Episodes

  • Improving writing without writing with Munira Adenwalla
    Jun 23 2024

    Want to help your child improve their writing skills without picking up a pen? We've got you covered on this podcast where Munira will guide us through her top tips to improve your child's writing.

    We cover some great strategies and approaches which are all designed to build confidence and ability without some of the anguish that goes with copy writing or handwriting practice.

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    41 mins
  • Home Educating with ADHD with Amy Neylon
    Jun 16 2024

    Today's podcast talks about the unique challenges of home educating when you have ADHD. And we talk to Amy about her journey of self discovery around having ADHD and how it's affected, positively and negatively, her home education experience.

    Alert! If you don't want to listen to 15 minutes of discussion about how broken the school system is, skip ahead to 15:00. You have been warned ;-)

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    49 mins
  • Auditory Processing Disorder and British Sign Language with Shelley
    Jun 9 2024

    Join Shelley and I as we discuss home educating a child with Auditory Processing Disorder and the value of incorporating British Sign Language into your home ed journey.

    This is a fascinating and sometimes emotional conversation where we talk about the pressures on ourselves as home educating parents and the balancing act of prioritising our children's needs with little state support. We delve into what APD is, the struggle to get diagnosed and also discuss BSL and its variations, along with the sheer joy of learning a new language and being able to communicate with your baby and child in an empowering way.

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    57 mins
  • From home educated to home educator with Pamela Anton
    Jun 2 2024

    Today I am joined by Pamela Anton who set about persuading her parents to home educate her when she was a child, at a time when home education was much less common. Armed only with a magazine article and a distinct hatred for school, Pamela launched into home education and now has chosen that route for her own children.

    Listen to Pamela's fascinating story about her interaction with the school system and the impact that being in school had upon her on a day to day level. And how this experience has informed her own parenting journey to this day.

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • A Journey into Home Education - May 'Ebbs and Flows'
    Jun 1 2024

    Ash and I discuss how her May has been going and it's been a month of ups and downs. Both Ash and Ismael are working to get ready for their return to school in September and it's been a bumpy ride!

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    23 mins
  • Encouraging reluctant writers with Dr Kat Patrick
    May 26 2024

    Today's podcast is all about inspiring your child in their approach to writing and reading. Often these things come in waves of motivation and the beauty of home education is that you're able to flow with your child as their interests shift.

    But similarly being able to write fluidly, fluently and with ease is an important life skill and can unlock a future of creativity in allowing your child to put their thoughts down on paper, whether with pen or keyboard.

    Dr Patrick guides us through some great ideas for supporting your child to learn a love of writing and, more broadly, a love for learning that will leave you all feeling equipped and empowered in your home education journey.

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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Parenting with Possibilities - Being the Conscious Arsehole
    May 12 2024

    Today's episode is Female Rage: The Podcast!

    Join Sareeta Pattni and I for our last in the series Parenting with Possibilities. This episode looks at the role that anger can play in our parenting and how to honour it and express it in a way that feels healthy for everyone.

    We talk about boundaries, saying no and when to go and scream into a pillow! Check it out and do share it around with your parenting friends.

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    43 mins
  • A Journey into Home Education - April 'Transitions'
    May 9 2024

    Join Ash and I in our latest installment of A Journey into Home Education where the household has been afflicted by sickness and preparations are being made for Ismael's return to school this autumn.

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    25 mins