Welcome sit back and relax with your glass

Welcome – sit back and relax with your glass or wine! Grateley Primary School Realising your children's’ potential Respect, Friendship, Peace We aim to provide …

No tears? Who are we kidding? Welcome to behaviour without tears yours or theirs! What are you expecting tonight? This is not us telling you - if you think you have come for an in-depth lecture with all the answers firmly in place , you'd better go now There are no experts here and as I've said before, I have finally run right out of magic dust!

It’s rubbish! • I take my hat off to all parents because it’s the hardest job in the world. • No qualifications are required • There is no interview needed • There is no induction with no time off , in lieu or for good work • There is no holiday and of course, there is no pay!

Loads and loads of advice Loads of people will try and tell you Loads of books will advise Loads of mother in laws to point the finger Loads of mothers breathing down our necks reminding us of their parenting of us! • Tonight is going to be different - it s your turn to talk and share • •

Be brave • This is where we hand over to you for you to give one top tip each • 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6

Smarter than us! • Clever, smart, quicker, better - stop teaching ‘em! – the quality of education and our knowledge of how and why children learn has improved • Stronger, faster, more alert, brighter – stop feeding ‘em – diet makes a huge difference. Good quality wholesome food ensures your children will grow and develop at an amazing rate. Compare child mal-nourishment since ww 11

Technologies • Faster , more robotic world ensures that our child • May have 4 -5 different jobs over a life time • Live till 99+ • Have more than 3 long term partners • Medicines are more advanced than ever before so, people across the world , are living longer

Role of a parent is largely unchanged • The role of the mom • Film !

But children have…

The wider world is forever encroaching