‘My wife and I have very different approaches to parenting, how do we meet in the middle?’Effective parenting is about adopting different approaches at different timesSun May 02 2021 - 06:01
‘My 10-year-old son has been watching porn on the family tablet’‘When I confronted him, he initially denied it and then got upset and started crying'Mon Apr 19 2021 - 06:00
‘I’m worried my 15-year-old daughter is cutting herself’Ask the Expert: ‘A note in her diary concerned me but I know she will be mad at me for reading it’Tue Apr 06 2021 - 06:01
‘Since Covid-19 my son is obsessed with washing his hands’Ask the Expert: ‘I am particularly worried about his reluctance to go out’Mon Mar 22 2021 - 06:01
‘My 14-year-old son seems obsessed with boxing, and I don’t like the sport’Ask the Expert: He gets up at 6am to exercise, sometimes doing it for five hours a dayMon Mar 08 2021 - 06:01
My 17-year-old daughter is obsessed with her online boyfriendAsk the Expert: I worry about his influence on her. All he seems to do is play XboxMon Feb 22 2021 - 06:01
‘My 15-year-old has little interest in online schoolwork’Ask the Expert: ‘He feels depressed at not having a structured classroom environment’Mon Feb 08 2021 - 06:01
‘I worry about my child falling behind, but my own work is beginning to suffer’Ask the Expert: Contact the school for help, set a realistic routine and try to reduce stressTue Jan 26 2021 - 06:00
‘How do I prepare my children for a move to New Zealand?’Ask the Expert: ‘I am aware that the move might be hard for them in the short term’Mon Jan 11 2021 - 06:01
‘My 11-year-old daughter is emotional and upset after school’Ask the Expert: ‘She is a sensitive girl. How can I help her?’Mon Dec 28 2020 - 06:00
Why it is important to prioritise your wellbeing this ChristmasDuring these challenging times it is important to safeguard mental healthMon Dec 14 2020 - 06:01
‘My 15-year-old daughter’s depressed friend is leaning on her emotionally’Ask the expert: I don’t want to lose my daughter’s confidence but I feel she is out of her depthTue Dec 01 2020 - 06:00
How can I keep contact with my two-year-old son as a separated father?Ask the Expert: I am a single parent and only see him two days a week for five hoursMon Nov 16 2020 - 06:01
Is my daughter’s skin-picking a sign of a more serious problem?Ask the Expert: She found lockdown difficult and it seemed to knock her confidenceMon Nov 02 2020 - 06:01
My four-year-old is fearful of sitting on the toiletAsk the Expert: Now that she is in junior infants this is becoming a bigger issueMon Oct 19 2020 - 06:01
‘When my daughter went back to school she became miserable’Ask the Expert: She has been deeply hurt by her rejection by her best friendMon Oct 05 2020 - 06:01
How to fight the psychological fatigue of Covid-19’s second waveTo maintain good mental health, channel your anger and don’t look for scapegoatsSat Sept 26 2020 - 06:00
My 15-year-old son has developed unusual obsessive behaviourMany people use rituals to manage worry or to prepare themselves for a taskSun Sept 20 2020 - 06:01
It’s becoming difficult to keep in contact with my 13-year-old sonAsk the Expert: My son doesn’t want to stay every second weeked with me any moreTue Sept 08 2020 - 06:00
How can I get my children back into the school routine?Ask the Expert: We have developed bad habits and I’m worried they will struggle with the transitionSun Aug 23 2020 - 06:01
Should I snoop on my teenager’s social media and internet use?The goal is to empower your children to manage their social media use safelyMon Aug 17 2020 - 06:01
‘I have become a shouter, and I am worried it is damaging my children’John Sharry: Learn to press pause when you find yourself getting angry with your sonMon Aug 10 2020 - 06:01
Dear Roe, dear Trish, dear John: Your thorniest sex, relationship and parenting problemsWe asked you for your pandemic-related issues. Here, our experts tackle some of the trickiestSat Aug 08 2020 - 06:00
My 16-month-old son is very clingy and won’t let me out of his sightKey to encouraging change is a gradual shift in usual routinesMon Jul 27 2020 - 06:42
My daughter won’t go out to meet friends after lockdownTry to understand her perspective and what might be behind her social reluctanceTue Jul 14 2020 - 06:01
