Stop being so hard on yourselves.

I’ve been speaking to so many of you lately who are having to make huge decisions for your children’s education. And so many of you are being so hard on yourselves and I’m here to encourage you to not do that.

It’s easy to say.

It’s not easy to do.

I am also so hard on myself when it comes to my boy.

I want to make the ‘best’ decisions - as you all do.

But what is the ‘best’ decision is merely an illusion.

What if there really is not a ‘best’ decision to be made.

What if there is just a choice. A decision based on what we know about our child. Oh and by the way you know your child better than anyone else so do stop listening to your mother, your father, your sister or your brother and your well meaning friends and neighbours.

Just stop.

Drown out the noise.

You are the mother or the father.

You decide. And obviously your child will ultimately decide.

I have personally made the decision to home educate my child from September 2026 so he will essentially not be going to a formal Reception classroom. I have many reasons for this and I love my decisions.

My family and some of my friends do not.

And that is just fine. I’m not here to please them!

My son will have pretty much covered all of the EYFS curriculum by the time September hits so I do feel it’s pretty pointless to send him to a Reception classroom. We will be fully immersed into the Year 1 curriculum and beyond by September 2026. He will need social interactions - yes- I do know! He will be continuing ad hoc to go to his current nursery setting to have social time with his friends. He will also be enrolled onto several activities where he can make new friends and have time for social interaction.

If it the ‘right’ decision?

Only time will tell.

My son has already told me that he wants to ‘go to school!’

So if that’s the case, I will need to have a very open and honest discussion with him.

So if you are choosing the schools or the education paths for your children right now, please be kind, loving and full of compassion for yourselves.

Drown out the noise.

And stay fully focused on yourselves and your child.

Do what you think is best for your child. Not what anyone else tells you is best.