fantastic discussion about the importance of Self Advocacy skills for young people, particularly those with special needs or diverse experiences. With input from @Bre-RO and @JAKGR8, we are seeing the role parents have in supporting teens to advocate for themselves and their needs- such a crucial skill! You can contribute to this conversation here to share your thoughts and experiencesThank you @InayaCare for a fantastic discussion!

 

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2. This week we welcomed two new members who introduced themselves to our community in our New Member, Introduce yourself discussion. Welcome and thank you for making your first posts @Dot000 and @DSmum! Thank you to @PapaBill  and @JAKGR8 for the warm welcomes!

 

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3. @Newtothis2019 made a new discussion about interactions with her boyfriend's teen living in the home full time. We often hear from parents who are living with their partner's teens, or who are new to step parenting, and navigating the boundaries of that relationship. Check out this thread to share your thoughts, experiences and insights

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See something great happening in the forums community you want to highlight in the weekly wrap up? Let us know here!

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Hello community! It is Friday which means..... time for another Weekly Wrap Up to celebrate the activity happening across the forums this week!

 

Here are three highlights for this week- feel free to jump in, add to the conversations and let other members know their posts are awesome with a like!

 

1. This week we saw one of our newest members @Rose_1 come online to talk about the experiences of their teen not attending school. This is a topic that has come up time and time again across the forums as one of the big challenges parents are facing. If you have a similar experience, or thoughts you would like to share, jump into the discussion here. We are very grateful you have reached out @Rose_1 Heart

 

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2. A big shout out to the parents this week who have gone above and beyond to support other forum members! It takes a lot of courage to offer support and share your story to help someone else, and we want to acknowledge your contributions. A huge thank you to @DadFad @PapaBill @taokat @JAKGR8 @Alexendra @Maruko @gigi5 @D123d and @PaulSSmith!

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3. This next shout out goes to @JohnT for opening up for help this morning when your family is going through so much! We are all holding hope with you Heart We would love to see more community members jump into this discussion to share your support! An incredible response here from @DadFad 

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Hello Community! Weekly Wrap is here with three important discussions that have been happening across the Parents Community this week!

 

1. @KattMomma started this discussion about teens and social issues, with a number of community members jumping in to offer their compassionate support, insights and ideas! Thank you to @PapaBill, @JohnT  and @JAKGR8 for your kind words and insights Heart If you would like to join the discussion, and add your ideas and support please do!

 

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2.This week we have been talking about how to spend quality time with your teens. What do you do during quality time with your teen? Let us know here

 

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3. @Angel0713 posted about teens and vaping; an activity that is becoming more and more common among young people If you have an experience of talking to a teen about vaping, or teen vaping use, add your thoughts to the discussion here

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And that's our wrap! Check out this thread again on Friday for more highlights and ongoing discussions

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It is Friday, which means it is time for another weekly wrap up! We have a three posts/discussions to celebrate!

 

Providing hope that things can get better

The first weekly wrap up shout out goes to @Justcantcope for posting an update on their situation with their teen, providing a strong message of hope for other parents that things can and do improve Heart If you want to read @Justcantcope's story, you can follow along here

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@Alexendra has been checking in with parents across our community this week, lending a helping hand and listening ear.
Your support means so much to our community and we want to acknowledge the time and love you have put in this week to make parents in our community feel welcome, supported and heard

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Shout out to our new members who made a first topic this week! 
@SweetSon made a topic about their son's experience of bullying and friendship struggles at school, if you have been through something similar you can offer some support here. 
Also a shout out to @SallyS who has been talking here about bullying in sporting clubs here

Looking forward to seeing our community responses! 

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And that is a wrap on this week! Keep an eye on this thread each Friday for weekly forum highlights!

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Welcome to another Weekly Wrap Up!

 

We have another three posts to highlight in our community this week!

 

Ideas to support teens to reduce gaming times

The first weekly highlight goes to @VirginiaMum for this post sharing their experience of supporting their teen to reduce gaming and computer times. Fantastic suggestions and thank you for sharing your experiences! 

 

Our Child and Family Professionals are here to answer questions!

This week we started a new activity of the forums; Ask a Child and Family Professional a question. Every Thursday our Professionals will be answering a question submitted by parents in this forum community. If you have a question you would like to ask, you can submit it here! Keep an eye on this section of the forums for posts from our professionals.

 

Sharing courageously and seeking support from other parents when things are hard at home:

The third weekly highlight goes to one of our newest members @dka70. Your openness to share your story and willingness to come online to seek support through such a challenging few years for your family is so courageous! We really admire the endless support and continual hope that you have held for your daughter these last few years. We are holding hope with you and here to lend a listening ear. 

 

If you can relate to @dka70, you can offer words of support here

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Hello Parents Community and welcome to another weekly wrap up! We will be adding a few more shout outs today for last week's posts too!

 

The first post I want to celebrate today is @PapaBill's response to @Spainh1 here about setting boundaries and consequences in the lead up to Christmas. Whether or not to give presents at Christmas based on behaviour throughout the year can be a hard choice to make, and the suggestion around ensuring teens understand 'the why' of the decision was a good one! I am sure in the coming weeks many parents will be having this conversation, so thank you @Spainh1 for reaching out to ask the tough questions about gift giving.

 

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@Alohamom the question here about how to encourage their son to make new friends. Teenage friendships can be tough to navigate, and we know that this is a topic that so many parents can relate to. Thank you for reaching out to raise your concerns. We are always here to chat when you need a listening ear Heart

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@dad80dad80 made a discussion topic to see what concerns impact parents most, and keep you up at night. If you have a concern you would like to share, you can join the conversation here

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Our Professionals have also answered a new question this week- "What can I do when my teen won’t go to school (legal responsibility)?" You can see their response here

 

And that is a wrap for this week! Looking forward to highlighting more discussions next Friday Smiley Happy

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This week's wrap up is featuring three of our amazing community members!

 

Messages of hope:

The first shout out goes to @Mummabear43 for sharing your experiences with your daughter here, and conveying hope for other parents that things can and do get better with the right support system in place!

 

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Single Parents Support

This week you may have seen @Bre-RO make this post with resources and a space for single parents, or members co-parenting to share their thoughts and experiences.

 

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And the third shout out this week is for one of our newest members, @lunetika , who asked a question our parents community might be interested to answer here. Thank you for reaching out!

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Hi Parents Community! It's time for another weekly wrap highlighting some of the support happening in our forums community this week!

 

Firstly, @compassion for this amazing, compassionate and empathetic support for @lookingforhlp28 here

 

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Also, @JAKGR8 for your response to @lookingforhlp28 too! Knowing somewhere is there and hears how you are feeling is so powerful!

 

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And the last shout out this week is for one brave member who came online to seek support for their son. @Penguin5, we are hearing how much your family is going through supporting your son through panic attacks- we really appreciate that you reached out to us here! Your courage to share what is happening at home has been seen by over 95 other parents already- your story is helping others going through something similar!

 

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Hi there Parent Community! It has been a little while since we have had a weekly wrap up! Here are some awesome posts we’ve seen this week Smiley Happy

The first shout out goes to @compassion for an amazing response to a new member. We loved this quote:

“I'm grateful that you were able to find your way here and, for better or worse, you will find a group of people who know all too well of what you speak...” such a powerful message illustrating the understanding in this online space.


And the second shout out is for a new member @dandelion! Your response to @Fullhouse was great! We loved this sentence “It is easy to feel alone in this, but there is support out there.”


And that’s a wrap for this week!
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