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What would help your family today? Choose a topic, then narrow it down by age if you like. Each guide comes with a practical resource you can print or download free.
These ideas are starting points. Use the parts that fit your child and your circumstances.
School and learning
Starting school, homework, reading, exams and conversations with teachers.
10 articles across all age groups
Starting secondary school: make the unfamiliar parts easier to picture
Turn broad worries into practical questions about people, places and the everyday school routine.
Read the guide : Starting secondary school: make the unfamiliar parts easier to pictureParents’ evening: leave with a clear picture and one next step
Prepare a few useful questions, ask for examples and agree who will do what after the meeting.
Read the guide : Parents’ evening: leave with a clear picture and one next stepWhen mistakes feel enormous: helping a child try again
Acknowledge the disappointment, separate the mistake from the child and make the next attempt small enough to try.
Read the guide : When mistakes feel enormous: helping a child try againWhen your child does not want to read: finding a way back to stories
Separate reading enjoyment from practice, offer real choice and work with school when reading feels difficult.
Read the guide : When your child does not want to read: finding a way back to storiesSupporting a teenager through exams without adding more pressure
Ask what help is welcome, make the practical jobs easier and keep life bigger than the result.
Read the guide : Supporting a teenager through exams without adding more pressureStarting primary school: familiar things to practise together
Focus on people, places and asking for help, with support that fits your child.
Read the guide : Starting primary school: familiar things to practise togetherHomework without taking over: helping your child get started
Clarify the task, choose a manageable first step and let the teacher know when more support is needed.
Read the guide : Homework without taking over: helping your child get startedWhen your child says school feels hard: starting the conversation
Listen for the specific difficulty, agree one next step and work with school on support.
Read the guide : When your child says school feels hard: starting the conversationAfter school: making room to land before the next demand
Try a gentler handover from school to home, with fewer questions and a plan that fits your family.
Read the guide : After school: making room to land before the next demandNursery goodbyes: making a settling-in plan together
Work with your child’s key person on a clear handover, useful updates and a plan that can change.
Read the guide : Nursery goodbyes: making a settling-in plan together