Back to School Posts
Oct. 7, 2026
Season 6 is here: The Tricky Bits of Home Ed (starting with our September brain chaos)
Let's be honest for a second. Home education isn't always the sunshine-and-nature-walks highlight reel we scroll past on Instagram. Sometimes it's siblings who are sick of each other's faces by 10am. Sometimes it's the comments, the comparisons, or …
Sept. 1, 2025
Why September Still Feels Weird for Home Educators
If you’re a home educating parent, September might stir up some surprisingly familiar feelings—maybe even a bit of anxiety or pressure to “get organised,” buy new supplies, or mark the start of a new academic year. But what if you didn’t have to? In…
Aug. 29, 2024
NOT back to school week
As a home educating parent, the start of a new school year is an odd one. It comes with a kind of ghost attached - a schooled, slightly anxious, feeling like everything needs to step up - more needs to be achieved and more pressure added. It is a ha…