I am not, and never have been, a big fan of occupying my children with technology (see the chapter on technology and television) and therefore it was necessary to be creative and resourceful to keep the children amused. For times when your children will need to be occupied for a longer period, such as, on a long car journey or in a plane . . .

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Any assistance you give to your child at home needs to be done in a creative and fun way. This means you need to mix work with play and keep your sense of humour about you. Use games, puzzles, songs, rhymes or even physical activity in order to help your child develop . . .

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It is amazing how many parents I speak to ask for help about getting their kids through their homework in the afternoons with as little hassle and fighting as possible. Here I provide some practical tips to help the homework process become as painless as possible for you . . .

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To thrive means to prosper, flourish and grow vigorously, in other words, it means to develop and grow appropriately, which is necessary in order for a child to succeed at school. This is what most parents want. But how come we don’t all get this?

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For many years, professionals have debated over an acceptable definition for learning disabilities, one that is narrow enough to be useful but broad enough to cover all the different characteristics of a learning disability. A useful, if broad definition is . . .

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