The life advice I gave my 17-year-old son this week

My youngest child, James (pictured right, at his year 11 formal, July 2024), started his final year of secondary school last week.

The school requested the year 12 parents write a letter of encouragement to their child; a letter to be read by the student during year 12 camp, which was held earlier this week.

This is an extract from the letter I wrote.

I st…