Jul 5, 2023 | book recommendations, family, Mums, my journey, parenting
How good are you at recognising that something isn’t working and moving on from it? Recently I was reading with my son. He loves maths, but reading is a chore for him. Begrudgingly, he read to me (mostly in a silly voice) and made it clear he was finding the book...
Jun 28, 2023 | Coaching, home education, my journey, wellbeing
When I was making the decision to take Oscar out of school for the sake of his mental health – and the fact that it was affecting his ability to learn, I asked myself why he was at school. The answer certainly wasn’t to learn or even to learn to learn, and if it...
Jun 7, 2023 | creativity, family, fun, home education, Mums, my journey, parenting, play, wellbeing
Do you have a constant battle with your kids over video games? I know I do. Whilst they’re on them, they’re quiet, parenting is easy and I can get things done. I’m grateful to video games for entertaining my children. Then the guilt hits. They should be outside,...
May 3, 2023 | gratitude, home education, mindfulness, my journey, parenting, play, wellbeing
Forest School has been our lifeline in home education. My son volunteers at one forest school session a week with pre-school children. It’s given him so much more confidence and shown me that he could have a future career in forest school, childcare, or the...
Apr 26, 2023 | career, family, home education, my journey, parenting
When do you work best? I’m a morning person. My best work happens between 9am and 2pm. I get my jobs done in the morning so I can relax and play in the afternoon. The other way round, I spend my morning anxiously going over the things I have to do in the afternoon and...
