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Parenting: ‘My daughter has fallen in with a bad group of friends"
2+ hour, 49+ min ago (461+ words) 09.23 12 Jul 2026 “She was isolated and unhappy in first year, and it took her a long while to find a group of friends who accepted her” This week on Parenting, a mother is worried that her daughter’s new friends may be…...
Parenting advice: ‘My teen daughter is wasting all her money on clothes’
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (486+ words) 10.13 2 Nov 2025 This week on Parenting, one father asked for advice on how to get his teenager daughter to be more considerate with the money she earns from her part-time job. “I am the father of a 16-year-old girl who’s going…...
Parenting advice: ‘Is my son prepared enough for college?’
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (435+ words) 10.52 31 Aug 2025 This week on Parenting, one mother of a recent Leaving Cert graduate asked if her son is prepared enough for college. “Our son worked really hard and managed to do enough to get the points he wanted, which means…...
Parenting advice: ‘Does my 13-year-old hate me?’
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (477+ words) 11.18 17 Aug 2025 On this week’s Parenting segment, one mother asked for advice for coping with her teenage daughter’s rudeness. “I have a 13-year-old daughter and we have always had a good relationship, but I find recently that she has completely shut…...
Parenting: ‘How do I tell my kids their granny is dying?’
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (484+ words) 12.02 3 Aug 2025 A death in the family can be incredibly difficult for adults to cope with, never mind young children. This week on Parenting, one mother asked how to explain to her kids that their grandmother doesn’t have long left to…...
Parenting advice: ‘Should I let my teenager drink while underage?’
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (610+ words) 09.17 20 Jul 2025 On this week’s Parenting segment, one father asked whether he should turn a blind eye to his underage son drinking a few beers at a friend's house. “My eldest son is 16,” he told Moncrieff. “I’m not naive; I was…...