Do you remember having a best friend in school but that same best friend often made you feel like you weren’t quite good enough? Maybe you didn’t realise it at the time but as you got older you started to recognise what she was doing was wrong. Or maybe you did or said things to …
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How to Give Up Work and Home School – Top 5 Money Making Tips
I needed to come up with a plan fast in order to give up my job and stay at home to home school. In order to convince my husband it was doable I save up 3 months worth of my wages without him knowing!
How to Give Up Work and Home School – Top 10 Money Saving Tips
Often when I tell other parents we home educate they say they would love to but couldn’t because of money. They say they wouldn’t be able to afford to give up their 9-5 job, even though they truly believe their child would be better off home educated. I am here to tell you that it …
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 maintained with pretty little clips and bows in it. I didn’t think much …
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 …
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 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 over at …
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 …
My Clever Child had a Fixed Mindset – Our Quest to a Growth Mindset
It was my oldest daughter Rayne’s 18 month check with the health visitor when she asked me if Rayne was recognising nursery rhymes. “She don’t just recognise them” I said with pride, “she sings them!” Everywhere we went people would comment on how advanced Rayne was and I was so proud of her. At 9 …
