Tag Archives: home ed life

Going Against the Trend

Posted on May 18, 2019 by ofamily

We recently had a birthday and over the course of the birthday week I have had a number of insightful conversations with the birthday girl. All of which have yet once again reinforced why I am so happy that we … Continue reading →

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What about Social Skills ?

Posted on May 8, 2019 by ofamily

One of the questions home educators often get asked is what about social skills? Surely keeping your child out of a class fill of kids their own age will mean they lack social skills? My answer ……………….. Today after my … Continue reading →

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A Week

Posted on April 27, 2019 by ofamily

I often get asked what a week of home education looks like for us and it is really hard to  say because the weeks are often so different.  However I can understand that someone who is thinking about home education … Continue reading →

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Tough Days

Posted on January 15, 2019 by ofamily

I actually stopped and rewrote this post a few times for the simple reason that whenever I admit I have had a tough few days I normally get the response – “So just stick them in school ” – which … Continue reading →

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Side-steps are Good

Posted on October 10, 2018 by ofamily

I often worry are we doing enough ?  Are the kids making enough progress / improvement?  Sometimes it feels like instead of 3 steps forward 1 step back it is 5 steps in a totally random different direction that has … Continue reading →

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