Ask the expert: Our daughter is pulling her hair out constantlyIt is likely that your daughter has experienced shame and upset about the problem and it will be a great relief to her when you show you understand and don’t judge herTue Jul 02 2013 - 01:00
Ask the expertHow can we tell our children about my wife’s mental health problems?Tue May 07 2013 - 01:00
Balancing screen time versus family timeIs it possible to prevent technology from undermining family life?Tue Apr 02 2013 - 06:00
Ask the expert: Our toddler is waking several times a night and we can’t break the habitTue Mar 26 2013 - 00:00
My teenage daughter is missing out due to her anxietyExcessive worrying is a common mental health problem for childrenTue Mar 12 2013 - 06:00
Tackling the telltale signs of drug useQ I think my 17 year old has started using cannabis and I am worriedTue Feb 26 2013 - 00:00
Taking the rivalry out of the sisterhoodASK THE EXPERT: Q: My 16-year-old daughter has always been a strong character and a bit fiery, but recently she seems to be …Tue Feb 19 2013 - 00:00
Post-natal depression: not just for womenUp to 10 per cent of fathers can suffer from ‘baby blues’, but there are difficulties in recognising itTue Feb 12 2013 - 00:00
I worry about spiralling back into depressionQ I am a mother to two children aged three and seven months. They are lovely children but I am finding it hard to copeTue Feb 12 2013 - 00:00
Parenting alone is a 'hard and relentless' jobQ I am writing not so much to ask for advice, as to share with you the burden of life and, perhaps, highlight a problem that…Tue Jan 29 2013 - 00:00
My husband is using adult chat rooms onlineASK THE EXPERT: Q I have been married 10 years and we have four children aged 9, 7, 6 and 4Tue Jan 22 2013 - 00:00
Ask the expert Have you a query? Is my daughter too young for teenage kicks?Q There is a teenage disco in our local area and my 13-year-old daughter is very keen to goTue Jan 15 2013 - 00:00
Taking the heroics out of suicideASK THE EXPERT: Q The many suicides of young people in the media have made me really worried as a parentTue Jan 08 2013 - 00:00
'I want to avoid family conflict over Christmas'Ask the expert: Q: I find myself dreading Christmas this yearTue Dec 18 2012 - 00:00
Learning to co-parent with compassionASK THE EXPERT: Q: I’m a single mum to a three-year-old boyTue Dec 11 2012 - 00:00
When children put stress on a relationshipASK THE EXPERT: Q: I feel very unhappy in my marriage and have done for some timeTue Dec 04 2012 - 00:00
My son has been viewing pornographyQ We bought our 17-year-old son a smartphone five months ago for his birthdayTue Nov 27 2012 - 00:00
Making their second house a homely oneASK THE EXPERT: Q My wife and I separated recently. There was no one else involvedTue Nov 20 2012 - 00:00
My son often lashes out at his little brotherASK THE EXPERT: Q: My three-year-old son can be really aggressive with his little brother (eight months)Tue Nov 13 2012 - 00:00
Tell me the truth about tantrumsQ&A: Q: I need advice on managing my seven-year-old son whose behaviour is having a very negative effect on the whole family…Tue Oct 23 2012 - 01:00
His child needs you to move slowlyQ&A: Q My boyfriend of eight months has a five-year-old daughter from a previous relationshipTue Sept 25 2012 - 01:00
Reaching out to a troubled teenSend your queries to healthsupplement@irishtimes.comTue Sept 04 2012 - 01:00
Lessons in anxietyASK THE EXPERT: I am worried about my four year old starting a new Montessori in SeptemberTue Aug 28 2012 - 01:00
TV in his bedroom? Tune into the dangersASK THE EXPERT: Q: Are there any circumstances where it is a good idea for children to have a TV in their bedroom as my nine…Tue Jul 31 2012 - 01:00
Down days for dadsNew fathers often have difficulty coming to terms with the stress of adjusting to parenthoodTue Jul 03 2012 - 01:00
How can I teach safety without scaring my child?ASK THE EXPERT: Q: In our area there was a concern that a strange man was approaching and talking to children at a local playground…Tue Jun 26 2012 - 01:00
Breaking a nightmare of a habitQ: Our six-year-old son is a happy, outgoing, enthusiastic little boyTue Jun 19 2012 - 01:00
Son traumatised by incidentASK THE EXPERT: A few months ago my 10-year-son and his friends were playing in a park near our home when they were threatened…Tue Jun 05 2012 - 01:00
It's no party having tripletsASK THE EXPERT: Q We have four children, a 10-year-old girl and triplets (two boys and one girl)Tue May 29 2012 - 01:00
Nipping bullying in the budASK THE EXPERT: We have a daughter full-time in a creche since she was 14 months oldTue May 15 2012 - 01:00
Separating his criticism from his hurtASK THE EXPERT: Q&A: Q: I separated from my husband just under two years ago, mainly due to his drinking and gamblingTue May 01 2012 - 01:00
Our little girl's turning into a big fighterASK THE EXPERT: We have a 2½-year-old daughter whose behaviour is causing a lot of worry and concernTue Apr 24 2012 - 01:00
My daughter does not deserve to be labelled a bullyASK THE EXPERT: Q: Last week I was called into the school and told that my nine-year-old daughter was involved in bullying another…Tue Apr 17 2012 - 01:00
Putting nap time to bedASK THE EXPERT: Q&A: Q: We are having trouble getting our three-year-old son settled going to bed at nightTue Apr 10 2012 - 01:00
My teenage son has no interest in school workASK THE EXPERT: Q I have a 14-year-old son who is a lovely easy-going child by nature, but he has absolutely no interest in …Tue Apr 03 2012 - 01:00
The truth about their conceptionASK THE EXPERT: Q: I would very much appreciate your adviceTue Mar 27 2012 - 01:00
How will my husband cope with our clingy baby?ASK THE EXPERT: My youngest son, who is 12 months old, is very clingy to meTue Mar 20 2012 - 00:00
Studying the art of being an untidy teenASK THE EXPERT : Send your queries to healthsupplement@irishtimes.comTue Jan 24 2012 - 00:00
Daughter's phobias seem to be worseningASK THE EXPERT: Send your queries to healthsupplement@irishtimes.comTue Oct 25 2011 - 01:00
Toddler is refusing to sleep in her own bedASK THE EXPERT: Q: I’m seeking advice on my toddler who is just over two and a half years of ageTue Oct 04 2011 - 01:00
I fear my teenager is smokingASK THE EXPERT: JOHN SHARRY answers your questionsTue Sept 20 2011 - 01:00
My mother-in-law is starting to annoy meQ: Would you have any advice in dealing with in-laws? I have a three-year-old and a 13-month-oldTue Aug 02 2011 - 01:00
