The Importance of Teaching Children Financial Literacy Early
Financial literacy is one of the most consequential adult skills, and one of the most poorly taught in childhood. Adults who handle money well are, almost without exception, those whose…
Why Boredom is Good for Your Child’s Brain
Modern childhood has, almost without anyone deciding it, become unusually full. School. Clubs. Lessons. Homework. Sport. Screens. Friends. Family. Down time, properly unfilled, has been quietly squeezed out. The unfashionable…
Raising a Global Citizen: Teaching Children About the World Around Them
The phrase global citizen has become slightly worn through overuse, but the underlying idea is real and important. Children growing up today will live and work in a world that…
How to Talk to Your Child About Failure
Failure is one of the most useful experiences in childhood, and one of the most poorly handled. Parents who could not bear to see their child fail can quietly arrange…
The Role of Routine in Raising Confident, Settled Children
Few parenting topics divide opinion quite like routine. On one side are families who run their week to military precision. On the other are families who pride themselves on flexibility….
What is Executive Function, and Why Does It Matter for School Success?
Executive function is one of those educational terms that has migrated from academic psychology into parenting conversation in recent years. The slightly frustrating thing is that, despite being talked about…
How to Foster a Love of History in Your Child
History, taught well, is one of the most engaging subjects in school. Taught badly, it is a memorised parade of dates and kings. The difference, for a child, often lies…
The Benefits of Multilingual Education for Young Children
Multilingual education for young children was once considered niche, even risky. The fear that learning a second language might slow down a child’s first language has not survived contact with…
The Power of Saying Sorry: Teaching Children to Apologise Meaningfully
The mumbled, eyes-down sorry that most children produce when an adult prompts them is one of the least useful sounds in parenting. It rarely repairs anything. It often makes the…
Why Sibling Rivalry Can Actually Be Good for Your Child’s Development
Few parenting topics produce more weariness than sibling rivalry. The endless squabbles, the cries of unfairness, the negotiation over the last biscuit, the door slammed in protest. Most parents wish,…