Richard Hogan: Now that I'm parenting my own screenager, will all my theories hold up? 

Last Saturday, I watched my baby celebrate her arrival into the teen years with about 60 other excited teens.

Richard Hogan. Photograph Moya Nolan

Well, it finally happened. I am now parenting a screenager. Karma has a funny old way of biting you.

For years, I have been offering parents insights on how to build a better relationship with the teenager in the house. I used all my experience working with teenagers both in schools and in my clinic, to devise practical strategies to help ease the tumultuous years of adolescence.