For today's bonus mid week episode, Emily chats with fellow home educator Kate whose family has been exploring the benefits and challenges of taking responsibility for a group of street kittens as part of their home education journey!

Support the kittens here: https://gofund.me/9a99e1208

and for raw food with a referral code: https://www.bellaandduke.com/lp/referrals/?ref_code=sapq4d4

Follow Kate and her daughters' journey here: https://open.substack.com/pub/thephoenixgreen/p/our-journey-to-a-barefoot-education

Debunking Home Education Myths ...

So many people would like to home educate but feel that it is not accessible for them for various reasons. In this series, we will debunk some of these myths and counter some of the common reasons people feel they can't home educate.

Starting with ... "I'm not clever enough to home educate" - Emily, Charlotte and I discuss this common idea and why it's rarely parental education, cleverness, qualifications or knowledge that lead to a successful home education journey.

Buckle up because I'm joined by Hannah from Instagram's hugely popular ThrivingWithHannah to discuss all the many excuses people give for why they can't home educate.

We pick through when an excuse is a valid reason and when it's just "lazy parenting" 😜 And trust me, we express opinions!

Come and have a listen and let us know what you think in the comments below ...

Find Hannah here:

• thrivingwithhannah
• hannahhomeeducates

Are you solid on your legal rights as a home educator? It's vital that we arm ourselves with all the information we can to protect our rights.

In this episode, I am joined by Wendy Charles Warner from Education Otherwise who guides us through both our rights and also the statistics behind court proceedings. She gives some great advice for every step of the way, from that first contact with the LA through to appearing in court.

https://www.educationotherwise.org/

In today's podcast, I chat to Nicola, a prospective home educator and long time listener to the show. We talk about her fears and worries around home education and I do my best to advise, reassure and support her with these questions.

This is a great episode for anyone who is sitting on the fence, a bit unsure, but instinctively wanting to take the plunged into home education!

Welcome to our deschooling episode! I'm joined by Helen Royston to talk about:

• why it's important to deschool
• what it looks like
• how long it lasts (spoiler: longer than you think!)
• how to do it
• what to avoid

Did you go through a deschooling process? How did you find it? Let us know in the comments ...

Links referenced in this episode:

• picturebookexplorers.co.uk
• instagram.com/HomeEducationMatters

In this episode, we talk to Emily who is a home educating mum of three with autism and adhd, whose children are all also neurodivergent. What emerges is a safeguarding issue - but no, not the usual rhetoric around home education and registers. Here school was the safeguarding issue for Emily's child and home education is the place of care and freedom.

With Emily Fae - Emily is a home educating mum of 3. As a late diagnosed neurodivergent woman parenting and educating her three neurodivergent daughters, she is passionate about sharing her experiences and supporting other mums in similar situations, helping empower them in making the right choices for both them and their children. - @Calmspace_calmmind on Instagram

Today's podcast looks at a common parenting struggle through the eyes of home education. There are always times when we find ourselves in the eye of a storm, navigating overwhelm, tantrums, fury and meltdowns in our home (and that's just us!).

Home education can magnify these moments as you spend so much more time together but it also offers great scope to work through these moments successfully together without external interference or triggers.

Charlotte and I suggest five practical strategies to help you as a family before, during and after a period of overwhelm, and of course do so within the context of home education.

With Charlotte Webb - Hello! I am Charlotte Webb, I am a therapist and psychological coach, I specialise in connective parenting, neurodivergence and home education advice and support for children and adults in my local community. I am a home ed mum to 4 children and I run a home education learning centre. - @charlotteswebboflife on Instagram - Charlotte 's Facebook page - Charlotte 's Facebook group