Richard Hogan: Do we need to protect our young people more? 

"Equipping your child with the tools so they come to believe they are competent and they are powerful will mean anxiety doesn’t take hold of their life."

If you look around, I think it would be accurate to conclude we are in the age of anxiety. It’s a word that has become an integral part of the teenage lexicon. But, what exactly is it? Why has it increased so much over the last number of years? And what can we do, as parents, to help our children out of anxious, worrying thoughts? 

All very important questions, that I will endeavor to answer in this article.