Watching TV, Playing on the Computer, Doing Nothing Much at All
Encouraging Children So They Get Excited About Learning
Some Thoughts on Unschooling and Experts
When a Child Wants to Read the Same Book Again and Again
Helping a Child Go Where She Wants to Go
Glimpsing the World through a Child's Eyes
The Problem with Disguising Maths Practice as Fun
The Reading Out Loud Experiment
REAL LIFE Junk Mail Catalogue MATHS
A Typical Unschooling Day at Home
Time for Some Strewing
The Curriculum of Life
Team-Writing a Fantasy Novel
Everything is Educational, Even Disney Princesses
A Musical Interlude
Facing the Fact We Are an Introverted Family
“We’re a family of introverts,” I tell my daughters.“Of course we are, Mum!” replies Imogen. “Have you only just realised that?”“Well, I’ve never really thought about it before.”A family of introverts? I probably suspected this, but I’ve been trying to bury the thought away at the back of my mind, not wanting to face it.
The Joy of Singing Together