Your go-to library for living a life without school. Highly focused, research-backed episodes that tackle real questions and challenges as they come up, helping you build a version of home education that works for your unique family. New episodes landing weekly, only available right here.
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.
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.
