"Adolescents are naturally curious, and many are intrigued to find out what consuming alcohol feels like - they also see so many adults in their lives celebrating and endorsing it that they often form positive associations with alcohol."

"While they may no longer disagree about music, fashion, or political beliefs, the source of contention between parents and teens seems to have moved to technology, particularly smartphones and gaming consoles."

While the average age of onset of an eating disorder is 14 to 18 years of age, I’ve noticed these disorders are occurring more frequently in primary school-aged children

'The three main areas where children with ADHD struggle are academic environments, social interactions, and mastering daily tasks'

Elite talent can be a blessing and a curse. 

Parents often believe their task is to change the behaviour, but this is a later part of the process — the first thing to do is step back and understand the meaning behind your child’s behaviour

Let's make it our goal in 2024 to make positive progress in   smartphone ownership among primary school children, the ‘win at all costs’ culture of children’s sport and the rise in episodes of bullying by exclusion

I always get sick at Christmas.  My theory is because I am so busy in the run-up to December 25, I don't have time to be sick, but as soon as I stop, it all catches up on me. It’s unlikely I’m the only over-stretched parent who has this pattern

"Last week, I wrote about shielding young children from horrific news stories. However, a different parenting task exists for parents of older teenagers, who will be all too aware of the Dublin riots and want to know how they came about."

"While I knew that something was happening in the North by catching a glimpse of a car or building on fire on the six o’clock news, I was largely unaware of the details and had little or no insight into what it was all about."