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Home Ed Mindset Posts

Mindset shifts, limiting beliefs, self-doubt and wellbeing for home educating parents.
Aug. 17, 2025

Facing the Roadblocks to Home Education

If you're reading this, you're probably someone who's considered home education—or maybe you're already on the journey and just need a bit of encouragement. Let's be real: choosing to home educate isn't always a walk in the park. There are roadbloc…
Aug. 10, 2025

Home Ed Planning: Permission to Be Flexible

Kelly Rigg and Ashley explore what planning actually looks like in homeschooling households, acknowledging that rigid schedules often fall short of reality. The conversation highlights five key insights: planning doesn't require perfection—sometime…
Dec. 10, 2024

When this new school year hasn't turned out any better than the last one....

Hey you, I wanted to write you a little note, from one parent to another, if you have found yourself wondering lately if school just isn't the best fit for your kid - and you've found yourself googling 'should I home educate instead?'. You may wel…
Dec. 4, 2024

Buy the jeans that fit...

Here's an unconventional clothing metaphor that might just change how you think about traditional schooling as the only viable educational path. Forcing a child into an unsuitable school is a bit like wearing ill-fitting jeans - when something doesn…
Oct. 23, 2024

The Super Selfish Slow Down

Let's talk about the overwhelm so many parents experience during school holidays - how families automatically fill breaks with activities despite already being stretched thin. I recognised my own relentless cycle of home education, work, and househo…
Sept. 27, 2024

I will never feel like I am enough...

I want to share a deeply personal reflection on struggling with feelings of inadequacy across multiple life domains. My internal critic can be harsh - about my parenting, my business growth, my housekeeping, my personal wellness. My professional ro…
Aug. 9, 2024

Books that have Transformed my Home Education Mindset

Empowering Your Home Education Journey: Must-Read Books for Every Educator Reshaping one's mindset forms the foundation of home education. Those educated in traditional UK schools may find their beliefs and self-judgments deeply connected to their …
Aug. 7, 2024

Breaking Free from the School System's Grip: Redefining Our Beliefs and Habits

One of the things I was shocked by when I started home education was that so much of the life I was living day to day had been informed by my school life. I realised as time went on how intentional that is sadly and how important it is so abolish if…