Opinion: interrupting the Big Bad Wolf of parent engagement

Many children are very familiar with fairytales, songs and games in which the Big Bad Wolf is a character. Whether it is the song Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf, the fairytales The Three Little Pigs and Little Red Riding Hood, or the game What Time is it Mr Wolf?, children know all too well that the wolf is a villain, ready to strike fear in the hearts of his victims or even to eat them alive!