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If you’re like me and you have a teenager rattling around the house, you are probably wondering what to do with them for the summer. Parents often fear the summer more than any other period of the year. They know that, far from resting and lounging around the house or hanging out with friends, modern summer holidays for teenagers mean endless time on their phone.

Sleep takes the biggest hit as time becomes disjointed. Late-night scrolling and waking up after midday become the norm. This disruption to healthy sleeping practices causes problems in late August, when reality comes crashing in and they have to go back to getting up early for school.



Summer holidays are a special time. I still think back to my own summer holidays: Those days of bounty, summer jobs, girlfriends, and evenings stretching out like a patient freed from ether. Parents feel they might be like the Buckets getting their little Charlie to work all hours and ruin their time off from school.

But if you are worried that your teenager will not be active and just be on their device, I would suggest thinking about getting them a job. I’m not talking about chimney sweeping, but getting involved in their local GAA club helping out, or down in the local shop stocking shelves. Something that they can do while also having time to meet friends and enjoy the break from rigid school life.

We have memory for a very good reason: It helps us to remember what threats are out there, make sense of who we are today, and pred.

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