Ask a question at the dinner table and the answer arrives in seconds. A phone comes out, a voice assistant chimes in, and the conversation...
Ask most parents why they send children outside and the answer is usually about fresh air, exercise and burning off energy. All true, all worthwhile....
Ask a room of parents about single-sex schooling and you will hear strong opinions on both sides. Some picture outdated institutions out of step with...
Most parents want to be part of their child’s education. Fewer are sure how much involvement is the right amount. Turn up too little and...
Ask most adults who still lace up their trainers on a wet Tuesday evening where the habit started, and the answer is often the same:...
Six weeks stretch ahead. By the second week, the novelty has worn off, the ice lollies have melted, and someone is bored. Sound familiar? A...
A worry that stays unnamed tends to get bigger. Children feel the churn in their stomach or the tightness in their chest, but they don’t...
Ask most parents which hobbies benefit children, and the usual suspects appear: football, piano, swimming. All worthwhile. Yet some of the pursuits that shape a...
Ask most parents what they want for their children and honesty comes up quickly. We want them to tell the truth, own up when they...
Picture the scene: a failed test, a friendship that has soured overnight, a missed place on the team. For many girls, moments like these feel...
Watch any group of children work on a shared project and you’ll spot the pattern quickly. One takes charge, one drifts off, one quietly does...
The morning my daughter announced, flatly, that she hated school, my first instinct was to worry that something had gone seriously wrong. It hadn’t, at...