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Read more about the article What Junior Cycle Anxiety Looks Like Before It Becomes a Leaving Cert Problem
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What Junior Cycle Anxiety Looks Like Before It Becomes a Leaving Cert Problem

Junior Cycle anxiety rarely looks like anxiety on the surface. It looks like a stomach ache before school, or a sudden dislike of a subject that was fine last year.…

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Read more about the article Why Parents Get More Stressed About the Leaving Cert Than Their Kids Do
A student sitting an exam in a school hall during the Leaving Cert.

Why Parents Get More Stressed About the Leaving Cert Than Their Kids Do

Parents often carry more Leaving Cert stress than their children do. Clinical psychologist Niamh Delmar has found this pattern repeatedly in her work with families. After 35 years in Irish…

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