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Irish Times Article – Timely advice for coping with the screenager in our lives
At a time when teenagers are confined to home, Richard Hogan’s new book has useful tips for parents Irish Times Article Link > https://www.irishtimes.com/timely-advice-for-coping-with-the-screenager-in-our-lives-1.4204427 In this time of social distancing most parents of teenagers are spending a lot more time in closer proximity to their offspring. How’s it going for you? As in any relationship, new…
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Richard Hogan’s New Book
Richard Hogan the Director of the Therapy Institute has released a new book titled Parenting the Screenager. Nothing has interrupted family life more than the arrival of our technological devices. Teenagers are struggling to navigate this new world. The WHO recently recognised gaming as a new mental health condition. In Richard Hogan's new book he…
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Face off! Don’t compare your children:
LAST week, I wrote about how happiness is a state of mind that requires considerable effort to achieve. I received many emails asking how to make a teenager happier. Many parents described the same story: the teenager in the house has become sullen, less chatty, and more withdrawn. It is a very good question and one I…
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finding happiness within yourself, in little moments.
Everywhere you look this time of year, we are bombarded with ubiquitous ads offering; better,healthier, fitter and happier you. They all sound great;seven-minute abs, five-minute healthier dinner plans, the 10-minute workout for a better physique, and lets not forget, the five steps to happiness. If only everything was as easy as a few steps. Why have we become…
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There is no straight road to becoming a hero.
There is this idea in Jungian psychology known as the circumambulation, and it refers to the notion of how we move towards reaching full potential. I find myself talking about this theory a lot in my practice over this month, because clients often seek out therapy after they have launched, unsuccessfully, into another new years resolution. The…
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Ryan opened his arms and embraced us all.
Television has brought us some truly wonderful and memorable moments: then US president John F Kennedy taking his first steps on Irish soil, in 1963; Riverdance’s debut, during the interval of the Eurovision Song Contest, in 1994; Roy Keane’s early arrival home from the 2002 World Cup in Saipan; then US president Barack Obama’s speech…
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Managing great expectations at Christmas time.
The arrival of Ryan Turbidy on our screens last Friday night, dressed as Olaf, not only signalled the beginning of ‘The Late Late Toy show’ but also marked the beginning of Christmas, proper. The moment Halloween ends Christmas begins to move into view and nothing has come to sound like a Christmas klaxon more than that…