I want to write a little something about hair brushing and body autonomy. When I was pregnant one of the things I was looking forward to was having a little girl I could dress pretty and do her hair. It was really important to me that her hair would look healthy and shiny and well …
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Why we took away food restrictions
Before I had children I was certain that they would not be allowed sweets, chocolates, junk food and most of all fizzy drinks. I believed those things were not healthy and bad for your body and I was going to ensure my children knew this from a young age. I even banned my husband from …
Three top tips on how to let your child do messy play without making a mess
It is 2am, I ate a LOT of dark chocolate earlier, 85% cocoa and I didn’t think about the side effects, especially as I have been caffeine free for 3 years! So now I am wide away and my mind is racing. I was lying in bed trying to sleep and my mind took me …
A forgotten Anniversary
So yesterday was our 8th wedding anniversary. I know what you are thinking ‘oh how lovely, I wonder what Nadia and Sy bought each other, something bronze or made of salt I bet!’ Well actually we didn’t buy each other anything, why, because we both forgot about it! Well I didn’t actually forget, I knew …
Reflections on how unschooling found us
As I have said before, we hadn’t planned to home educate and when we took Rayne out of school we had no time to research or plan how we were going to do it. I joined an amazing online network, Explorium who helped us make our decision and continue to help us understand how to go …
Our first day at home unschooling
Even though we have been home educating Rayne and Rose since April, I feel today was our first real day at home actually unschooling. In my last post Less activities and more time to play I wrote about having more time at home as we were rushing around too much, doing too many activities. Today was our …
Less activities and more time to play
When Rayne came out of school it was not planned and it all happened very quickly. I didn’t have time to read up about home education or to decide what route we wanted to take, I just knew I could no longer make her go to school for her own health and well-being. However, I …
It is OK to cry, shout and be angry
When Peachy the hamster was put to sleep last week Rayne cried hard. We were at the vet’s waiting area with lots of dog owners waiting for their appointments. It was quite a distressing scene and I noticed people looking over with concern and sympathy. There was even a little girl with her mum looking …
It is never too late to take your first piano lesson!
My Grandparents had a piano in the room that nobody ever went in. Not one of my family members knew how to play it, well if they did know, they never showed off their talent, not even at Christmas! As a young child I would spend hours sat at that piano trying to work out …
