The BIG Home Ed Conversations Kelly Rigg & Ashley Vanerio

In this conversation, Kelly and Ashley discuss the impact of Western culture on parenting and home education. They explore the importance of slowing down, being present, and meeting our own needs as parents, the role of technology and the challenges of balancing screen time with other activities and the need to observe and appreciate our children's natural behaviours and to create a home education / homeschooling environment that allows for flexibility and individuality. Overall, they encourage parents to prioritize pleasure, connection, and self-care in their homeschooling journey.

 

Key words: Western culture, parenting, homeschooling, home education, slowing down, presence, needs, technology, screen time, observation, flexibility, individuality, pleasure, connection, self-care

In this conversation, Kelly and Ashley discuss the myth that home-educated kids are sheltered. They explore what people mean by sheltered and why it's important not to shelter children too much. They also discuss the possible limitations of home education and how to overcome them, including the importance of street-wiseness and resilience. 

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00:00 Introduction 10:39 Debunking the Myth: Home-Educated Kids Are Not Sheltered 28:07 Embracing Diversity: Real-World Experiences of Home-Educated Children 35:58 Dispelling the Myths of Homeschooling 45:49 Teaching Children about the Real World 53:27 Addressing Socialization, Mental Health, and Body Image

 

Keywords: home education, sheltered, limitations, diversity, street-wiseness, resilience, socialization, homeschooling, sheltering, myths, socialization, mental health, body image, education

 

 

This is such an interesting conversation, we, Kelly and Ashley, are discussing what has changed for human existence in the last 30 years - and how much of it as schooled children was it beyond our wildest dreams. Therefore, how important it is to have access to time and intrinsic curiosity to be able to explore the current day and imagine what it could be in the future. If we constantly have someone - an adult - present us with what is important to spend our time learning about, will we actually develop an ability to learn what is needed to make the future a better place?

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In this conversation, we, Kelly and Ashley, discuss the impact of limiting beliefs on home education. We explore the conflicting beliefs that parents often face and the challenges of balancing individuality with societal expectations. Overall, this conversation highlights the importance of questioning and dismantling beliefs that do not serve our home education journey. We delve into the concept of unschooling and personalized learning and talk about how we recognize and challenge our own beliefs, practice conscious parenting, and apologise when necessary. We acknowledge wholeheartedly that no parent or child is perfect and encourage self-reflection and self-compassion in the parenting journey.

This podcast is intended to be thought provoking, to give you pause and allow you to develop your own ideas, but if you could do with a bit more of a helping hand, this bonus content is how we have developed our beliefs and conviction in this area and gives ideas on how to do that for yourself. 

00:00 Introduction 00:59 Internal Work and Role Modelling 04:12 Scaffolding and Celebrating 05:33 Building a Meaningful Life 06:32 Open Conversations and Honest Communication 07:01 Modelling Our Own Interests and Values 09:03 Recommended Books 21:39 Defining Success and Failure 25:02 Conclusion

Are you aware of how the messages we receive around what success and failure are in our western culture are poisoning your home education journey? Even if you spend your time objecting to them? In this episode we dive into what we believe success looks like if you can free yourself from the reigns of what others feel life 'should' be. As usual, join the conversation by reaching out on Instagram or TikTok - @offroadingmotherhood or @homeschool.in.progress, or if you find yourself wanting more support with this, send us a message at kelly@offroadingmotherhood.co.uk to enquire about my coaching & mentoring services.

00:00 Introduction 04:01 Society's Definition of Success 08:26 Personal Experiences of Success and Failure 26:26 Fear of Failure and Parenting 32:15 Defining our own version of Success and Failure 35:21 Happiness and Role Modelling 36:26 Feeling All Emotions 37:45 Conclusion