We’ve lost control of the bedtime routine. How can we get back on track?Your children's routines can be calmly managed back in place following the disruption of lockdownMon Jun 29 2020 - 06:01
Coronavirus has exacerbated my six-year-old’s anxietyIt sounds like your son may have developed traits of obsessive compulsive disorderMon Jun 15 2020 - 06:01
How can I help my nine-year-old son who has become depressed during lockdown?It is understandable that he is upset and depressed at his change in circumstancesMon Jun 01 2020 - 06:01
My daughter is nearly 11 and is not coping well with the lockdownAsk the Expert: She can be really pessimistic, saying it won’t be the same ever againMon May 25 2020 - 06:01
My children are fighting all day under lockdown and it’s wearing us outHave a family meeting with your children to discuss how the dynamic could improveSun May 17 2020 - 15:01
My son is cracking up with the Covid-19 lockdown and I think I am tooSocial experiences that help shape young people have now largely stoppedSun May 10 2020 - 06:01
During the lockdown, contact with my six-year-old daughter has stoppedChildren’s contact with both parents should continue as before where possibleSun May 03 2020 - 06:01
Taking the stress out of home schooling during Covid-19Most parents would be better off by relaxing their approachMon Apr 27 2020 - 06:00
Under pressure: Tips for managing conflict within the familyCovid-19: Never before have we needed such patience and conflict resolution skillsSun Apr 19 2020 - 06:00
Coronavirus: 16 tips to help you cope in the new world we live inAccept the new reality, exercise each day, limit social media use and moreSun Mar 29 2020 - 06:01
‘Should I be more blunt with my 13-year-old about her weight problem?’Ask the Expert: I am overweight myself I don’t want her to go through the same thingSun Mar 22 2020 - 06:01
Coronavirus: John Sharry on how to explain the need for social distancing to young childrenWith Covid-19, the key is to show children how they are helping others by their actionsFri Mar 20 2020 - 06:01
My four kids are always fighting and life is a constant struggleYou can’t look after your children unless you first look after yourself as a parentSun Mar 08 2020 - 06:01
How to talk to children about coronavirusJohn Sharry on the best way to approach a family conversation about Covid-19Tue Mar 03 2020 - 10:21
My husband is acting like an extra child in the familyAsk the expert: He’s a great father but he often gets locked in arguments with our daughterSun Feb 23 2020 - 09:54
I think my son is smoking cannabis. What should I do?Ask the expert: I’m concerned about how to raise it with him in case he flies off the handleTue Feb 11 2020 - 06:01
My teenager can’t bear the sound of us chewing at dinnerIt’s awful for her that she feels this way and, of course, is bad for our family dinnersSun Jan 26 2020 - 12:00
Be self-compassionate and realistic with your new year’s resolutionsJohn Sharry gives a three-step weekly journal exercise to help you focus on goalsSun Jan 19 2020 - 16:01
My children’s constant criticism of the food I cook is really dishearteningAsk the expert: My eldest has always been negative, but now the two young ones are joining inSun Jan 12 2020 - 06:01
My six-year-old’s constant tantrums are very stressfulAsk the expert: He cries, kicks and screams at the slightest thing and seems exhausted all the timeSun Dec 29 2019 - 14:30
My 11-year-old is too anxious to sleep by himselfHe can’t cope without one of us staying with him all night and gets distressed even if we just leave to go to the bathroomSun Dec 15 2019 - 16:01
‘My 12-year-old son is looking up porn. What should I do?’Ask the Expert: ‘A classmate showed it to him at a party, should I tell the boy’s parents?’Sun Dec 01 2019 - 12:50
Talking to children and teenagers about the climate emergencyFor starters, make sure you are well informed and facing up to the crises yourselfSun Nov 17 2019 - 16:01
How to cope with the grief that comes with the world’s ecological crisisChanging World, Changing Minds: Eco-grief and preserving the natural worldSun Nov 10 2019 - 16:01
Climate crisis: Channelling anger into constructive actionChanging world, changing minds:Sun Nov 03 2019 - 16:01