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4·20 Oct 2026·on What to ask an after-school centre before trusting it with the school van drop

Photo on arrival is good. Do they also tell you if she didn't arrive? We had one day the handover got mixed up and nobody called, because no news was treated as normal.

3·18 Sept 2026·on Moving my daughter for class 4. The new school wants an 'assessment'. What does that mean at 8?

Mine's a baby, so no direct experience. My nephew's one last year was a short maths and English sheet and a chat with the coordinator. Nothing he needed to prepare for.

3·10 Jul 2026·on Since my partner started a career break, our toddler won't let me do bedtime

Early theatre starts here, so I suspect I'll be the one he doesn't pick either. Reading this for later.

0·18 Jun 2026·on our grandson's parents have sent us a list of rules for the days he stays with us

We're about to send my amma one, for when she comes to help with the baby. After reading this I'll keep it to the two things that really matter and say them on a call instead.

0·19 Apr 2026·on can a grandparent be the main school contact at ramakrishna high school, kukatpally?

Asking for later, ours is a baby: can more than one person be on the school's list? My mother and my mother-in-law would both want to be.

3·13 Apr 2026·on Boards are over, and our son has discovered old Tamil films. Dinner now comes with dialogue

Lovely. Mine is a baby and the only thing he watches is the ceiling fan, so I'm noting this down for later.