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Are teenagers today missing out on ‘hanging around’?
13 minutes Posted May 14, 2026 at 2:31 pm.
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“For today's teenagers, where every activity is organised and structured, the loss of ‘hanging around’ for no particular reason has created a gap that no amount of texting or planning can fill…”

So writes Colman Noctor, Child Psychologist, in the Irish Examiner. Is it true? Are teenagers missing out?

Colman joins Seán to discuss.