Christmas has been very different this year and I’m learning from my daughter. This year she didn’t write a Christmas list, nor did she...

Change is hard. Not knowing what to expect is difficult Layla had to go to’ her’ hospital for some investigations and a PEG change. She...

It’s the process and by practising it that we make progress, not perfection! Who wants perfection anyway! Children and adults who have...

Pricks of guilt, confusion, and overwhelmingness, and failing as a parent. This is what most parents feel when they have a child who is...

Dear Tracy, On Thursday 22 July (2021) my debut novel, Hope Nicely’s Lessons for Life will be published - and I want to say a huge thank...

When we focus only on the outcome, we miss the small steps of progress we made to get there. When I made Layla’s visual calendar, the...

No bedtime story in our house, please! This time last year Layla COULDN’T read and didn’t enjoy reading as it was a reminder that she was...

I decided to home-educate, not so Layla can do well in English, Maths, or whatever the curriculum tells her to learn. I did it for her...

Let’s NOT talk about drinking in pregnancy as it is VIOLATES a lady’s right! This week the World Health Organisation (WHO) released a...

The looks I get when I tell people I home-educate my daughter and the questions! Does she listen to you as you are not her teacher? What...