Hot Topics

This section contains tips and information for parents and carers, on a range of topics that young people call Kids Helpline about.

If you are concerned about a young person in your care, remember you can always call Parentline.

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• Breaking Up New!
• Safe Partying
• Children As Carers
• Peer Pressure
• Loneliness
• Family Relationships
• Shared Custody
• Separation
• Children In Foster Care
• Suicide
• School-related Bullying
• Independent Living
• Social Networking Safety
• Managing Christmas
• Sleep
• Communication
• Sexuality
• Self-injury/self-harm
• Cross Cultural Differences
• Violence
• Respectful Relationships
• Alcohol And Other Drugs
• Anxiety
• Making Friends
• Anniversaries Of Loss (Victorian Bushfire tip sheet)
• Living With Grief And Loss (Victorian Bushfire tip sheet)
• Transitioning
• Christmas And Grief (Victorian Bushfire tip sheet)
• Being Resilient
• Exam Stress
• Cyberbullying
• Body Image