“There are four key things children need to get the most out of their education, and hassling them about results or getting them into an expensive private school are not on the list.”
In this article on the ABC website, parenting expert Justin Coulson summarises extensive academic research on the key factors for success at school.
According to Dr Coulson, “The first one is relatedness. We need to have good relationships with the people around us, our friends, our teachers…”