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Colman Noctor

Child psychotherapist

Cell phone break up
Colman Noctor: I have never heard so many young people complain of loneliness
When I was a child, we had visitors calling to our house most nights unannounced... now we don’t have visitors or visit others without at least a week’s notice

Tue, 11 Jun, 2024

Kids Team Photo After Playing soccer.
Colman Noctor: Coaching soccer has changed my view on the value of winning
"Becoming a Premiership footballer is not an aspiration for either of us, so the primary purpose is for him to enjoy the game."

Tue, 28 May, 2024

Retro pin housewife sitting in the kitchen
Colman Noctor: 'Tradwife' influencers pose a risk to young people 
"Tradwife influencers are typically glamorous. Their content is often filled with beautiful imagery of gardening, baking, and a rather blissful life. While this might be deemed harmless, the Media Matters study also found that nearly every tradwife influencer pushed right-wing conspiracy theories..."

Tue, 21 May, 2024

group of high school students
Colman Noctor: Students say they want co-ed schools, so why aren’t we listening?
The prevalence of single-sex schools is a unique feature of the Irish second-level education system. This is likely due to the influence of the Catholic Church, writes Dr Colman Noctor

Tue, 07 May, 2024

Teenage boy playing video games in hotel room
Colman Noctor: Algorithms targeting teens with disturbing content 
Without a significant reaction, we risk further fragmentation of our beliefs and values.

Tue, 30 Apr, 2024

Colman Noctor: Bringing a puppy home was one of the best decisions we ever made
Colman Noctor: Bringing a puppy home was one of the best decisions we ever made
"While Cooper is not yet a year old, the strength of the attachment is such that my son is already trying to imagine how he might cope when he is no longer here. It got me thinking about the emotional process of having a family pet."

Tue, 23 Apr, 2024

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Colman Noctor: Preteens too young to manage smartphone responsibility
School voluntary codes are just the start of the process of managing our children’s relationship with smart devices

Tue, 16 Apr, 2024

Girl using a smart phone on the bed in the night
Colman Noctor: Lack of sleep is damaging teenagers' mental health
"We must find an engaging way to communicate the importance of sleep that instigates meaningful change in their sleep habits. "

Wed, 10 Apr, 2024

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Colman Noctor: Leaving Cert grinds putting students under additional pressure
High socioeconomic status, household income and parental education are key determinants of the uptake of extra tuition

Tue, 02 Apr, 2024

Stack of Books with Stars
Colman Noctor: Competitive parenting serves no one and puts pressure on parents and kids
That our children’s success reflects our parenting skills is a pressure many parents feel

Tue, 26 Mar, 2024

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