Practices
Every practice in the library, in one list. Narrow it by how long you have, who it is written for, and where you are right now.
Narrowed down
3 practicesHow long you have
Who it is written for
Where you are right now · Getting ready for something
When · In a change
Two stretches of childhood carry most of this: the first years of school, and the middle years around the move to secondary. Knowing that lets you prepare instead of react.
The early wobble is usually about being apart from home for a long day for the first time. The later one lands when peer opinion becomes the loudest…
A child coming back after weeks away is walking towards a mountain of missed work. Cut that mountain down before the return date, or it will punish them for coming.
Ask the school which pieces genuinely have to be made up and which can be written off, and get the answer in writing. What is left should be small…
When a decision feels impossible, put a date on it rather than pressing for the commitment. We will try this and look at it again in three months turns a life sentence back into a choice.
Plenty of people hear any decision as permanent, so picking a course or a job or a city feels like sentencing themselves to it. A review date changes…
Looking for a whole subject rather than a single practice? Start from the nine areas.