Newspaper Articles
Every Monday I write a column in the Health and Living Supplement of the Irish Independent. It is my chance to answer your queries in depth. I also write a feature article every month that covers a whole range of psychology and parenting related issues.
If you’d like me to answer your parenting question then email me dcoleman@independent.ie
I have included direct links to my most recent articles too so I hope you enjoy them:
09 April 2012 – Family Life: When is a child ready for a night away from his mum?
02 April 2012 – Family Life: My 10 year old niece is out of control acting like a teen
26 March 2012 – Family Life: Our teenage daughter is cutting us out of her life
12 March 2012 – Family Life: Would a childminder be best for my son when I return to work soon?
February 2012 Feature: Praise in public, punish in private
20 February 2012 – Family Life: What do I do with my son wanting to take the easy route in school?
13 February 2012 – Family Life: How can I help my child get over our recent break-in?
06 February 2012 – Family Life: How can I control my boy who is a ‘law unto himself’?
30 January 2012 – Family Life: What else can I do to support my stressed toddler?
January 2012 Feature: It’s time to shake things up a little!
23 January 2012 – Family Life: How can I prepare my little niece for her dad’s absence?
16 January 2012 – Family Life: Should we tell the kids our relative is pregnant via IVF?
09 January 2012 – Family Life: How can I get my partner to discipline his grandchildren?
19 December 2011 – Family Life: My son has CF: how can I ensure he has a normal childhood?
12 December 2011 – Family Life: How do we get our daughter to ease into her new room?
05 December 2011 – Family Life: Is my stressed out 12 year old going to have a breakdown?
28 November 2011 – Family Life: How do we stop the fighting between us and our daughter?
21 November 2011 – Family Life: Is our separation affecting my son’s behaviour?
November 2012 Feature: How rugby turns boys into men
14 November 2011 – Family Life: My child is overeating and misbehaving, what should I do?
07 November 2011 – Family Life: Why is my son so aggressive in school?
31 October 2011 – Family Life: My 14 month old son just won’t stay in his cot at night
October 2011 Feature: Can we sex-proof our children?
17 October 2011 – Family Life: Why is our daughter obsessed with death?
10 October 2011 – Family Life: Do I need to start disciplining my whiney son more?
05 September 2011 – Family Life: Help! My daughter has started to bite.
05 September 2011 – Family Life: My daughter hums when she eats or concentrates; should I worry?
22 August 2011 – Family Life: My daughter has separation anxiety and I’m dreading back to school
August 2011 Feature: Sometimes no news is good news
15 August 2011 – Family Life: My 17 stone son won’t get off the sofa
11 July 2011 – Family Life: My 10 Year old daughter calls herself stupid and a wimp.
04 July 2011 – Family Life: With four children under 10, how can I keep my home calm?
27 June 2011 – Family Life: My son just began smoking.
20 June 2011 – Family Life: My girls won’t feed themselves and just make a mess – what should I do?
June 2011 Feature: The Upside of Family Downtime
13 June 2011 – Family Life: How do we get our son to accept that his parents have separated?
06 June 2011 – Family Life: How can I get my four year old to stop cursing?
30 May 2011 – Family Life: How can I help my daughter cope with my ex’s new family?
23 May 2011 – Family Life: How can I help my 11-year-old son to stop wetting the bed?
May 2011 – Feature: Coping with the Transition to Secondary School
16 May 2011 – Family Life: How can I make my 12-year-old feel safe in her own bedroom?
09 May 2011 – Family Life: Why won’t other children play with my young son?
02 May 2011 – Family Life: How can my daughter get past her stifling flight anxiety?