In Can We Talk? consultant child psychiatrist Dr Sarah Vohra shares an easy-to-use traffic light system that will help you to navigate tricky early conversations. Whether your child is 6 or 16, the expert advice and practical tools in this book cover such key concerns as sleep, low mood, anxiety and self-harm. This updated edition also includes a new chapter on the impact of social media on your child's wellbeing, with strategies to help you support them in a world where Instagram and Snapchat multiply the pressure to be perfect at all levels and all times.

'Let's talk': getting the conversation started -- 'I'm worried my child is depressed' -- 'I'm worried my child self-harms and is suicidal' -- 'I'm worried my child is anxious' -- 'I'm worried my child has OCD' -- 'I'm worried my child might have bipolar' -- 'I'm worried my child might be seeing things' -- 'I'm worried my child might have an eating disorder' -- 'I'm worried my child might have ADHD' -- 'I'm worried my child might have autism' -- 'I'm worried my child has PTSD' -- 'I'm worried my child is taking drugs' -- 'I'm worried my child is taking drugs' -- 'I'm worried my child is grieving' -- 'I'm worried about my child's sleep' -- 'I'm worried my child may be being abused' -- 'I'm worried my child is being bullied' -- 'I'm worried my child is shutting me out' -- 'I'm worried my child has body image issues' -- 'I'm worried my child has gender difficulties' -- 'I'm worried my child's mental health is being adversely affected by social media' -- What to expect: the first appointment with a GP or psychiatrist.