Dr Colman Noctor: There are times when parenting requires us to step back, not step in
It's important to comfort children when they are upset but their independence needs to be encouraged too.
I was delighted to see the last of my children return to school recently. I was looking forward to having the house to myself so as to get stuck into the ever-growing to-do list. I was genuinely looking forward to getting some of my academic work completed, without being interrupted by Seesaw notifications or Minecraft questions.
However, there were many parents on social media saying they will miss the home-schooling experiences and the opportunity to kiss their child on the head as they passed the kitchen table as they were doing their schoolwork. For the life of me, I could not relate to their comments. I love my children, dearly, but I was very happy to see them back in school.
