Ireland’s Teenagers Have Fewer Friends Than A Decade Ago, Study Finds

A study by the Economic and Social Research Institute has looked at how teenagers’ relationships with their families and peers have changed over the last 10 years. It found that Ireland’s 13-year-olds now have fewer friends than they did a decade ago.

Author of the report, Dr. Emer Smyth and Jen Hogan, Parenting Columnist with The Irish Times, joined Matt to discuss the findings.

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