Weddings can be overwhelming for children. A big part of what makes them and similar events so difficult for them is that the day starts early with much waiting and sitting around

Your son might never love being at the beach, but you can slowly, respectfully, and with play start to make it more tolerable

Friendship is such a big part of life that when it proves difficult for us, it can overwhelm everything that is going well in our lives

The combination of lack of sleep, difficulty with peer interaction, poor and inconsistent engagement in school and his general lack of responsiveness to your efforts to get him there on time makes me wonder about his mental health status

If you push reading too hard and too soon at home, you could inadvertently turn your daughter off reading

I wonder if he is a bit intolerant of others' shortcomings or just not confident in himself. How can I assist, advise or guide him through his difficulties?

Child psychotherapist Dr Joanna Fortune

I'd love him to stay as he's made great friends in his group and it has helped build his confidence. Should I insist he keeps going or accept his decision?

My older granddaughter gets upset almost every time I pick up the baby

When maintaining his space, manage your expectations and standards and adopt a 'good enough is good enough' mindset. Clean enough is clean enough