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 about socialising? What subjects do you teach during the six hours? Why does society think that the school system is the best place for my daughter to learn and evolve? Are we as a society that institutionalised that we just accept that, that’s what our children supposed to do? Go to school? As that’s what everyone does and so we don’t quest

Layla didn’t want to play the usual games and exercises in the park this morning but wanted to be close to me and hold my hand and be carried on my shoulders today; as this morning was not an ok morning. I love how she is now able to express it to me and so instead we went for a long walk exploring the dinosaur feet and rabbit tree homes instead. It has taken a long time to get here and I want people to be aware of this as most say to me I’m lucky as their child won’t engage

Each day my daughter does the ‘calendar’. She made this herself with me. Why do I do this with her? Yes, it teaches her the months, numbers, and days as well as read them but I wanted her to be able to read, write and say her date of birth. Something that she would need as a life skill when she is older. However, it has also become an emotional chart/tool for her. When she does the calendar, she has been up for an hour and when she feels she is going to have a wobbly day she