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Colman Noctor

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Design For Life

Christmas brings back bad memories – is it possible to reset my attitude towards the holiday?

This week, psychotherapist Dr Colman Noctor advises a person whose parents had a bad relationship and who associates Christmas with loneliness and pain
  • Colman Noctor
  • December 24, 2022
Design For Life

Should I let my sensitive son find his own way in the world?

This week, psychotherapist Dr Colman Noctor advises a mother on supporting her younger son’s journey towards expressing his authentic self
  • Colman Noctor
  • November 25, 2022
Design For Life

Is online gaming interfering with my son’s real-life friendships?

This week psychotherapist Dr Colman Noctor advises a worried parent whose son socialises with his peers mainly through video games
  • Colman Noctor
  • October 27, 2022
Design For Life

Our child is lashing out when we try to take her to school – what can we do?

This week, expert Colman Noctor advises a reader whose child is having a tough time as she starts school
  • Colman Noctor
  • September 24, 2022
Design For Life

Our different parenting styles are causing tension, I don’t know what to do

This week, psychotherapist Dr Colman Noctor advises a reader who takes a far more relaxed attitude to parenting than her husband does
  • Colman Noctor
  • August 19, 2022
Design For Life

Our child is unhappy with the secondary school we chose for her - are we doing the right thing?

Colman Noctor advises a couple whose daughter is angry that they are sending her to a fee-paying school instead of the school most of her friends are going to
  • Colman Noctor
  • July 8, 2022
Design For Life

Design for Life: How do I stop my eight-year-old slapping other children?

This week, psychotherapist Colman Noctor advises a parent how to help their daughter regulate her emotions
  • Colman Noctor
  • May 28, 2022

Design For Life: My 12-year-old has decided to change pronouns. What do I do?

This week, child psychotherapist Dr Colman Noctor advises a reader worried that her child is too young for gender-related changes in life
  • Colman Noctor
  • April 9, 2022

Design For Life: How much of the news should I let my children watch?

This week, child psychotherapist Dr Colman Noctor advises a reader who doesn’t want to expose her small kids to coverage of the war in Ukraine
  • Colman Noctor
  • March 12, 2022

Design for Life: How do I prevent local bullies from targeting our children?

Dr Colman Noctor advises a reader on how to react to some local bullies, one of whom has started to pick on their daughter in school
  • Colman Noctor
  • February 9, 2022

Design for Life: How do I stop my father playing favourites?

This week, Colman Noctor advises a reader on how to help her children avoid being defined by the labels assigned to them by their grandfather
  • Colman Noctor
  • January 9, 2022

Design For Life: My child seems to hate his body – how can I help him?

This week, child psychotherapist Dr Colman Noctor advises a parent whose son appears to be suffering from body image issues
  • Colman Noctor
  • October 31, 2021

Design for Life: We disagree about putting our children’s pictures online

This week, child psychotherapist Colman Noctor weighs up the pros and cons of putting your child’s photographs on social media
  • Colman Noctor
  • October 10, 2021

Design for Life: My child is unwilling to leave the house

This week, Dr Colman Noctor advises a parent whose son spent a lot of time at home during the pandemic and now doesn’t want to go back to Montessori
  • Colman Noctor
  • September 12, 2021

Kids, computers and the art of ‘cop on’

Children’s traditional coping skills are being diluted by our technological world, but by teaching them ‘cop on’, parents can help them thrive, says child psychotherapist Colman Noctor
  • Colman Noctor
  • April 12, 2015

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