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.
Parents' evenings are really important to let people know how their child is doing, so that they can be realistic about their child's progress.
"If we don't stand up for children we don't stand up for much." - Marion Wright Edelman
As many as 3,000 children in Wales skip school every day. A recent Government survey showed that nearly 80% stay off school with their parents' approval.
