TWO parenting experts divulged their secrets to an audience of Harrow mums and dads last week.
A seminar was arranged by Rachel Gardner, of BBC2 programme No Sex Please We're Teenagers, and Rosemary Lamaison, a parent mentor for Pinner voluntary organisation Hope, to mentor local parents.
Members of Children First - mothers and fathers of children from 13 of the borough's schools - were taught the importance of increasing self esteem in young people and enhancing their communication skills.
Rachel Gardner, a youth worker, said: "Keeping communication channels open is vital.
"Young people often want to tell their parents what's going on in their lives, but are scared of the reaction they might get."
For information about Children First, a group which supports children in school and at home, call 020 8428 9275.
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