I often speak to parents* who are concerned that their children don’t read, or don’t read enough. They ask me, ‘Can you persuade him/her to read?’ I do try to…
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Isn’t it great when you really feel someone is listening to you? You know, those times, with those people, when you can talk for as long as you need to,…
Today, for the first time since we came back from Malaysia, I am feeling homesick. It started this morning, when I watched, via a link on Facebook, a video that…
This picture isn’t from this year, it’s from three years ago when Alfie had first come to live with us. But too cute not to share! We don’t have this…
Today marks a new beginning of sorts for me. My son, the Teenager, is home educated and has been for the last three and a half years. He has now…
When I’m running or walking in the countryside near my home, I usually greet people with as cheerful a “hi” or “morning” as I can muster according to my level…
What is education? As far as I’m concerned, ticking boxes required by the National Curriculum and stacking up GCSE grades have nothing to do with it. If we take the…
During the week I was listening to Lucie Bradbury on one of the CDs from her “Feminine Way” course. Lucie is an expert on feminine energy and the founder of…
Parenting classes are in the news this morning. Three years ago, like many other people, I thought that attending such classes meant there was something wrong with you as a…
Yesterday we had our annual visit from the really nice man from the council who oversees my son’s education. The three of us sat round the dining table, looked through…