The Top Five Secrets to Building Happy and Resilient Children and Teenagers in Post Pandemic Australia
Prominent Child and Adolescent Psychologist, Dr Michael Carr-Gregg will share his unique insight into how parents can support the mental health of their children post-COVID at a special live event held at leading Girls’ school, Loreto College Marryatville.
The informative evening will take place on Tuesday June 21st and warmly invites the local Adelaide community to unite as Dr Carr-Gregg draws on his 30 years’ experience working with adolescents, to demystify the latest research around teen mental health and impacts of the pandemic on teenagers.
As part of the event, Dr Carr-Gregg will highlight the five most important strategies for helping adolescent girls deal with common issues including coping with stress, mental health, body image and school/study problems. Giving parents added confidence in their abilities to foster happy and resilient teens in a post-pandemic world.
In speaking to the timeliness of the event, Dr Carr-Gregg said:
“Since the pandemic parents have been understandably feeling the pressure to ‘get parenting right’ and concurrently we are seeing teen issues such as eating disorders, anxiety, depression, and substance abuse on the rise.”
Last year, 20,207 young people in Australia aged 17-19 shared their most important issues and concerns, with 45.7% selecting COVID as their primary concern. The enormity of the impact of COVID on this generation of young people cannot be underestimated, making it vital for parents to understand how to tackle the ongoing effects of the pandemic into the future.
Parents will also learn how to take a developmental perspective and understand the workings of the adolescent brain to more effectively bolster their children’s mental health.
With a unique understanding of the emotional wellbeing of adolescent girls, Loreto Marryatville Principal and passionate advocate for girls’ education, Dr Nicole Archard will open the floor for the Secrets of Building Happy and Resilient Children and Teenagers event.
Dr Archard said, “As educators we play an influential role in encouraging positive self-talk and strengthening the emotional and social competencies of young girls to ensure they can navigate the complexities of adolescence.”
Loreto Marryatville has proudly pioneered a forward-thinking approach to student emotional wellbeing through its award winning Social, Emotional and Academic Development (SEAD) Program. This program was recognised as one of Australia’s Best Student Wellbeing Programs at the 2021 Australian Education Awards.
Dr Archard continues, “Loreto Marryatville is proud to host such an important event and bring the expertise and resources of Dr Michael Carr-Gregg to the community of Adelaide parents who will find immense value in these strategies.”
The Building Happy and Resilient Teens Post Pandemic Presentation will be held at Loreto College, Marryatville Tuesday 21st June 2022 at 6pm.
Tickets for the event are available at https://events.humanitix.com/raising-happy-and-resilient-children.
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About Loreto College
Loreto College Marryatville is South Australia’s leading all-girls day and boarding school, catering for students from Early Learning to Year 12.
Established in 1905, a Loreto education is built on a 400-year-old tradition first inspired by the founder of Loreto schools worldwide, Mary Ward, and encapsulates her beliefs in delivering an education which inspires strong, passionate, and confident girls and young women.
In delivering this view, Loreto College Marryatville provides girls with a well-rounded education where students are presented with a broad range of opportunities and given the support and encouragement to become confident and engaged learners with the knowledge and skills to make a difference to their world.
Shannon Muscolino