It is not unlike Lord of the Flies in our household during school holidays — whether I’m home or not.

Children move through particular stages of friendship.

As they grow older, their ideas about friendship become more sophisticated.

Some children who are more mature progress through the stages of friendship more quickly than others.

Fay Prideaux takes a look at what the term ‘Multiple Intelligences' means and how a modern world is now recognising that our children need to learn in ways to match their own varying style of intelligence. All kids are smart. They just show it in different ways.

What kind of learners do you have in your home?

Nothing tears at the heart -strings more than seeing your child struggle at school. Nothing makes parents feel more frustrated than being powerless to help.

Nothing succeeds like success - that’s where tutoring steps in.

Today’s children have been born into a competitive world. Selective schools have entry-level testing. Public schools have government benchmark assessments that compare your child to the rest of the state or nation. All of this before your child even hits the job market, which will demand that they are well qualified and experienced before they even make it to interview.