Thanks for all the positive responses. They really do help on a day when i've been feeling really down. Forgive me for responding to questions (or help) en masse but it just seems easier.
I'll start by explaining that my wife is on her PGCE year to become a secondary school teacher. We are...
things had been going ok until this morning. My girl had been seeing the support worker at school, and we've had a home visit also. It brought up some unexpected things. It seems as though the death of my father on Christmas eve 5 years ago hit her harder than we thought. All 3 of my kids were...
yes, some but like most working families not as much as I probably should. Both my wife and i work and this means having to get the kids up early and into pre-school clubs and child minders after school. This is relatively new thig as my wife has recently changed job and this may well be a...
this is one of the strange things. She behaves well in class, and is a rule follower. However at home it's different. I appreciate that a home should be a safe environment where a child can feel able to push boundaries, but this is way beyond that.
Hi NSC,
My daughter (middle child of 3, aged 9) has always been a feisty tomboy but recently her anger has really been getting out of hand. Lashing out at me/my wife/her sisters, throwing/breaking things etc. It's never her fault, always ours or her sisters as 'we make her angry'. It's getting...