In my work as a school psychotherapist, I have been alarmed by the increasing number of students coming to me because they are experiencing difficulties in their personal…
New Year, new you, right? But what if I told you that most of the resolutions you will make this year are designed to fail so that you…
Thomas Kinsella has a wonderful poem called, ‘Model School Inchicore.’ In the poem Kinsella explores the notion that the old traditional educational system of Ireland shrank creativity rather…
It’s time we stand up for how women are treated in society, writes Richard Hogan And so this is Christmas, and what have we done this year? In…
The Public Health (Alcohol) Bill will return to the Seanad for debate tomorrow after the legislation was stalled for over a year reported the Irish Times last week.…
Parents and front-line services dread the binge boozing of October 31, but we are all culpable in subtly encouraging the young to partake, says psychotherapist Richard Hogan HALLOWEEN…
NOTHING has invaded our personal worlds with such muted insidiousness than that of our technological devices. One of the most striking features of our society today is the…
The recent proliferation of internet-enabled technology has dramatically changed the way adolescents encounter and consume sexually explicit material. Such material, traditionally only sourced through magazines, videos or at…
We are now several weeks into the new school term, and for most children the initial negative reaction that ‘back to school’ brings in its wake has dissipated…
Educational psychologist Richard Hogan looks at a number of ways to get through to your teenagers The Department of Education and Skills, are rolling out a new initiative…