"How was school today?"The question we often ask our children in the afternoons is “How was your day?” Sometimes we might be granted with a shrug or a grunt and at other times it is an invitation for our child to pick out the worst thing that happened among all the many great things that happened that day. Sometimes, to get a different answer we need to ask a different question. Try some of these and notice if the after school conversation changes: What was the best part of your day? How were you c
Supporting students through school transitionThe transition from primary school to secondary school is a major life transition for our young people. While it is an exciting time filled with possibility and potential it can also bring on unfamiliar feelings for some. While some people breeze through this time with an easy confidence, others can be dwelling on the difficult aspects of change. Leaving the comfort zone of primary school may be the first time that they have faced a major life change since transitioning from