Homeschooling is different this time, says Alison Curtis: We have a better idea of what we're doing and there's an end in sight

"...I put it out on my own social media channels asking if parents would aim to keep their children home until Covid numbers come under more control and the response was huge...."

"As the year closes many of us are probably looking back and trying to take some positives from the past twelve months"

My husband and I are looking after the meal for the first time — I am not sure how we got so far in life without cooking a turkey

"...she just got up, walked off the stage, and wandered over to me deciding it wasn’t for her."

Joan instantly loved the journal, and the fact that it was hers to write in and read as she wants.

Hopefully most of us have developed ways in which to cope and adapt. But we must remember children don't have those skills yet. 

A few days ago my daughter and I had an absolute meltdown, both of us, over piano practice. It was a battle of wills and really rather unpleasant.

I know it is only mid-November and in every other year of my existence, I would not mention or think of the C-word until December.

We need to help our children learn how to honour secrets and earn trust but also to always have confidence that they can in turn trust their parents with any information