I’ve just returned from a holiday in Portugal with the family. While out there, I casually checked my mobile phone one day and discovered I had a missed call from a number I didn’t recognise. I could have ignored it if I was at home, but when I get such calls on holiday I always
Coming up to the end of the school term, you may have noticed a news story about in the press about a new and simple method of improving pupil performance. The method: sending parents text messages to inform them whether homework was completed on time, let them know what their children were learning and remind
There have been some awkward conversations with the children over the past couple of weeks. They have revolved around the various clubs and activities they both participate in. Unfortunately, something has got to give and the activities may have to be rationalised.
Where do you sit on the issue of instinct? Do you believe parents, be they mothers or fathers, automatically know what is right or wrong for their child simply because it feels correct?
Patience is a virtue. It’s also something children seem to have very little of. I often wonder, though, whether we are raising the least patient generation of all time.
