Parenting the Tech-Savvy Child
A Structured Programme for Parents
Practical, expert-led guidance for navigating technology, teenagers and family life.
Next Programme Starts
29 September 2026
4 live online sessions over 4 weeks
8 modules • Recordings available
Led by Dr Richard Hogan, Family Psychotherapist
What the Programme Is
The Parenting and Technology Institute (PATI) delivers Parenting the Tech-Savvy Child, a structured parent education programme designed to help parents navigate the challenges of raising children in a digital world.
Over four weeks, parents join four live online sessions covering eight focused modules. Recordings are available afterwards, together with programme resources and materials. Led by Dr Richard Hogan, Family Psychotherapist and Co-Founder of the Parenting and Technology Institute (PATI), the emphasis is practical: clearer decisions around devices, boundaries, conversations and family life.
- 4 weeks
- 4 live online sessions
- 8 modules
- Recordings available
- Programme resources and materials
- Expert-led delivery
Four Weeks. Four Live Sessions.
Each live online session covers two modules. The programme builds across four weeks, from the wider digital context through to practical family life.
Week 1
One live online session
01
The Age of Technology
02
Boundaries
Week 2
One live online session
03
Gaming
04
Pornography
Week 3
One live online session
05
Bullying
06
Social Media & Anxiety
Week 4
One live online session
07
Technology & Devices
08
Thriving as a Family
Eight Modules
The full programme, covering the issues parents are navigating every day.
01
The Age of Technology
Understanding the world our children are growing up in, and how technology is shaping childhood. This module sets the context parents need before making everyday decisions.
02
Boundaries
Creating practical and sustainable boundaries at home. How to set limits around technology that families can understand and keep to.
03
Gaming
Understanding gaming and developing a balanced approach — including how to think about time, content and family limits.
04
Pornography
Helping parents navigate difficult conversations and online exposure, with practical ways to approach one of the most challenging topics in modern parenting.
05
Bullying
Understanding and responding to bullying in a connected world. How it can show up online, how it differs from traditional bullying, and how parents can support their child.
06
Social Media & Anxiety
Exploring the relationship between social media, pressure and wellbeing, and how online life can shape confidence, comparison and everyday mood.
07
Technology & Devices
Making informed decisions about devices and their use — including when to introduce them, how they are used at home, and the choices that matter most.
08
Thriving as a Family
Bringing the learning together to support healthier family life, with practical approaches that support connection, wellbeing and a more balanced relationship with technology.
What Parents Will Take Away
PATI is designed to help parents understand digital pressures more clearly, and to leave with approaches they can use at home.
Greater confidence
A clearer sense of what matters in everyday parenting decisions around technology, and better-informed choices at home.
Clearer boundaries
Practical, sustainable limits that families can understand and keep to.
Better conversations
More constructive ways to talk about phones, gaming, social media and the digital pressures children and teenagers face.
Practical approaches
Guidance designed to be applied in real family life, not left as theory.
How the Programme Is Delivered
A straightforward journey from registration to the live sessions.
01
Register
Join through the access route that fits you: independently, through a registered school, or via an organisation.
02
Receive joining information
PATI sends programme and joining information to the email address you provide.
03
Attend live online sessions
Join four live online sessions over four weeks, covering two modules each week.
04
Access recordings and resources
Recordings and programme resources are available if you miss a session or want to revisit the material.
05
Stay informed
PATI sends session and programme communications throughout.
Dr Richard Hogan
Family Psychotherapist
Co-Founder of the Parenting and Technology Institute (PATI)
Dr Richard Hogan leads the PATI programme. The delivery is expert-led, practical and designed for parents of children and teenagers navigating technology in everyday family life.
Choose How to Access
Parents can join independently. Schools and organisations register first; their communities then access the programme at the associated rate.
Independent Parent
€79.95
For parents joining PATI directly. This is the open public route into the programme.
Join Independently · €79.95Registered School
€499.95
Annual School Registration
Your school's registration with PATI for the year. Payment is made as a single checkout.
Register Your School · €499.95Already at a registered school?
€14.95
For parents whose school is already registered with PATI.
Access Through Your School · €14.95Organisation
€999.95
Organisation Registration
After an organisation registers, PATI provides it with a private participant access link. Associated participants then register through that organisation for €24.95 each.
Register Your Organisation · €999.95Participant access is arranged through the organisation's private link. There is no public organisation-user registration page.
What Parents Say
“You’ll get very practical advice from an expert who has lived it with his own family. I feel much more equipped to manage what’s coming as my children get older.”
Niamh
Scoil Mhuire, Griffith Avenue
“It’s practical and down to earth. It reassured me that our approach is on the right track and helped me feel more confident about the future.”
Aoife
Letterfrack National School
“It gave me practical tools I could use straight away at home. I’ve even changed the language and approach we use around screen time.”
Fionnuala Ní Chonaire
Scoil na bhForbacha
Frequently Asked Questions
Ready to Join the PATI Programme?
Join independently, or choose the school or organisation route that fits your situation.