John Sharry

Wayne McSweeney only agreed to take part in a programme for parents of adolescents with intellectual disabilities because he thought he might finally (...)

Talking to your children about what they are doing online as a normal part of everyday life is the best way to keep them safe and well, according to e(...)

"It is hard to put your life on hold, especially when your adult life is potentially just before you,” the World Health Organisation’s Dr Mike Ryan sa(...)

The past four months have brought wide-ranging changes to all of our lives. The Covid-19 pandemic, and the resultant lockdown measures, changed how we(...)

“Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.” – Carl Jung “How much more grievous are the consequences of (...)

In a previous incarnation, just before my first child was born, I left my job in the media and trained as a Montessori teacher. The plan was that I wo(...)

The news is physical. That’s worth remembering when we read about rising levels of stress and anxiety in young people frightened by climate change. F(...)

Almost 60,000 children in Ireland won’t have turned up for school today. Maybe they’re sick or unavoidably absent but many of them, despite the best e(...)

Question: I have become worried about my 14-year-old son who has Aspergers syndrome. He has become much more anxious about going out and has dropped(...)

Question: My 13-year-old daughter seems to be going through a hard time at the moment. She can fly off the handle and gets into big rows with me and e(...)