Videos

Supporting your teen when they’re feeling socially excluded

A webinar that will assist parents in supporting their teenagers when they have been socially excluded or are feeling socially excluded. It includes:

00:00 Presentation from Emmet Major on the…

The importance of sleep for our teenagers 2025

This is a webinar that was organised in response to what the data is telling us, in the Planet Youth surveys, about the poor sleep that our teenagers are…

How to use the Planet Youth datasets

An introduction to the Planet Youth datasets and how they have been used to inform our primary prevention activities in the West of Ireland.

The presentation also explains how the…

Fristund.is! – the amazing Icelandic Leisurecard scheme

This is a webinar about Planet Youth in the West of Ireland, the fabulous Icelandic Leisurecard scheme, and plans to introduce the scheme in our communities here.

Speakers are:

00:00…

How Iceland Saved Its Teenagers (BBC)

How one country persuaded teens to give up drink and drugs. Iceland used to have a big teenage smoking, drinking and drug problem. Now it doesn’t. This is how it…

Healthy Eating Habits for our National School Children

A webinar for parents that explores the topic of healthy eating habits in our children. The webinar will cover lots of practical tips and insights that will help parents overcome…

Planet Youth – Alcohol Use – 2020 Survey

A short video that highlights the alcohol use of our teenagers and some important information for parents.

This video was developed using the results of the 2020 Planet Youth survey. …

Overuse Of Screens

A short video that highlights the impact that overuse of screens and social media has on the health and wellbeing of our teenagers.

The video was developed using the results…

Physical Activity

A short video that highlights the impact that physical activity has on the health and wellbeing of our teenagers.

This video was developed using the results of the 2020 Planet…

Planet Youth – A short introduction for parents of teenagers

This short video explains some of the 2018 survey findings to parents, and a little about the parent’s guidelines booklet that was developed for first-year parents particularly.

The booklet can…

Planet Youth – Guidelines for parents of teenagers – 2020 Survey

A short video that highlights some of the issues evident in the Planet Youth 2020 survey of teenagers in Galway, Mayo and Roscommon.

The video highlights areas that are significant…

Planet Youth – The lives of our young people – Webinar recording

This is a short presentation and launch event for the three Planet Youth 2020 county reports. These reports give an overview of the findings from the Planet Youth survey conducted…

Conference Summary

A promotional summary video intended to give an overview of what happened at the conference.

Adapting the Icelanding Prevention Model for Use in an Irish Context

Emmet Major’s presentation gives a comprehensive run through of the 2018-2023 Planet Youth implementation in the West of Ireland.

Stepping Up To Secondary School – The recording of the webinar

A webinar for parents that have children starting at secondary school after the summer.

Practical hints and tips and a discussion with our panel:

• Gina Dowd Adolescent Psychotherapist
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Stepping Up To Secondary School 2023 – Webinar recording

A webinar for parents that have children starting at secondary school after the summer.

Practical hints and tips and a discussion with our panel:

• Gina Dermody – Adolescent PsychotherapistRead more

The Importance Of Sleep

A short video that highlights the impact that lack of sleep has on the health and wellbeing of our teenagers.

The video was developed using the results of the 2020…

The importance of sleep for our national school children 2022

This is a webinar that was organised in response to what the data is telling us, in the Planet Youth surveys, about the poor…