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Helping teenagers navigate difficult years and coping as you do so is never easy. Hopefully these articles will help.

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Joanna Fortune: My quiet teenager keeps washing her hands repeatedly
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Aoife Hearne: What can my teen do to strengthen her brittle nails?
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Joanna Fortune: My son wants to leave the Scouts, should I insist he stays?
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Colman Noctor: We need to bridge the post-school gap for children with additional needs
Young Girl Feeling Ill
Dr Phil Kieran: My teenager is finding it difficult to shake off her bug
Most of the time, when we pick up a bug, it will take somewhere between one and two weeks to settle down

Tue, 25 Mar, 2025

Clean Your Room!
Joanna Fortune: How can I make my messy teen clean their bedroom?
When maintaining his space, manage your expectations and standards and adopt a 'good enough is good enough' mindset. Clean enough is clean enough

Tue, 11 Mar, 2025

Hearing a father's advice
Colman Noctor: How to offer support to your teenager without piling on the pressure
Communicating with teenagers is challenging, but slight shifts in approach can make a big difference

Tue, 11 Mar, 2025

Aoife Hearne: My teen's folate levels are low — is there a supplement to take?
Aoife Hearne: My teen's folate levels are low — is there a supplement to take?
When someone has a folate deficiency, it causes the body to produce abnormally large blood cells that cannot function properly. And since red blood cells transport oxygen around the body, folate deficiency can lead to extreme tiredness and lack of energy

Tue, 11 Mar, 2025

Depressed teenager sitting lonely
Colman Noctor: Lessons must be learned about school avoidance  
"Prolonged periods away from structured school environments made reintegrating difficult for some children. Younger students, particularly, missed out on critical early social experiences, making school feel unfamiliar and intimidating."

Tue, 04 Mar, 2025

Jigsaw: Volunteers pushing for mental health system change
Jigsaw: Volunteers pushing for mental health system change
Charity Jigsaw’s volunteers are aged 16 to 25 and they use their own experience to advise peers who struggle with their mental health

Tue, 04 Mar, 2025

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Joanna Fortune: Should we be concerned about our teenage son's aggressive outbursts? 
"...the task of adolescence is to pull away from our parents and find our voice and identity in the world. Because of the intense change, teenagers do not always handle this with grace..."

Tue, 18 Feb, 2025

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Colman Noctor: We need to reboot our approach to internet safety
Many programmes focus on teaching young people how to use technology safely, but they should also demonstrate how technology uses them.

Tue, 18 Feb, 2025

Teenager using Smartphone at Home
Joanna Fortune: My teen goes to bed late and then spends half the day in bed
He finds it difficult to get out of bed in the morning for school — I've tried talking to him but I'm not getting through

Tue, 11 Feb, 2025

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Aoife Hearne: The connections between teenagers' diet and iron deficiency
My teenage daughter often gets pale and listless during her periods, which can be quite heavy. She's a picky eater and has a plain diet. Are there particular foods she should focus on?

Tue, 11 Feb, 2025

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Colman Noctor: Fact-checking three common myths about teenagers 
Stop blaming teens, and fact-check the stereotypes instead

Tue, 04 Feb, 2025

FALLON FAMILY
'It means more freedom for Mikey': Our experience with cutting-edge surgery to treat epilepsy
Mikey Fallon’s epileptic seizures intensified at puberty. A high-stakes operation aided by a robot system was his only hope

Tue, 04 Feb, 2025

Sunset jogging
Dr Phil Kieran: My sporty teenager has yet to get her periods
Could her intense exercise regimen explain why she is not menstruating?

Tue, 04 Feb, 2025

Tots to Teens: All-natural soaps sure to be a hit with kids
Tots to Teens: All-natural soaps sure to be a hit with kids
Plus: Cocomelon in Bandon

Tue, 28 Jan, 2025

Mother gave her son a consoling pat on the back
Colman Noctor: How to negotiate house rules with your young adult child
Parents of adult children who are living at home often find themselves in a difficult position

Tue, 21 Jan, 2025

Depressed teenager on his phone in the dark.
Teens need at least eight hours’ rest a night to develop properly and regulate emotion
So many teenagers are so busy and stressed that they are chronically tired — here are some tips on helping your adolescent get the rest they need

Tue, 21 Jan, 2025

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Joanna Fortune: My quiet teenage daughter is lonely and feels isolated at school
School is such a big part of our children’s days that when it is not going well for them, it can seem like there is no escape from the stress they are experiencing

Tue, 21 Jan, 2025

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Colman Noctor: Children need shepherds, not engineers 
Rather than micro-managing their lives or spreading ourselves too thin to enable them to participate in every extracurricular activity possible, we need to take a back seat, let them develop at their own pace, and be there for them when they need us

Tue, 14 Jan, 2025

Tots to Teens: Wands at the ready for Fairy School in Killarney
Tots to Teens: Wands at the ready for Fairy School in Killarney
And a book aiming to end disagreements between parents and teens over phones and video games

Tue, 14 Jan, 2025

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Colman Noctor: Shielding children from the culture of New Years' Resolutions
"While wanting to improve our lifestyle and choices is inherently good, it should not be a feature of childhood. That time of life should not be burdened with such adult-type pressures."

Tue, 07 Jan, 2025

Teenage girl drinking a glass of milk at home
Aoife Hearne: My teenage daughter has switched to low-fat milk 
"Consuming enough energy from varied food sources is essential. All the macronutrient groups (carbohydrates, protein, and fat) play an important role in health and sporting performance."

Tue, 07 Jan, 2025

Pensive mature woman day dreaming by the window.
Joanna Fortune: I would love to have a relationship with my children and grandchildren
"No one needs to apologise for having a view. That said, we all need to be mindful of how and when we share that view and be sensitive to how it might land with people around us."

Tue, 31 Dec, 2024

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Colman Noctor: Contactless relationships do not add up for young people  
"We are witnessing the first generation who have not grown up on the street, road, or green, and the social and emotional consequences are becoming apparent."

Tue, 31 Dec, 2024

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Wisdom in a swipe — the best TikTok parenting hacks 
Social media is awash with parenting tips, some from those who’ve learned from experience and others from experts. Here’s a selection of the best

Tue, 31 Dec, 2024

Daughter and mother having fun baking Christmas cakes, girl looking through the baked star.
How to keep things merry and bright with your teens over Christmas 
Breaking from the usual demands of school and work routines gives parents the opportunity to bond with their children

Tue, 24 Dec, 2024

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