Jen Hogan

The puberty talk: ‘We need to deal with our own embarrassment if we want to have an open conversation with them’

Homework is an emotive and divisive issue among parents and children. The evidence doesn’t support traditional approaches

Jen Hogan: Schools have returned to pre-Covid days by putting children in itchy, scratchy uniforms while the rest of the world continues in more comfortable ways

Jen Hogan: The sun may be splitting the stones, but maths and Gaeilge wait for no boy or girl

World Literacy Day: It can be very difficult to find the time and space to give attention and quiet time to your child

Parenting in My Shoes: The leader of the Ulster Unionist Party says he felt as his children got older that he was replicating what he saw as his own father’s failings, and he ‘really had to work’ at changing that

Jen Hogan: Some who are a tad delusional about their place in world believe themselves more organised than they are

There’s plenty of scope for conflict between students, parents and teachers over how to deal with the issue of smartphones. How can everybody involved reach common ground on this vexed subject?

More than half of adults wish they spent less time on their smartphones, a study published last year has found

Jen Hogan: Schools should do more to keep back-to-school costs to a minimum

Equine therapy has provided physical benefits for a young horse-rider along with boosts to her confidence and self-esteem

As an adult is responsible for themselves, this may make it very difficult for them to get out of the clutches of a bullys

Being an adult is no guarantee that bullying won’t be part of your life

Jen Hogan: I secretly hope my kids won’t have the same grá for the city centre that I once did

Parenting in My Shoes: Broadcaster was child-free until age 38, but now adores having youngsters