by Leila | Sep 6, 2024 | Homeschooling, Parenting
This is a common question I get from mother’s who are thinking about homeschooling and here’s what I tell them. My eldest son did not learn to read until he was nearly 8. He was my first child, my first time homeschooling and I was already in a state of fear,...
by Leila | Mar 3, 2024 | Parenting, Rewilding
This week I’ve been pondering on the way conscious parenting is often seen as permissive parenting. I know that, as conscious parents, some decisions we have made to do with our children are often seen by others as permissive. As if the kids make the rules and run our...
by Leila | Feb 19, 2024 | Homeschooling, Parenting
If your child is expressing to you how much they are struggling with school it means that they trust you enough to be vulnerable in front of you. To lay it all out. To tell you how they feel. To confide in you that – physically, emotionally and mentally –...
by Leila | Feb 12, 2024 | Homeschooling, Rewilding
It’s February already and I’m only just now reflecting on the rhythm of our days as we begin to get back into the non-holiday routine and back into structured activities again. Friends and clients (and strangers) always ask us what we do all day as homeschoolers and...
by Leila | Feb 5, 2024 | Homeschooling, Parenting
The hardest part of homeschooling …Is deschooling your mind. The rest is easy. Loving my children. Following their lead. Playing and enjoying my life. Planning our days. Adventuring and trying new things, exploring nature and different parks together, looking at the...
