Issue Five: Truancy
A lot of parents contact Parentline Plus about their child playing truant and not knowing what they can do to get their child to school.
This comic book looks at teenager Cheryl who is sleeping in on a school day - yet again, when her dad dad walks in. Choose how Cheryl's dad should react from two situations, both leading to very different outcomes.
At the end of the comic book, you will find tips on dealing with truancy and useful links for further support.
Issue Four: Handling Anger
Parentline Plus recognises that arguments are a part of every day family life, but sometimes, disagreements can turn into blazing rows and that is why our latest animated comic book is designed to help you cope with your teenager and anger.
All parents have had an argument with their teen at one stage, and this comic book presents a popular scenario; Teenager Darren's room is a tip and his mum has just walked in. Choose how Darren's mum should react from two situations, both leading to very different outcomes.
At the end of the comic book, you will find tips on tackling arguments and useful links for further support.
Issue Three: Talking about sex
Our third comic book looks at the importance of talking to your teenager about sex and relationships. We know it is tricky topic to talk about, but it’s important to help your teenager become informed and confident enough to make safe decisions about sex in the future.
Many parents contact Parentline Plus for support with talking to their teen or pre-teen about sex. This comic book presents two separate situations, one where Nat’s mum decides to talk to her daughter about sex and one where she decides to ignore the topic. Each situation leads to very different outcomes for teenager Nat.
At the end of the comic book, you will find our tips on talking to teenagers about sex and useful links for further support. You might also like to print out this comic book to look at alongside your pre-teen or teenager – it might be just the thing you need to start talking to them about sex...
Issue Two: Peer pressure
This comic has been developed to suggest possible strategies for you to deal with situations that can arise when parenting a teenager. Our second comic book looks at ways to deal with peer pressure when a teen requests new trainers because all of their friends have them.
A popular situation for some parents; you have two paths to choose from, presenting two very different outcomes for the relationship between teenager Jay and his mother.
At the end of the comic strip you will find top tips for dealing with such a situation and useful links for further support. You may also like to download and print this cartoon out to read alongside your pre-teen or teenager as it might make it easier to start talking about topics like peer pressure and risky behaviours.
Issue One: Underage drinking and risky behaviour
Our first comic strip looks at ways to cope with a teenager that returns home drunk, after curfew and vomits on the carpet.
A familiar scenario for some parents; here you'll have two situations to choose from, presenting two very different outcomes for the relationship between 14 year old Kerry and her father.
