East London NHS Foundation Trust

Helping Your Child Through Mental Health Challenges: What Every Parent Needs to Know

No. of episodes

9

Latest episode

2026-06-19

Where can you listen?

When your child is struggling with their mental health, it can feel frightening, confusing, and overwhelming. You want to help, but you may not always know what to say, what to do, or how to support them without losing yourself in the process.
This programme was created to guide you through that journey — calmly, clearly, and without judgement.

Helping Your Child Through Mental Health Challenges is an eight-module audio programme designed to support parents and carers who want to understand their child’s struggles and build confidence in how to respond. Each module is narrated in a clear, compassionate, and practical way, giving you space to reflect, learn, and make sense of what’s happening at home.

Across the programme, you’ll explore:
• Your own emotional experience and why your feelings matter in this process.
• Sustainable self-care, boundaries, and ways to prevent burnout.
• How to communicate effectively when your child is withdrawn, anxious, or overwhelmed.
• Setting realistic expectations that support your child without adding pressure.
• Focusing on strengths, rebuilding connection, and restoring trust.
• Supporting growing independence, even when it feels difficult to let go.
• How to stay present when your child stops engaging, and when to seek additional help.
• Moving forward together, with confidence, clarity, and a renewed sense of direction.

This programme doesn’t offer quick fixes or unrealistic promises. Instead, it gives you steady, practical guidance rooted in real experience — helping you feel more grounded and prepared as you support your child through their most challenging moments.
Start with the first module and take it one step at a time — at your pace, in your own time.