The Experiment, at Pass the Torch is an interesting read for any parent considering or indeed about to embark on the journey of homeschooling.

Is homework bad for kids? Yes, I think it is. If it is unacceptable for adults to be bringing work home night after night, what makes it ok for our kids to do the same?

Christina at Solo Mother articulates it so well in The importance of ritual

Bring back family night; I’m pleased to say at the moment we enjoy a fair amount of family time, this may well be because we are still at the centre of Erin’s world and there is no-one she would rather be with (perhaps, apart from Bindhi, her teddy blanky).