Like any parent, I am easily victim to the emotional blackmail of a young child at a loose end. But maybe we should be easier on ourselves these school holidaysSharing the Load is a column about parenting children of all agesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSomewhere in week two of the previous school holidays, our nine-year-old wandered downstairs, looking for something or anything to do and frowned over my shoulder at the laptop screen.“I don’t really understand what you do, but it looks very boring.” Continue reading...