Help Your Child Succeed At School is a book for parents by the education journalist Hilary Wilce. The archived site presented it as a practical manual for raising children who are confident, happy at school and keen to learn.
The main idea
The book rests on the view that parental involvement affects school success more than almost anything else. The site cited government research for this claim, and the book follows a child’s whole school life.
Topics covered
According to the archive, it addresses common worries:
- bullying and exams,
- choosing a school,
- homework and parents’ evenings,
- pocket money and school jargon,
- brain-friendly learning,
- nutrition, exercise and sleep.
What reviewers said
The Independent called it an “unfussy, commonsense” account. A parenting magazine praised its well-researched, non-preachy approach, and others described it as up to date and positive.
About the author
See the home page and her column Quandary. This page does not sell the book.