The key parenting shifts that make home education easier 🎙️
When home education feels harder than it should, it’s often these six traits running the show. Here’s how to recognise and shift them.
Issy Butson
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How we’re guiding our 5, 10, 15 & 17 year olds through life without school 🎙️
A real-world look at how we’re guiding our 5, 10, 15, and 17 year olds through life without school - what we’re coaching on, what’s working, what’s still messy, and how our role shifts as they grow.
The 7 skills that make home educating WORK 🎙️
How do I actually guide my child’s learning and growth? I know I don’t want to be a teacher, I know I want to be more like a mentor, or coach, or guide, but...how do I do that? What does it look like in practice?
How the myth of falling behind was built (and why it’s still hurting your child) 🎙️
The fear of "falling behind" wasn’t built on child development - it was built on logistics and systems. In this episode, we dismantle where that fear came from, how it still shapes us today, and what real growth actually looks like.
What if your child IS falling behind?
I want to talk a bit more about that phrase we all know and - *cough* - love: falling behind. About a year ago, I went into detail (in episode 22 of the podcast) about how unhelpful that concept really is, and how we can think differently about where our...
Why deschooling still feels hard (and how to finally shift what’s underneath it) 🎙️
You’ve stepped back, slowed down, let go of structure, but deschooling still feels hard. Why? In this episode, I explore the nervous system layer most parents miss…and how to shift from understanding deschooling to actually rewiring for it.