Parent Connect 2025 stayed with me long after the chairs were stacked and the room was empty. I asked parents to think about their own childhood. About the teachers they still remember. About what made them feel seen, supported, or confident back then. And then gently we turned that mirror towards their children. What struck me most was the honesty in the room. The pauses. The smiles. The quiet realisations. It reminded me that beyond academics, schedules and expectations, what truly shapes a ch