Parent Support in 2024

Raising children is both a huge joy and a unique challenge. At the end of some days, you may high-five yourself for being the most amazing parent, while others you may sit on the couch, head in hands, wondering how things got to where they did today. Parenting is a journey that many of us are not prepared for, with our young people often throwing us new behaviours or challenges that we feel not equipped to manage. The truth is that many of us are just doing the best we can with the information and education we have from our own past experiences or from our family and friends.

This year I would like to provide our PLC parent and carer community with information about their young people; how they function, how they think, what we can do as parents to support and/or challenge them. I am by no means an expert in any of these topics, but each week I will source information that might be helpful for you as a parent/carer of our young people. To help me ensure that the information is what you would like, it would be great if you could take two minutes to complete the Microsoft Form below and let me know what topics you would like me to cover.

https://forms.office.com/r/Ec0D69QhCi

If you have expertise in any areas of adolescent development, behaviour management, disability, parenting, or you feel that some information you possess may be helpful to other parents, please email me directly (bmacaulay@pacluth.qld.edu.au).

I thank you for taking the time to complete the form and look forward to journeying through the 2024 school year with you.

Look after yourselves and those around you.

Brendan

Mr Brendan Macaulay, Head of Student Support