A new kid in town? There's a new parenting website in town, but this one is a bit different to the mum focussed networks that seem to be all over the place. (Not that I'm saying mum focussed networks or bad, but does mean that there is room for alternatives!) Quib.ly is a membership site that … [Read more...] about Home education on Quib.ly
how we do it
The economics of home education – a personal point of view.
One of the odd things about home education is how many myths surround it. For example, there is often this theory that only the rich can do it, that it's out of reach of ordinary families as they can't afford for one parent not to work. In my experience that's just not true, though certainly life … [Read more...] about The economics of home education – a personal point of view.
The whole early years/ school age thing and home education, with a book review.
Increasingly via twitter I'm getting contacted about home education. This is good. I'm glad that ppl have somewhere to reach out to. When I was considering it for Big, all those years ago, my online answers came courtesy of the Muddlepuddle, now Early Years, yahoo group. That group put me in touch … [Read more...] about The whole early years/ school age thing and home education, with a book review.
Hannibal returns.
Years ago, when I was a much younger and less experienced parent (and actually thought there might be a Right Way to do things, that only I didn't know) Big went to nursery. It was a very good nursery. The staff cared very much about the children, and they were all very calm, highly qualified and … [Read more...] about Hannibal returns.
Learning to read – a carnival!
So sorry this has taken me so long to post. without any further ado... Here's Katie from Outside the Box with her Change makes you wanna hustle post about different approaches for different children. Drool over the absolute gorgeousness that is Chris's post on the subject, Ready to Read, … [Read more...] about Learning to read – a carnival!