Mental health manual, a must-have tool for parents of teenagers
This fact is not lost on parents who feel helpless whenever their teenagers go quiet, withdraw, or seem generally out of sorts. When that happens, most gingerly enquire whether there is anything they can do to help, then back off when all offers to chat are rebuffed. Until now, parents were not equipped for this eventuality. But thankfully, the recent publication of Flagging the Screenager has helped to change this.
Penned by mental health experts Dr Harry Barry and Enda Murphy, the book is not, as the title might suggest about the often unhealthy length of time many teenagers spend staring at screens. It’s a treasure trove of wisdom, information and advice, a must-have tool for anyone who wants to understand the nature and origins of emotions, why individuals respond in the way that they do, and the coping strategies with which to survive the life crises that can so easily threaten to floor young people.
