Day: 7 September 2026

Back-to-school writing: 5 ways to keep your child’s creativity alive this term

This article gives parents five practical ways to keep children aged 9 to 15 writing throughout the school term: create short, manageable writing habits; make reading and storytelling part of family weekends; celebrate small writing victories; turn school topics into inspiration; and protect unstructured time for imagination.

It also encourages parents to separate creativity from correction. Rather than focusing immediately on spelling, punctuation or producing a perfect finished story, children need opportunities to experiment, make mistakes and discover their own voices.