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Life with Older Children

Life with Older Children

For me, parenting older children has been sooo much easier than parenting babies and toddlers! I know it isn’t the case for everyone but being able to sleep all night, having six hours a day of peace and quiet while they are at school and them even making me the occasional cup of tea certainly seems preferable to me! 

My posts about older children are split into three categories. Parenting older children, school and learning and fun with older children.

Parenting older children contains posts that offer advice about looking after older children. Things like eating, sleeping and anxiety are covered.

Homeschooling and School contains posts about supporting older children throughout their education as well as information on home education.

Fun with older children includes things like toys that my children have enjoyed and reviews of days out.

If you have older children you might also be interested in reading the posts in the Free Range Parenting category which includes stuff about playing out and managing boredom.

Disadvantages of Homeschooling in the UK

Written by Josie

girl homeschooling art a desk with a tablet

While I am a big fan of homeschooling (check out why in this post on the Benefits of Homeschooling) like everything in life, it does have some downsides. If you’re considering home educating your child or children, below I’ve highlighted some key disadvantages of homeschooling as well as some ways you can overcome them. My […]

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Benefits of Homeschooling [in the UK]

Written by Josie

Boy in yellow t-shirt lays on floor drawing, enjoying the benefits of homeschooling

While sending your child off to school once they turn four is the norm in the UK, there are other options. A growing number of parents are making the decision to home educate their children and there is a thriving community in most areas to support them. If you’re considering Elective Home Education for your […]

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Starting Homeschooling with a 12 Year Old

Written by Josie

Boy learns while looking at a laptop during an online lesson.

When we decided to homeschool our 12 year old, we didn’t really know what we were doing. Both Boy Child and I had our doubts because of our (terrible) experience of homeschooling during lockdown. However, everything I had read had convinced me that electively home educating was very different to completing work set by school […]

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Chores for an 8 Year Old – Includes 8 Year Old Chore Chart

Written by Josie

8 year old boy putting washing in machine

Every family takes a different attitude to chores. Some parents don’t require children to do chores, others pay for chores and some consider it part of learning life skills. In this post we’ll consider some age appropriate chores for an 8 year old and you’ll also find a handy free 8 year old chore chart […]

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Hands on Activities for Four Year Olds

Written by Josie

young girl with her hands painted multiple colours

Four year olds are great. They still have all the wonder of younger children but are capable enough to take part in much more interesting activities than toddlers. They are also usually full of energy so need something that will keep them engaged rather than require them to just sit passively. If you’re looking for […]

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A blog about trying to raise independent kids while retaining a sense of humour. Me: I’m Josie, a 43 year old introvert and former librarian. Them: My husband Chris, Boy Child who is 11 and Girl Child who is 9. The others: Hera the cat and Baxter the dog. Read More…

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