TW: Anti-Vaccination / COVID This week we are joined by the incredible Melena Carissa, who shares her experiences of choosing not to vaccinate against COVID in a country where the rules were so strict that people had to leave their jobs in droves, and kids were forced to miss out on sports, and using any… Continue reading Why I Didn’t Vaccinate My Kids
Category: Home Education
Amicable Co-parenting: Is It A Thing?
TW: Mental health issues In this Podcast episode we meet Sarah Page, a single parent working through the myriad challenges of early parenthood. We hear how she struggled with her mental health at the beginning of her journey and also recognised that her relationship with her husband was not serving her. We dig into the… Continue reading Amicable Co-parenting: Is It A Thing?
Let’s Play Instead: A Worldschooling Story
TW: Mental health issues, the school system and we swear a bit. This episode we dive into Laura’s world, world being the operative word, as she has 3 kids, and they are travelling the world “unschooling” her kids. This radical shift from the norm came after a mental health episode forced her and her husband… Continue reading Let’s Play Instead: A Worldschooling Story
How I Advocated For My Autistic Kids
In this podcast we meet Moon Sade, she disusses her challenging experiences witnessing her son be overlooked repeatedly by the school system for support, and didn't receive a diagnosis until part way through the secondary system. She goes on to tell us how she changed her whole life to advocate more for him, and for… Continue reading How I Advocated For My Autistic Kids
Unassisted Birth | Home Birth | Bullying | Home Education | Vicky Drake’s Parenting Story
In this podcast we talk about Home Birth, and how Vicky ended up having an unassisted birth. She suffered severely with sleep deprivation. She tells of her need to take her child out of school due to extreme case of bullying, and this took her on an incredible journey into "Unschooling". Sometimes life tells us… Continue reading Unassisted Birth | Home Birth | Bullying | Home Education | Vicky Drake’s Parenting Story