Rhythm is there to be a helpful guide rather than a taskmaster, and it can and should be flexible.

Anchors are the points in your day that your rhythm hangs onto.

Rhythm allows us to live in alignment with what matters to us, and it teaches our children that these things matter, through regular repetition.

school is the biggest source of stress for young people.

‘When children start school, a dramatic change takes place in the ways that we want them to learn. The informal “as and when” learning of life is replaced by curricula, timetables, set lessons, teaching aims, testing and monitoring, because these are deemed necessary for continued satisfactory learning.

that children’s challenging behaviour is always a form of communication.

if you’re homeschooling, one of your biggest educational assets is your home.

Activities repeated throughout the seasons, year after year, slowly become woven into the fabric of family life.

they will be far more willing to then play or work alongside you if you’ve been able to give them some focused attention first.