Parenting: A mother allowed her daughter to book a Leaving Cert holiday months ago – and now she isn’t sure if she should go.
The end of Leaving Cert exams spells excitement for students – but it also leaves parents nervous about what their children might do on post-exam holidays.she allowed her daughter to book a Leaving Cert holiday months ago – and now she isn’t sure if she should go.“She stopped caring about the exams and performed quite poorly in her mocks.
She said she isn’t sure her daughter will get the Leaving Cert grades she “should have” - and she is worried about her upcoming post-exam holiday to Ibiza. Family psychotherapist Joanna Fortune said the parents should consider why their daughter might have changed in the last six months. The parents should have been flagging to her in the past few months that her behaviour will affect the freedoms she has – including her upcoming holiday.isk-taking behaviourJoanna said the parent’s concern for their daughter’s “risk-taking behaviour” has changed dramatically and that needs to be addressed if they want to trust her on a holiday with friends.
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