Leaving school behind is freeing, but it’s only the beginning. What comes next is learning how to rebuild the right kind of structure, pressure, and connection from the ground up.
We’ve all been taught how to teach - to explain, correct, and manage. But no one ever showed us how to coach. This episode walks through exactly how to make that shift so your child’s motivation starts coming from within (rather than from you).
Over a century ago, we aligned “good teaching” with “good people management.” But the roots of that approach - and why we’ve held onto it - are shocking. This episode traces the history of it all, why it’s still killing motivation in our children, and what we can do instead.
Life’s never been easier for our kids, but that comfort has come at a cost. The research is clear: this shift has weakened an entire generation across every measure that matters. This episode shows just how bad things have become, and what we need to do to turn it around.
Kids today can scroll for hours but struggle to stay with anything hard for more than a few minutes. In this episode, I’ll show you what’s driving that shift, what it’s doing to their brains and motivation, and how to rebuild the muscle of focus at home.
Most of us treat “I’m bored” like a problem to fix, but it’s actually one of the best growth opportunities our kids have. In this episode I’ll show you the four roots that usually sit underneath it, and the exact words you can use in the moment to coach your child through.
This is the episode that finally answers the big question: how do I actually help my child learn to read? In it, I share a clear, step-by-step guide parents can use every day.
Most advice on making money is hustle culture. This episode is different - two real income streams I’ve built discussed in detail, a framework to map your own, and six realistic lanes parents like us are using to make extra income right now.
Why so many children struggle to take initiative - even with total freedom - and what the science of motivation, autonomy, and brain development tells us they actually need instead.
What really happens in a child’s brain before and after they turn five? And what are the hidden costs of deciding that formal learning should “start” at that age? Let's look at the neuroscience, the developmental timelines, and four key reasons why the idea of “school readiness” is so deeply flawed.
AI is replacing the very jobs we’ve always raised our children to aim for. In this urgent episode, I unpack where AI is at right now, what the next decade might look like, and how we can prepare our children for a future more different than we can imagine.
We’ll look at what most people actually need maths for, how numeracy develops without school, how quickly kids can catch up later, and why the data shows the school system isn’t delivering the results we think it is.
I was asked a question recently that I think rings true for many of us, so I want to share it - and then break it down - here today: "How can I reassure myself that I won't regret this lifestyle, that my young kids won'...
If you've ever worried that not 'toughening up' your children will leave them unable to handle adult life, this will change how you think about building true grit. Because it turns out that everything we thought we knew about developing resilience was wrong.
I was sent an email recently that I want to talk about here. It was based around the kinds of questions this parent gets from her mother: "How will your child cope in life if they aren't made to do things they don't want? If...
Here I dismantle the common view of socialisation using a mixture of neuroscience and research. It will completely change how you see healthy social development, and how you feel about and respond to that question - especially when it’s you, asking it of yourself, in those times of doubt.
It's the question almost every home educating parent has faced (and probably will, again and again). From well-meaning family members, from total strangers, and - often - from our own voice inside our heads. It hits right where our schooling experiences have conditioned us to be most vulnerable...
