John Sharry
Dr. John Sharry is a founding director of the Parents Plus Charity, Principal Social Worker at the Mater Hospital Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service, and an adjunct senior lecturer at the School of Psychology in University College Dublin. He is the best selling author of ten positive psychology and self-help books including Becoming a Solution Detective and Positive Parenting that have been translated into eight languages including Japanese, Chinese and Arabic. He is the lead developer of the award winning Parents Plus, Working Things Out and SilverCloud mental health Programmes, and a leading researcher in the application of technology to mental health services delivery. John is a renowned teacher, trainer and workshop presenter nationally and internationally and a weekly columnist with the Irish Times. www.solutiontalk.ie.
How to give son with ADHD the right attention
- Life & Style
- May 21, 2013, 01:00
Work hard to identify and cultivate activities and interests that your son is good at so he gets frequent experiences of success a(...)
Help me talk to my 16-year-old son about sex
- Irish Times
- May 14, 2013, 01:00
You are also entitled to share your values with him about sex and relationships and to state a preference that he might wait until(...)
Ask the expert
- Health & Family
- May 7, 2013, 01:00
How can we tell our children about my wife’s mental health problems?
Helping twins get along
- Irish Times
- April 30, 2013, 06:00
Like all siblings in a family, twins can at times feel competitive with one another and struggle to work out their unique identity(...)
Ask the expert: Helping your children with friendships
- Irish Times
- April 23, 2013, 05:00
How can I help my 9-year-old daughter to make and keep friends?
Balancing screen time versus family time
- Health & Family
- April 2, 2013, 06:00
Is it possible to prevent technology from undermining family life?
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