How to prepare your teenager for a safe post-Leaving Cert holiday
As thousands of young people excitedly jet off for the post-Leaving Cert holiday, their parents will be anxiously checking WhatsApp messages for blue ticks (in the absence of replies), following the weather forecasts for various Spanish and Greek hotspots, and trying to resist the urge to call their teenagers who have neglected to phone home at the promised time.
As thousands of young people excitedly jet off for the post-Leaving Cert holiday, their parents will be anxiously checking WhatsApp messages for blue ticks (in the absence of replies), following the weather forecasts for various Spanish and Greek hotspots, and trying to resist the urge to call their teenagers who have neglected to phone home at the promised time.
All of this worry is natural, according to psychologist Dr Malie Coyne, but it is also important for adults to instil responsibility in to their newly independent children, she says.
