PARENTS

As most parents of teenagers will know, we are not fun to deal with at the best of times! With our swinging moods, boundary pushing and self obsession, it is no wonder that parents dread the teenage years. Add to that a mental health condition in your teenager and it's obviously going to cause a lot of angst, anger and indeed, misunderstanding. At UME we are here to help you as well as your teenager to get through this tough stage as smoothly as possible as we know how hard it is to parent a teen with a mental health condition (personally i was a right nightmare to my parents while I was suffering). Contact us if you're worried about your teen and we will be happy to help in any way we can and browse this section for our tips on how to best support your teen while maintaining a good relationship with them and also hear from the parents of the UME team on how they coped, the things they did well and the things they feel they could have done better.