Maureen Gaffney: How parents and teens can survive adolescence

Psychologist Maureen Gaffey says it's important parents negotiate with their teenage children 

Dr Maureen Gaffney. Picture: Brian Lougheed

Being a teenager is tough at the best of times but the pandemic brought the typical adolescent struggle to a whole new level.

With this in mind, the Teen Talk series of events looks at the importance of positive mental health. The successful series – organised and coordinated by Cork County Council and funded by Healthy Ireland – takes place online and includes separate events for transition year students and their parents.