Most of us carry a powerful belief about our children's potential, but the research tells a very different story. This episode unpacks both, and shows you how to actually help your child find and draw out what's genuinely inside them.
Getting a child to set a goal is one thing. But getting them to actually follow through - especially when it gets hard - is where almost everyone gets stuck. This episode shows you how to get both these things right.
Most of us have tried helping our child set goals. And most of the time, it doesn't stick. This episode will tell you why, and what you really need to understand before any of the practical stuff will actually work.
The world our children are growing up in is actively working against some of the most important capabilities they'll ever need. This episode covers the final five - and how to build every one of them.
The world our children are walking into looks nothing like the one we grew up in. So what are the ACTUAL capabilities that will matter most when they hit adulthood?
We're all told that social development is critical. The problem is that what we've been told matters most actually doesn't - at least, not according to decades of research. This episode untangles the 'socialisation' mess, showing you exactly how to support genuine social development in your child.
Florence was 9 when she walked into a classroom for the first time. Ten weeks later, she walked back out. This is what we learned - and the honest advice I'd give any parent facing the same decision.
What happens when a child who’s never been to school decides they want to try it? This is the story of our 9 year old walking into a classroom for the very first time.
Have you ever struggled with the balance between knowing when to keep encouraging your kids to push through something, and when to let them quit? This episode will show you how to get that balance right from now on.
Four ways home educating families commonly make life harder for themselves, and how to make sure you never fall for these (very common) traps.
More families are stepping away from school, children are refusing to attend, teachers are leaving, and AI is breaking old assumptions. This episode pulls those threads together to explain why school is about to lose its place as the default.
We’ve all been sold the idea of a well-rounded, balanced child. This episode explores how that holds up under the microscope of modern child development research, and how to help children go deep into things.
The clearest picture yet of how home educated children are actually doing - socially, academically, emotionally, and long-term - based on the best research we have.
A clear, supportive guide to the holiday moments that tend to spike insecurity for home educating parents, with simple ways to stay centred, calm, and confident.
Leaving school behind is freeing, but it’s only the beginning. What comes next is learning how to rebuild the right kind of structure, pressure, and connection from the ground up.
As a dad myself, I think I know why. And it boils down to two important things.
A lot of emphasis goes on a child's progress, and as parents it's made clear to us very early.
In this episode, I spend some time examining three common perceptions that are unique to unschooling.
I'm a High School teacher thinking of homeschooling my four and six year olds. My question is - how do you make time to plan lessons?!
A growing library of weekly, research-backed conversations for parents who are living outside the school system - or seriously questioning it - and want help and encouragement without ideology or fear-based advice.
Homeschoolers and unschoolers are often asked how they can be sure of this, and today I'm going to give you a path to answering it.
