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:
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?