For parents and caregivers
How can I use Start Where You Are at home?
Register free as a parent or caregiver and you get a short, practical guide for every chapter of Start Where You Are. Read one before or after your young person reads the chapter, then use a conversation starter or try something together.
What's in the parent guide
- A short guide for each chapter
- Conversation starters
- Things to try together
- When to reach out for more support
- A progress tracker so you can see which chapters you've talked about
- Printable one-pagers for each chapter
A simple way to start
Ask your young person which chapter they'd start with. The book is designed to be read in any order, so their choice tells you a lot about what's on their mind.
You don't have to read the whole book
The guide gives you enough of each chapter to have a useful conversation, even if you haven't read it yourself.
Quick answers
Is it free?
Yes. The parent and caregiver guide is free.
Does my teenager need an account too?
Not for you to use the guide. Readers can sign up free for their own chapter tools and journal.
Related questions
Why people trust Start Where You Are
- Written by Ash Manuel, a former PE teacher and founder of Growing With Gratitude, which has reached more than 1 million young people across 1,205 schools in 80 countries.
- Foreword by Dr Phil Cummins of the University of Sydney and the Sydney Character Initiative.
- Shaped by conversations with young people about what they actually wanted from a book like this.
- Published by Amba Press and featured on 9News Adelaide.