We cannot expect parents to be with their children every waking hour. There are always important chores, such as cooking or laundry, and many parents have to juggle all this with work. Modern life is very demanding. Children are starting nursery without…….

There are many schools of thought regarding writing, not least if a child should be taught cursive handwriting in their reception year, or if this is a secondary skill which should be taken on later.

As more and more children enter the reception year with poor fine motor skills, parents are concerned that the demand on their child is too great.

For many children this September, making their first school friends might well be more challenging than in years gone by.