Your daughter’s relationships are crucial to her happiness and well-being. When she falls out with her best friend and when “you just don’t understand”, it can seem like the end of the world. Read more…
Q. My daughter is 7 and one of the youngest in her class (29th July). Although at home she is very confident, playful and imaginative with her older brother it seems that at school she finds it hard to join in with the o...
Q. My daughter has never had any male friends before but recently she has been going into town with boys. This is a big change for me and I still cannot believe that my little girl is growing up. She is almost 15 but one ...
Q. My 12 year old daughter is very stroppy, flies off the handle and every question or comment I make gets greeted with a look of disbelief and an eye roll. She doesn’t get much homework from school and even then d...
One of the hardest situations in which we support our daughters is dealing with death. It is difficult when it happens within the family and amongst friends, because parents are often grieving themselves, and it’s also ...
Q. My 8 year old daughter’s best friend has told her she is now best friends with someone else. She is absolutely distraught. Any ideas on how to get her to deal with this? A. Girls’ friendships are crucial to the...
Read other families experiences of raising and educating girls. How did they research, debate and decide on the best school for their daughters? Was it the right choice for their daughter and how do they know? Read the real-life stories…
Read our experts’ replies to those questions that every parent asks. Our “agony aunts” draw on their experience as parents, teachers and Heads to offer suggestions, explanations and solutions