I found an interesting (albeit controversial!) article in The Times recently quoting the first female Chair of The Institute of Directors – Lady Judge (see photo). As it’s a paid article, I’m not able to share the whole thing with you, however, here’s a little snippet…

And that, sweetheart, is what’s called a ‘life skill’” was my comment to my six-year-old when she finally cracked the enigma that is shoe-lace tying. This comment was met with curiosity as she then wanted to know how many life skills there were and when she will have learnt them all by!