I’m an attachment parent, kind of.  Because I cloth nappy, I carry Edward in a carrier and I don’t smack I’m considered oddball and weird – but worst of all I want to home educate my son. This is making me somewhat of a figure of fun amongst some of my friends, I can feel their index fingers flexing, poised ready to point.

I honestly can not understand why this is such a sore point for everyone. From the day our children are born we are constantly showing them right from wrong, teaching them about life and educating them to walk, talk and understand us adults – in my opinion this is maybe harder than teaching ABC’s, 123’s and E =MC2

So in what many class as a normal world I’ll educate my son at home, in the car, at the supermarket etc until he’s 3 years old and then willingly hand him over to strangers who will do the job as well as they can within the limits of school, health and safety restrictions and an overly PC world.

I’m afraid that we are not a normal family. Sorry to break it to you.

We plan to continue with his education at home, of course he’ll start off with a few days at nursery or playgroup until he’s 5 years old and then instead of moving up to school he’ll be at home with one of us.
It goes without saying that we plan to follow ciriculum guidelines but who says we can’t do that in our garden (biology and home economics) in the bathroom (physics, maths and heathy living) in the kitchen (home economics, maths, chemistry and healthy living)  in the living room (music, english, drama and art) at the table (computer sciences) the garage (metalwork, art and design and woodwork) or on our trips to Tunisia (history, geography and languages)??

Edward is showing so much intelligence and excitement about all he is learning, I can’t bear to resrtict that.

I wouldn’t say I’m anti school, far from it. I’m just pro home ed. I’m starting to see that other peoples negativity isn’t directed at me and my choices so much but only other parents fears that they aren’t confident in their own abilities to teach their own children. Let me ask you this, who taught your son or daughter to take their first steps? Who taught them their first words? Some teacher in a classroom? No, it was YOU. Feel empowered, because you are one mighty Mummy or Daddy x

Many thanks to Claire, Stuart and Emma Fairall for there inspired wisdom and wit x much love x