Friendship

How Do Home Educated Children Socialise? | The Myth of Homeschool Isolation

How Do Home Educated Children Socialise? | The Myth of Homeschool Isolation

Do you worry about socialisation? Home educated children thrive through hands-on experiences and mixed-age friendships - learning together, not just side by side.

But how do they socialise?

It’s one of the most common questions we get - and one of the most frustrating myths about home education: that our children must be lonely or isolated. It usually comes from a kind place (...

Debunking home ed myths: How do your children socialise?

Debunking home ed myths: How do your children socialise?

A persistent myth is that home educated children lack social opportunities. It’s a tired misconception that resurfaces time and again, eliciting collective eye rolls from those familiar with the reality. The truth? Socialisation isn’t about the quantity of interactions, it’s about their quality and diversity .

School settings promote forced associations rather than genuine...