01 JULY 2026 Wellbeing Messages

Well done on staff, students and parents on making it through another busy term. A special thank you to our wellbeing services leader, Tanya Borg, who has run three wellbeing programs this term. Our Stride Forward, Iron Armour and Boys to Noble Men have been a wonderful success. In wider pastoral care news, the Year 7 and 8 students participated in Backflips Against Bullying and the year ten students had their wellbeing day with presentations from Your Choicez.

Next term select Year 10 and 11 girls will be participating in She Rises. This program is a wellbeing initiative, designed to support and empower young women to building self-esteem and confidence, identifying personal strengths, understand and set healthy boundaries in relationships and promote overall wellbeing and resilience. Select Year 10 boys will also have the opportunity to participate in the Real Strength program with Project 4 Hope.

In the Community

FREE Parent Webinar – Friendship Problems and Social Stress

Helping kids manage social issues, online and offline.

Thursday 10 September 2026
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm AEST

In this session, we explore how parents can:

Understand why friendship issues feel so big: Why social problems, fallouts, and shifting friendships can hit kids so hard.
Make sense of bullying and exclusion: How social dynamics, both online and in person, can escalate quickly.
Help kids respond to social challenges: Ways to support children through conflict, fallouts, and social stress.
Click here to register.

Tuning Into Teens- Anglicare ParentZone

This program is a FREE six-session program for parents and carers of children 11 - 18 years. Tuning in to Teens supports caregivers to build connections and understand developmental needs of teenagers. It provides a number of skills and strategies to help with everyday parenting challenges, based on emotionally tuned parenting.

The program will help you to learn how to:

• Understand your teen’s emotions
• Be aware and manage your emotions
• Build attachment and teaching through emotional experiences
• Help your teen understand and manage their emotions
• Develop skills to assist your teen in problem solving

Dates: Mondays, 3rd August – 7th September 2026 (6 sessions)
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Where: Headspace (Greensborough) Shop 1/78 Main Street, Greensborough
Cost: This program is free of charge, but registration is essential Bookings: Use QR code to register for the program
Enquiries: For enquires contact Parentzone Northern: (03) 9301 5200 or parentzone.northern@anglicarevic.org.au

Tuning Into Teens Arabic - Anglicare ParentZone

Dates: Thursdays, 6th August – 10th September 2026 (6 sessions)
Time: 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Venue: Broadmeadows Women’s Community House
Cost: This program is free of charge, but registration is essential
Bookings and Enquiries: ParentZone Northern: (03) 9301 5200 or email parentzone.northern@anglicarevic.org.au

Tuning Into Teens Online - Anglicare ParentZone

Dates: Thursday, 6th August – 10th September (6 sessions)
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Venue: Online via Zoom
Cost: This program is free of charge, but registration is essential
Bookings and Enquiries: ParentZone Northern: (03) 9301 5200 or email parentzone.northern@anglicarevic.org.au

Tips, Tricks & Links

Teenagers making friends - can parents help?- ReachOut

Reliable friendships are so important during adolescence. But for some teens, it can be really tough.

By strengthening their ability to connect with others, your teen is more likely to build a strong support network, which is key to their wellbeing and resilience. Here are some things you can do to empower them with the skills and support they need to manage their own social lives. Read more from ReachOut here.

How to help your teen when they’re feeling lonely and isolated – ReachOut

Loneliness in teens can be hard to spot – and even harder to talk about. If your teenager is shutting themselves away and acting distant, you can support them by strengthening your own connection, helping them to connect with others and guiding them towards support. Read more from ReachOut here.

Support Services

Kids Helpline: 1800 55 1800
eHeadspace: 1800 650 890
Lifeline: 13 11 14
Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636
Suicide Callback: 1300 659 467
Parentline: 13 22 89
1800RESPECT: Call 1800 737 732, text 0458 737 732

Annika Ring
Psychologist