“In a world of 24/7 entertainment, most of us are guilty of staying up for an extra hour to watch the next episode of a Netflix series or going to bed with the intention of getting an ‘early night’ only to find ourselves scrolling on social media two hours later”

Colman Noctor: Lack of sleep is damaging teenagers' mental health irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/pare…

“Attending grinds is much less about pupils who are in real need of academic support that they cannot find at school, and much more about maintaining the competitive advantages within schools of the already successful and privileged”

Colman Noctor: Leaving Cert grinds putting students under additional pressure irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/pare…

Bit of a departure from my usual column today 👇

Parents nowadays seem uber-conscious of their performance. 

For many, the pressure to appear they are ‘winning’ at parenting is real. 👨‍👨‍👦‍👦

Are we becoming too competitive as parents?

#Listen Child Psychotherapist Dr. Dr. Colman Noctor

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“Perhaps this pressure to compete is not with the desire to outdo any other parent, but rather it is fuelled by a fear of being ‘outdone’.

Colman Noctor: Competitive parenting serves no one and puts pressure on parents and kids irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/pare…

“As technology becomes more ‘human’, do we become less human?”

“While it is practical to manage our banking and utilities with apps, algorithms and bots, there will always be a need to make a phone call, and have a conversation with another human”

Colman Noctor: Are voice assistants making us ‘less human’? irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/pare…

“In a technological world that promotes popularity over truth, the onus is on the individual user to examine and critique online information, and we need to help children do this effectively”

Colman Noctor: We need physical education and media literacy on the new primary curriculum irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/pare…

For the day that’s in it….

#WorldBookDay

On this week's episode of The Shona Project podcast, alison curtis & Tammy Darcy spoke to Dr. Colman Noctor about confidence and resilience! 👏

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“The learnings from the Children's Rights Alliance report and other international post-lockdown studies suggest that providing children with opportunities for social and emotional development is essential for their mental wellbeing. If they miss out, it comes at a cost”

“Trends like Legging Legs, which promote things like thigh gaps, are dangerous and harmful, especially to youngsters who naively interpret the often unrealistic goals as something they ‘need’ to pursue”

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“I often advise ‘help them to find their tribe’, but the ‘where’ to find this tribe is becoming increasingly difficult. The extracurricular activities children engage in are so structured that the opportunities to shoot the breeze and get to know each other are often not there”

Colman Noctor: Hang-out spaces for teens are vital irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/pare…

If anyone can help Cara out with her research call, please circulate. 👇👇👇