Wellbeing Videos

Welcome to my ‘Wellbeing with Collett’ videos.

I have a weekly segment on Sunday mornings on Channel 7, as the resident psychologist for Mums At the Table. You can see more of these videos over on my You Tube Channel.

Chores Lead to Success, Later in Life (even if teens don’t love them!)

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What the studies discovered is that kids who were expected to participate in doing chores developed a stronger work ethic, and a strong work ethic leads to success in…

Parties and Alcohol – Do parents have any influence on teens?

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A factor we now understand is that parents are one of the main suppliers of alcohol to young teen drinkers. It comes from the mistaken belief that…

Media Reported Trauma – 10 Tips for supporting young people

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Adults can sometimes assume that teens are coping with the overload of media reported trauma – while quietly – they are imploding.

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The Power of Family Meals

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Although family meal time on its own is not a magic bullet for emotional health, evidence suggests that teens who take part in family meals display less delinquency, greater academic achievement, improved wellbeing…

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Supporting Your QuaranTeen

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In today’s Wellbeing with Collett video we chat about what you can do to help your teen through self isolation, staying at home and the changes to their ‘normal’ routine.

When Schooling Comes Home – Mental Fitness Part 2

Education, Mental Fitness, Wellbeing Videos

When schooling comes home, it will look quite different for each household and even each child at your dining table.

I don’t want any of this to become a guilt trip or something burdensome. I don’t want parents to look at this post and think about what they are not doing. Things will happen according to…

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Welcome

Raising Teens is a place where you will find current psychological research on teens and tweens, in practical terms. It also has information and links to well-known experts, on adolescent development, so that you can get on with the job that you do best. That is – supporting, connecting with and loving your teen.

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About the Author

My name is Collett Smart. I am a psychologist, qualified teacher, speaker, podcaster and internationally published author, with more than 25 years experience working in private and public schools, as well as in private practice. I am married and have 3 children aged aged 22, 20 and 14 years-old. Welcome to Raising Teens!