[Mum/Tammy Hatch] 
I think it's very important to keep the relationship with your kids; and the communication is very important

[on-screen title]
How to suport your child's dreams

[Daughter/Rebecca Hatch]
Hi, my name's Rebecca Hatch. I'm 18 years old and I'm a singer-songwriter from Western Sydney, and when I was 16 I won Triple J's Unearthed High Indigenous Initiative at the National Indigenous Music Awards.

[Tammy]
Hi, I'm Tammy Hatch. I am Rebecca's mum, I'm also her manager. Rebecca is the youngest of my three children.

[Rebecca]
I remember I told my mom when I was younger, and I told my mum "I want to do music." 

[Tammy]
I always say to Rebecca: "Have a go at anything that comes your way. You will find something that you like – if you
miss it, you're gonna regret it for the rest of your life. You give it a go then you'll know if you like it or not.

[Rebecca]
She really took me seriously and she took me to lessons and my whole family started realising that "oh, this isn't just a hobby that she wants to do something that she really wants to take seriously." I guess doing my shows and stuff made them realise that.

[Tammy]
It's very important to support their dream and encourage; see what their passion is, because it's what they want not what we want. To me , that is very important.

[Rebecca]
It really helped to have a parent, both my parents, to really believe in what I wanted to do. Being really open of her, built our bond and our relationship and trust,

[Tammy]
Just tell them exactly what you think is best for them, but let them choose – let them choose because sometimes when they make the mistake they learn from it.

[Rebecca]
If something happens, say if I did something really bad, I probably would tell my mum. No matter how angry she gets, I knew she always has my back at the end of the day. My mother will always be there for me.

[Tammy]
Make them feel that they can come to you without you judging them. Like my kids; every morning I text them, even my son, now he's a doctor. I still message them "Have a good day", and just because they're older, they still sometimes feel depressed, feel down and you need that...knowing that someone else cares, that lifts them up.