Now more than ever having a strong partnership with parents is vital. Knowing them well will allow you to have difficult conversations – something which Covid is still making happen all too often.

Living through Covid has caused me to have more challenging conversations in the last 18 months than I could have thought possible. With my family, with colleagues, with the families I work with. And I know I’m not alone. We’re all flexing and adapting to changing circumstances – and one of the trickiest things is that those circumstances look and feel different for different people at different times.