First Person: Colman Noctor

Colman Noctor is a child and adolescent psychoanalytical psychotherapist at St Patrick’s Hospital in Dublin, and the author of a new parenting book. Its premise is that parents must teach their children ‘cop-on’ if they want them to survive and thrive in the modern world. Noctor was previously a senior manager in child mental health at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London, the Royal Edinburgh Hospital and Our Lady’s Hospital ...