I look back fondly on my time studying Classical Civilization at the University of Leeds in the UK. When I was considering my options past school, I was greatly influenced by my classical civilization teacher, Ms Simpson, to consider pursuing […]
Author: Familieu
Home education may just be your craziest parenting decision yet
If you are planning on home educating your child, there is a good chance that this is not your first time you’ve exasperated others with your crazy parenting choices. Perhaps it all started with home birthing or hypnobirthing. Perhaps it was cloth nappies. Or Elimination […]
Familieu turns to CRM to balance homeworking, homeschooling and home organisation
Here at Familieu, we have used a variety of work management and CRM software systems over the years to help manage our lives both professionally and personally. But use of this kind of software to organise home schooling was new to us. […]
PICTORIAL: School room ready not ready
DD working with one of her birthday presents: clay and some basic tools. The school room is the room most period semi’s would allocate as the dining room. When we first moved into the house it functioned as our kitchen, dining room and home […]
A modest budget helps when designing an open-ended garden
With the lifting of pandemic restrictions and the improving weather, spring 2021 was the right time to commit the last of our renovation budget to the garden. We could not stand the idea of another summer picking our way across […]
Advice for reading bedtime stories to children who are different ages
Successfully reading bedtime stories to children at different stages of development is rewarding but needs some planning We’ve been reading bedtime stories to both of our children together their whole lives and with DD at eight and DS at five, we […]
We had the opportunity to give the kids brand new PCs. So why are they using a refurbished, 10-yr old Mac?
Home educating on a modest income demands that resources are often allocated with a lot of thought towards the making-do. Sometimes that means opting for reconfiguring what you’ve got rather than the thrill of buying new. Couple that with a […]
Mainstream schools don’t necessarily equip children with sufficient digital skills
It’s difficult to imagine how a home education environment could perfectly replicate the teaching environment for technical subjects such as physics, food technology or digital skills. The teaching of technical subjects is often cited to home educating parents as a […]
Rearranging a homeworker’s aural furniture
I’ve spent years working from home with family life going on in the background. When I feel I need to reduce that background soundscape, I need an alternative. Whilst I love music, it can too easily become the object of […]
There’s value in the ordinary of Playmobil 123
It’s a big deal to invest in any toy eco-system. You’re going to be living with these toys for a long time; getting down on to the floor to play with them, silently stepping over them in darkened bedrooms, picking […]