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
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
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
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
Design For Life Our different parenting styles are causing tension, I don’t know what to doThis week, psychotherapist Dr Colman Noctor advises a reader who takes a far more relaxed attitude to parenting than her husband does
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Design for Life: We disagree about putting our children’s pictures onlineThis week, child psychotherapist Colman Noctor weighs up the pros and cons of putting your child’s photographs on social media
Design for Life: My child is unwilling to leave the houseThis 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
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
