The yin and yang of home education


Our home educating experience has plenty of magical moments, where life seems perfect. The image you see just reaffirms your life choice and it's everything you want it to be.

We had such a moment yesterday, all three children were in the school room busily working on top secret projects whereby if I was called in to help with sharpening a pencil I was greeted with 'Don't come in! Ok come in but don't look anywhere'.

 In between assisting, I was sat writing content whilst watching Leighton play Minecraft. We could hear very loud stage whispers from the next room, 'It's their marriage day soon'. We exchanged an amused and loving expression, bless them, they were making wedding anniversary cards. It was a blissful moment.

It did not last however.

Fast forward to a few hours later.

To say the children were ratty with each other was an understatement. 

They wished however to play with the same bag of toys in the same room naturally, rather than dividing up throughout the house in peaceful solitude. 

So we became referees for the rest of the afternoon. So long everyone stayed in their individual space then a truce ensued.

The bag of toys in question contained animals (could have been worst). Kira claimed farm animals with a few wild animals. Xander had the dinosaurs. Sophia had the farm workers. 

They were busy lining their toys up while they were processing their emotions. We could tell when they started to relax and calm, as then individual monologues and educational role play took place. 

So yes, we have many magical moments in home education, however that's not to say it's not hard work at times. It's a 24/7 commitment, every day is different. 

We have lots of fun activities planned over the next week with trips to the playground, to jump warehouses, and a visit to the beach with grandparents, weather permitting! We haven't been to the seaside in five years. 

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