Often hailed as the best days, school days come with their own range of challenges.
From peeling your child from your trouser leg on their first day to coping with teen trauma, the school bell doesn't often mean a break from parenting for you.
They're often difficult days for children too and coping with the rough and tumble of school life can be an enormous strain.
There's plenty you can do to help, though, from teaching them key skills that will give them a head start at school to swotting up on the curriculum.
I tend to ignore bad behaviour - but good behaviour and effort should always be highlighted and celebrated.
I don't like making a fuss, but my child has recently tried to find excuses for not going to school. I think there must be a problem. What should I do?
"Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed." - Maria Montessori
More than 75% of people who walk children to school say they've made friends at the school gate, with more than 61% of those arranging childcare with parents they've met through school.
