For Teenagers

This page is for teenagers and young people and has information and advice about family relationship issues. You will find information you can read as well as services that may be able to help.

Information you might find useful

• For Younger Teenagers - Working out relationships with parents - Provides tips about how to get on better with your parents, about family rules, getting grounded, talking to each other and other helpful stuff.
• For Teenagers - Relationships with parents  - When you're a teenager conflict with parents can be full on. This fact sheet talks about why and how to work it out.
• For Teenagers - Conflict and negotiation - This fact sheet explains what conflict and negotiation are and how you can deal with conflict better.
• Family separation - a guide for teens - This guide was developed especially to answer some of the questions and issues young people often raise when their family is separating.

Get help

• call the Kids Helpline on 1800 55 1800 anytime from anywhere in Australia
• call the Family Relationship Advice Line on 1800 050 321 from 8 am to 8 pm, Monday to Friday, and 10 am to 4 pm on Saturday, except national public holidays
• find a Family Relationship Centre near you

Search for information about

• handling changes
• managing feelings
• separation
• family violence
• the law

Search for services that can assist with

• managing your feelings
• separation issues
• family violence issues
• legal issues