As parents’ stress levels rise, why it’s time to ease up on home schooling
With no end in sight for school closures, it’s time for parents to prioritise their children’s mental health over their academic achievement
20 January 2021 • 1:18pm
It was just a few weeks into lockdown last March that eight-year old Oliver* started to declare loudly how much he hated Maths.
No sooner had his mother Sophie, 41, a business development manager from St Albans, put a worksheet in front of her younger son, than Oliver would complain: “I’m stuck.”
Soon even a gentle suggestion about how to tackle the question would be met by tears or even a 10-minute meltdown. On other days, Oliver just slithered down off his chair onto the floor rather than have a go.