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Dr Rick Smith has been featured in:
I comment for media on adolescent mental health, ADHD, OCD, anxiety, and school refusal, particularly as these present in Hong Kong's international school communities. Selected coverage is below. For enquiries, please write to Hello@Rick-Smith.com.
I comment for media on adolescent mental health, ADHD, OCD, anxiety, and school refusal, particularly as these present in Hong Kong’s international school communities. Selected coverage is below. For enquiries, please write to Hello@Rick-Smith.com.
Media Coverage
Media Coverage
Press, Interviews, and Broadcast
Press, Interviews, and Broadcast
Articles by Dr Rick Smith
Articles by Dr Rick Smith
The Worst Thing You Can Say To Your Child
The Worst Thing You Can Say To Your Child
31 March 2016
31 March 2016
Telling a child they could do better turns parental disappointment into damaging self-talk. What to say instead.
Telling a child they could do better turns parental disappointment into damaging self-talk. What to say instead.
BYLINED COLUMNS WRITTEN FOR SASSY MAMA HONG KONG
BYLINED COLUMNS WRITTEN FOR SASSY MAMA HONG KONG
Helping Your Child Deal with Stress
Helping Your Child Deal with Stress
29 February 2016
29 February 2016
How academic pressure amplifies stress in children, and why focusing on effort and intention beats focusing on outcomes.
How academic pressure amplifies stress in children, and why focusing on effort and intention beats focusing on outcomes.
Making Meetings Matter: 5 Tips for Better Communication with Your Child’s Teachers
Making Meetings Matter: 5 Tips for Better Communication with Your Child’s Teachers
17 February 2016
17 February 2016
Five practical strategies for clearer, more solution-focused conversations between parents and teachers.
Five practical strategies for clearer, more solution-focused conversations between parents and teachers.
Helping Your Teen Develop Maturity
Helping Your Teen Develop Maturity
20 January 2016
20 January 2016
Why maturity does not arrive automatically with age, and how parents can support social, emotional and behavioural development.
Why maturity does not arrive automatically with age, and how parents can support social, emotional and behavioural development.
Top Ten Tips for Handling Homework Over the Holidays
Top Ten Tips for Handling Homework Over the Holidays
17 December 2015
17 December 2015
Ten ways families can manage holiday homework while protecting family time, motivation and wellbeing.
Ten ways families can manage holiday homework while protecting family time, motivation and wellbeing.
7 Helpful Tips to Keep Your Kids Organised
7 Helpful Tips to Keep Your Kids Organised
3 November 2015
3 November 2015
School performance rests on organisation and time management. Practical ways for parents to help children build stronger habits.
School performance rests on organisation and time management. Practical ways for parents to help children build stronger habits.
Why Your Kid Hates Maths (Or Any Subject), and What You Can Do About It
Why Your Kid Hates Maths (Or Any Subject), and What You Can Do About It
9 October 2015
9 October 2015
Why students disengage from difficult subjects, and why addressing frustration and motivation works better than adding more practice.
Why students disengage from difficult subjects, and why addressing frustration and motivation works better than adding more practice.
RADIO INTERVIEW
4 October 2025
Wausau Business Show, WXCO Bull Falls Radio, Civic Media
Nathan Bychinski of Red Eye Brewing, psychologist Rick Smith, Sean Lyon from Char Restaurant
Nathan Bychinski of Red Eye Brewing, psychologist Rick Smith, Sean Lyon from Char Restaurant
A radio interview recorded on a visit to Wisconsin, on clinical practice in Hong Kong and the psychology of focus and performance.
TELEVISION INTERVIEW
3 March 2025
TVB Pearl
Pearl Magazine: Deficit Aplenty; In Real Life
Pearl Magazine: Deficit Aplenty; In Real Life
The second segment looks at real-life issues affecting young people and families. I appear in the latter half of the programme, around the eleven minute mark.
EXPERT SOURCE
5 November 2022
scmp, young post
Hoarding disorder: when we hold onto things we no longer need
Hoarding disorder: when we hold onto things we no longer need
I explained what happens inside a hoarder’s mind, why forcing someone to throw things away usually backfires, and what actually helps. Published with a Talking Points classroom worksheet.
