Junior Cert results: 'How our young people are under too much pressure - academically and socially'

Our young people are under too much pressure. Stock Image: Getty Images

Paul Gilligan

Is it getting harder to raise emotionally healthy children? For many parents, the challenge of this seems daunting.

The pressure to achieve academically, living in a world dominated by social media and "likes" and the relative availability of drugs and alcohol are all issues which drive many parents to feel as though they want to wrap their children in a protective blanket.