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Drawing on their collective wisdom — and the experiences of the thousands of parents we’ve supported — it offers practical, empowering, and hopeful guidance for anyone supporting a family through these challenges.
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Compassionate answers for parents of children struggling with mental health challenges, and for those who support them.
Dear Pleo: Youth with extreme emotional dysregulation and possible Borderline Personality Disorder
Dear Pleo: My child is engaging in self-harming behaviour
Dear Pleo: I love my son but do not feel safe with him living at home anymore
Dear Pleo: How can we co-parent with such different approaches?
Dear Pleo: I just don’t have much energy left for anything beyond caring for my family anymore
Dear Pleo: Unusual thoughts or altered reality – psychosis
Dear Pleo: My child is engaging in self-harming behaviour
Dear Pleo: I’m unsure of my child’s new pronouns
Dear Pleo: My child’s behaviour has changed post-concussion
Dear Pleo: My child requires school accommodations
Dear Pleo: My child is not eating
Dear Pleo: How can I get my child motivated?
Dear Pleo: How can I get my child out the door and in the classroom?
Dear Pleo: My co-parent and I are not on the same page
Dear Pleo: On supporting gender diversity
Dear Pleo: A new resource for parents and those who support them

