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What can real parents learn from their family?

In these films, three generations of families come together to play Never Ever Has My Child… and open up about teenagehood, school, mental health, house rules and the changes in parenting across the decades.

Episode 1: School

Real grandparents, parents and their children talk about all things school-related, in this first episode of the Never Ever Has My Child series. Statements like ‘Never Ever Has My Child… Had too much school work’ and ‘Never Ever Has My Child… Felt anxious because of an exam’ are explored.

Episode Two: Teenagers

In this second episode of the Never Ever Has My Child series, real families talk about teenagers and the negative stereotypes that follow them - Are they really know-it-alls who spend all day on their phones?

Episode Three: Mental Health Part One

Three generations of families talk about mental health in this episode; from childhood worries, to sharing difficult emotions with your family.

Episode Four: Mental Health Part Two

Part two of our exploration into mental health in families looks at anxiety, the importance of talking to each other as a family and the difficulties some parents had expressing themselves when they were children.

Episode Five: House Rules

In this final episode of the Never Ever Has My Child series, our families discuss the cultural and generational differences around household chores and responsibilities, as well as facing up to statements like ‘Never Ever Has My Child… Lied about where they are?’.

Watch presenter and NHS clinician Dr Ranj as he reacts to one family and their thoughts on how the conversation around the mental health of young men has changed for the better…

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