Sisters Who Homeschool Podcast Sisters Who Homeschool

We are back after our little rest week, yay!Today, we will catch you up on all the things we've been doing (and not been doing). If you didn't guess it by the episode title, yep, we've decided to lean in to all the feels this week as we discuss how to find time for yourself as a homeschooling parent. It's not always as simple as it sounds right, or is it just us? We share our biggest struggles with looking after ourselves and the ways we are working (slowly) to shift the guilt around tak...

This week we begin to answer questions sent to us by homeschooling families across Australia. And, guess what? Curriculum chat was top of the list! We decided to dedicate an entire episode to breaking down exactly what learning looks like for our families, as well as plenty of helpful tips we've learnt along the way. We share with you some of our favourite learning topics, and shed some light on the pros and cons of the way we approach learning. Our favourite curriculum website is nestled int...

We are back for another episode (and somehow already in week three?)Today, Gemma and Holly cosy up in this beautiful, cool weather to discuss the benefits of homeschooling for neurodivergent families. Our experiences both in and out of the mainstream system open up a conversation surrounding the positive changes our families have felt in letting go of old routines that didn't support our families. Plus, how we embrace our children's unique interests, stay flexible and finding those frien...

In this episode we speak with Ashlee, a Paediatric Occupational Therapist (OT), business owner, wife and mother.Ashlee shares with us an honest look at family life during the early stages of homeschooling and how she balances her beautiful business, Engage OT, with all that is on offer in the homeschooling world. Ashlee discusses how she found her area of love in Paediatrics after becoming a parent and explains how this field of work has helped her better understand her own children. We love ...

It's Term Two!We are so excited to be back. Today we catch you up on what we have been up to during the holidays, our homeschool plans for Term 2 (hint: they couldn't be more different) and how we begin to breakdown big topics into bitesize pieces for reporting.April is Autism Awareness month and over the next few episodes we would love to share our favourite books written by neurodivergent voices discussing their lived experiences.This week we are starting off with our all time favourite, 'D...

Today we speak with Laura, who is homeschooling her beautiful family as they travel across Australia in their caravan (living the homeschool dream!). Laura is a multifaceted mumma, a doula, an avid book reader and shares all of her parenting, unschooling and homeschooling thoughts on Substack. She has put together an amazing list of resources for other homeschool families (thanks Laura!), book reviews and also runs a Facebook Group connecting and supporting Australian Homeschoolers.Show ...