Most parents do what my husband did
Many parents do what my husband did.
He's smart. Has a degree. Had a corporate career. He's knows his stuff.
But every time the kids asked him for help with homework, he'd say:
"I don't know. Ask your mum. She's the teacher."
The more he said it.
The less they asked.
Until they stopped.
Not just for homework.
For everything.
Because when a child learns their parent doesn't have the answers - they look for answers everywhere.
If you can't help them with the biggest part of their life - schoolwork - it makes them think - what can you actually help them with?
And when they stop trusting you with the small things -
they stop coming to you for the big things too.
It starts at the kitchen table.
With homework.
The moment they look up and you don't know what to say,
that moment matters more than we realise.
It's not your fault. The curriculum changed, it's nothing like what it was like when we were in school and nobody told you.
But it is your responsibility to close that gap. Not so that your child gets the highest test scores or the glittering future you'd want for them. But because it will strengthen your relationship more than you know.
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