Off the bat here, let me be clear, I am not a believer in subjecting my boys to extra academic activities. To me, the six and a half hours they spend at school is bordering on too much and I would rather them spend the time playing in the sunshine. They are four and six after all and when we were kids (oh dear, how old do I sound) reading and writing at this age was neither the norm nor expected and we turned out fine, I think anyway. This begs the question then of why did I step foot in The Tutoring Center in the first place. Well to be honest, it was not a quick decision and we may yet change our mind but the thought process as it stands is that we believe that the physical act of writing for J is a hinderance, his poor hand cannot keep up with his brain! Talking to him he has the most fantastical stories and intricate plots to recount but place pen and paper in front of him and you’ll get bullet points if you’re lucky and rolled eyes if not. Gut feel (a.k.a 7 years of parenting prowess), it’s hard for him to write things down and the only way to improve on that is practise but I’m no expert and us butting heads at this stage already is not an option so we found The Tutoring Centre.