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Richard Hogan

Family Psychotherapist.

Just Stop Oil protest

S Teenagers rebelling is normal — but what does trying to destroy Van Gogh's art achieve?

We need our youth to believe they can bring change to the world they live in. But we have to teach them that how they bring that change matters

Thu, 20 Oct, 2022

Elementary age girl being bullied at school.

Richard Hogan: How do you help your child who's being bullied?

Every fibre in your being wants to confront that bully and sort them out so they think twice about messing with your child

Wed, 05 Oct, 2022

Child holding yellow balloon in the hands

Richard Hogan: Do you think you should be happy all the time?

Happiness takes work, and thinking it's something that's easy is dangerous

Wed, 28 Sep, 2022

Female Gamer playing esports

Richard Hogan: Why you need to get rules in place for kids' screen time

Boundaries are a gift, you can have them without being a dictator

Wed, 21 Sep, 2022

Smiling teenager boy playing console with headphones sitting in the chair indoor

Richard Hogan: Kids want boundaries — give them to them for a happy home

A family without rules, principles and values so quickly descends into an inverted hierarchy

Thu, 15 Sep, 2022

Offended millennial couple avoid talking after fight

S Richard Hogan: My child is in an abusive relationship. What can I do?

It's a predicament that renders parents powerless and hopeless

Wed, 07 Sep, 2022

Portrait of crying woman with hands on her face while sitting indoors

Richard Hogan: Coercive control slowly reduces the victim to 'nothing'

In my experience, people who have been coercively controlled can feel as if they are losing their minds

Wed, 31 Aug, 2022

Finland Partying Prime Minister

Richard Hogan: Sanna Marin has to fight for her right to party

Marin's night out has nothing on Berlusconi's 'Bunga Bunga' parties. Is the media making much ado about nothing?

Thu, 25 Aug, 2022

Richard Hogan: Michael Collins and the legacy of a leader lost too young

Richard Hogan: Michael Collins and the legacy of a leader lost too young

My wife’s parents' house overlooks the back garden of Michael Collins' original homestead in Woodfield. I often think of him

Wed, 17 Aug, 2022

Creating content... Portrait of female blogger setting up her tripod mounted digital camera before making a new video at home.

Richard Hogan: Our outmoded schooling system is redundant to teenagers

Post-pandemic education must equip our children for critical thinking, creativity, and collaboration

Thu, 11 Aug, 2022