EXPERT SOURCE
18 November 2021
SCMP
How to help your children adjust to in-school classes
How to help your children adjust to in-school classes
On why the return to face-to-face lessons after two years of online schooling left so many secondary students anxious, and what parents can do about it.
FEATURE
14 October 2019
scmp, young post
Meet Tucker the therapy dog: the floppy labradoodle that helps relieve student stress
Meet Tucker the therapy dog: the floppy labradoodle that helps relieve student stress
A profile of Tucker’s work as part of the learning support team at the ISF Academy, and the role he plays in student learning and wellbeing.
VIDEO FEATURE
14 October 2019
SCMP, young post
Tucker the therapy dog goes to school
Tucker the therapy dog goes to school
The accompanying video, following Tucker as a wellbeing dog at the ISF Academy and how a dog on campus helps students feel comfortable and settled at school.
youtube, ask an expert
Ask An Expert: Dr Rick Smith
Ask An Expert: Dr Rick Smith
A parent-focused expert interview on learning, attention and supporting students who are struggling at school.
A parent-focused expert interview on learning, attention and supporting students who are struggling at school.
VIDEO INTERVIEW
youtube, kgv school
KGV Wellness Visit: Dr Rick Smith and Tucker brighten up the school
KGV Wellness Visit: Dr Rick Smith and Tucker brighten up the school
A school wellbeing video following a visit to KGV School with Tucker to support students and promote wellbeing.
VIDEO
EXPERT SOURCE
7 August 2025
SCMP
‘Sephora kids’ and social media: how to protect Hong Kong teens from appearance anxiety
I spoke to the Post about rising body image anxiety in Hong Kong teenagers and what parents can do when beauty culture reaches children still in primary school.
PODCAST INTERVIEW
28 October 2025
The leading, language, and literature podcast
Dr Rick Smith, Counsellor and Education Consultant, Hong Kong
A conversation with teachers about the students who struggle to meet the demands of school, and the practical adjustments that help without singling anyone out.
RADIO INTERVIEW
4 October 2025
Wausau Business Show, WXCO Bull Falls Radio, Civic Media
Nathan Bychinski of Red Eye Brewing, psychologist Rick Smith, Sean Lyon from Char Restaurant
A radio interview recorded on a visit to Wisconsin, on clinical practice in Hong Kong and the psychology of focus and performance.
TELEVISION INTERVIEW
3 March 2025
TVB Pearl
Pearl Magazine: Deficit Aplenty; In Real Life
The second segment looks at real-life issues affecting young people and families. I appear in the latter half of the programme, around the eleven minute mark.
EXPERT SOURCE
5 November 2022
scmp, young post
Hoarding disorder: when we hold onto things we no longer need
I explained what happens inside a hoarder’s mind, why forcing someone to throw things away usually backfires, and what actually helps. Published with a Talking Points classroom worksheet.
EXPERT SOURCE
18 November 2021
SCMP
How to help your children adjust to in-school classes
On why the return to face-to-face lessons after two years of online schooling left so many secondary students anxious, and what parents can do about it.
FEATURE
14 October 2019
scmp, young post
Meet Tucker the therapy dog: the floppy labradoodle that helps relieve student stress
A profile of Tucker’s work as part of the learning support team at the ISF Academy, and the role he plays in student learning and wellbeing.
VIDEO FEATURE
14 October 2019
SCMP, young post
Tucker the therapy dog goes to school
The accompanying video, following Tucker as a wellbeing dog at the ISF Academy and how a dog on campus helps students feel comfortable and settled at school.
youtube, ask an expert
Ask An Expert: Dr Rick Smith
A parent-focused expert interview on learning, attention and supporting students who are struggling at school.
VIDEO INTERVIEW
youtube, kgv school
KGV Wellness Visit: Dr Rick Smith and Tucker brighten up the school
A school wellbeing video following a visit to KGV School with Tucker to support students and promote wellbeing.
VIDEO