Do we expect our kids to be better than average?

“Parents should ditch the expectations – it's okay for our kids to be average and happy. That’s the view of Alison Curtis, writing in the Irish Independent. Is Alison right? Do we expect our kids to be better than average? To discuss this with Shane was Colman Noctor, Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist.

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08.00 9 Mar 2023

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Do we expect our kids to be better than average?

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08.00 9 Mar 2023

“Parents should ditch the expectations – it's okay for our kids to be average and happy.

That’s the view of Alison Curtis, writing in the Irish Independent. Is Alison right? Do we expect our kids to be better than average?

To discuss this with Shane was Colman Noctor, Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist.

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