It can be said that there are only two certainties in our lives – that we will die and that there will be change. The beginning of a new year is traditionally a time for planning but sometimes planning at any time can seem futile when life can be so unpredictable. How do we come [...]

The teenage years can be quite a challenge, however you decide to educate your child. If your child has been home educated for at least a few years before reaching adolescence, then they will probably be accustomed to the lifestyle. If you are lucky, your teenager will also have learnt how to educate themselves with [...]

From my experiences of helping to run a local home educators’ support group, I know that the school summer holidays can be a decision time for those families who are facing problems with their children’s education. Sometimes it is the act of going away together that gives parents and children the opportunity to talk about [...]

As lifestyle challenges go, combining earning a living whilst at the same time home educating your children, has to be one of the toughest. I’m assuming, for the purposes of this article, that you’re not one of the few home educating families where the parents can afford to go out to work and employ someone [...]

Why is it important to listen to our children?
For them:

It helps them to think. Providing a sounding board encourages our children to verbalise their thoughts, thus assisting them in making sense of the world.
It shows our respect for them, because they can then see that we value their opinions.
It demonstrates our love for them, because [...]