Teaching a kid to drive..
Why would I let my 10 year old drive a car?! What if something bad was to happen? Chances are, most of you read that as something potentially going wrong whilst Jaiden was driving....
Category: Features
Stranger danger vs Kids having freedom – Is there a happy medium?
This proud kid just went to the shops, by himself! We were packing up and getting ready to leave Monto and in the interests of not making a pile of dishes doing our normal...
Learning without school…
A proud Dad moment. Except, it’s not my kid! 3 years ago we met Toby, who was 14 at the time. Toby and Jaiden connected at an unschooling camp and really hit it off,...
Gaming, screen time, Autism, self regulation – Our Story
Let’s talk about screen time and technology usage. There’s no denying we live in a time where we are using technology more than ever before. There is an infinite amount of learning that can...
Providing an education out of the classroom..
A lot of people I meet and chat to really seem struggle to grasp the concept of how you can provide an education without piles of workbooks or forced lessons because “Kids just want...
Value each and every day…
Despite all of our adventures and all the memories we’ve made, I think that in 10 years, it’ll be our morning “cuddle shop” that I remember the most.. For as long as I can...
Family caravans, on a budget.
Let’s talk about going travelling on a budget.. There’s a lot of travel pages that gloat about travelling on a budget. However they often do so with $60 000 – $100 000 worth...
Reflecting on full time travel, 5 years on
Just like that, 5 years goes by. When we set off 5 years ago I could ever have imagined that both Jaidens and my life would change quite so dramatically. There’s something about living...
What is unschooling?
Unschooling, so what’s the deal with that? With media attention often being focused on families who unschool and allow their kids to eat chocolate for breakfast and stay up until 1am every morning playing...
Our solar setup for free camping
With more and more people choosing to travel on a budget, it rules out the fancy caravan parks and powered sites. Whilst we love the space and freedom of not being cramped in a...
