How do we raise children in a world increasingly dominated by smartphones and social media? And what happens to family relationships when parents separate, siblings fall out, or boys struggle to understand what masculinity means?
Dr Richard Hogan is a family psychotherapist, author, Irish Examiner columnist and media contributor.
In this conversation with Fender Jackson, Richard discusses parenting teenagers in the smartphone age, setting boundaries around technology, keeping phones out of bedrooms, sleep, boys and masculinity, positive male role models, single parenting, divorce and co-parenting, and the complicated relationships we have with our siblings.
Richard also reflects on growing up with dyslexia and separated parents, while a shared fascination with John Lennon leads to a discussion about childhood, creativity and the experiences that shape us.
Among the questions explored:
Richard is the author of Parenting the Screenager and has a new book, Friends, Enemies and Lovers, due in January.
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