The BIG Home Ed Conversations
Kelly Rigg & Ashley Vanerio
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S5 Topic Challenge: Thoughts and Feelings, Fostering Emotional Maturity in Children
Welcome back to The BIG Home Ed Conversations Podcast with Kelly Rigg and Ashley Vanerio. This week’s topic: Feelings and journaling (real life edition) We recorded in the middle of a…
S5 Town Planning & Street Furniture (Home Education UK Topic Challenge)
In this episode of The BIG Home Ed Conversations Podcast, Kelly and Ashley continue their weekly home education UK “topic challenge” — choosing a theme and exploring it with their children through…
S5 Special Guest: Jenn Hodge Interview: The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Now the Act) — What Home Educating Families Need to Know
In this episode of The BIG Home Ed Conversations Podcast, Kelly shares a powerful interview with Jenn Hodge, founder of Doing Education Differently. Jenn is a leading voice in neurodiversity and…
S5 Topic Challenge: Lesser Known Sports (Weird & Wonderful Games, What Counts as a Sport, and Why Movement Matters)
In this episode of The BIG Home Ed Conversations Podcast, Kelly and Ashley explore this week’s “topic from the hat” challenge: lesser known sports. They start by going down the rabbit hole of…
S5 Topic Challenge: Food Around the World
Welcome back to another episode of the BIG Home Ed Conversations Podcast. Kelly and Ashley are continuing Season 5’s “topic from a hat” home education challenge — where they pick a theme, explore it…
S5 Topic Challenge: Capital Allocation & Investment with Kids
Welcome back to the BIG Home Ed Conversations Podcast. In this episode, Kelly and Ashley share how they tackled a surprisingly big topic with their kids: capital allocation and investing — including…
S5 Season 5 - Welcome Back! New Season, New Topic, New Sponsor!
Welcome back to Season 5 of the BIG Home Ed Conversations Podcast. In this short “we’re back!” episode, Kelly Rigg (home ed mum of two, qualified mindset + ADHD coach) and Ashley Vanerio (home ed mum…
S4 Season 4 Finale – Our Home Ed Year in Review
It’s the final episode of Season 4 of the BIG Home Ed Conversations Podcast, and we’re keeping up our (now official!) yearly tradition: a relaxed, honest Year in Reflection. Kelly and Ashley look…
S4 Challenging Adultism, Respecting Children & Rethinking the Power Dynamic in Parenting
In this episode of the BIG Home Ed Conversations Podcast, Kelly and Ashley get real about adultism—the often-unquestioned power imbalance between adults and children. Inspired by fellow home…
S4 Refugee Education, Prejudice & Shared Humanity: Learning From Displaced Young People
In this episode of the BIG Home Ed Conversations Podcast, Kelly and Ashley sit down with Catherine Gladwell, founder and CEO of Refugee Education UK, to explore what education really looks like when…
S4 SEND, Ableism & Neurodivergence in Education: Rethinking 'Standard'
In this powerful episode of the BIG Home Ed Conversations Podcast, Kelly and Ashley sit down with author, educator and neurodivergent advocate Helen Daniel to unpack ableism in the education system…
S4 Changing Perspectives: Prejudice within the Home Education Community
In this episode of the BIG Home Ed Conversations Podcast, Kelly and Ashley dive deep into the often-unspoken topic of prejudice within the home educating community. From unschooling vs.…
S4 Changing Perspectives: Diversity, Hybrid Homeschooling & Banned Books with Chris Linder (Homeschool Remix)
In this powerful episode of the Big Home Ed Conversations Podcast, Kelly and Ashley sit down with Atlanta-based educator, tech specialist, and author Chris Linder—founder of Homeschool Remix—to dig…
S4 Changing Perspectives in Home Education — Diversity, Belonging & Real Voices
Welcome back to Season 4 of the Big Home Ed Conversations Podcast! In this new “Changing Perspectives” series, Kelly and Ashley dive into the big, sometimes uncomfortable, but always essential…
S3 BIG Home Ed Book Club: Our Review: 'The Four-Hour School Day' by Durenda Wilson
In this special Book Club episode, Ashley Vanerio dives into The Four-Hour School Day—a practical, encouraging guide for new and seasoned home educators alike. Written by veteran homeschool mum of…
S3 BIG Home Ed Book Club: Introducing Our First Pick: The Four-Hour School Day
This week, Ashley pops in solo to launch something new and fun for our community—the BIG Home Ed Book Club! Think bite-sized, practical reflections you can listen to on a walk, while folding laundry,…
S3 Get Your Head Straight to Home Ed – Ep 4: Regulate, Reconnect, and Read the Room
Newly deregistered or just beginning your home ed journey this September? You’re in the right place. In the final episode of the “Get Your Head Straight to Home Ed” series, Kelly Rigg (home education…
S3 Rituals, Traditions & Social Conditioning: Letting Go of Back-to-School Pressure in Home Ed
Feeling the urge to buy new pens or lunchboxes—even though your kids aren’t going “back to school”? You’re not alone! In this heartfelt episode, Kelly and Ashley dive deep into the rituals and…
S3 Get Your Head Straight to Home Ed – Ep 3: How to Build a Home Ed Routine That Works for Your Whole Family
Are you about to start home education and feeling overwhelmed by all the choices, routines, and expectations? You’re not alone! In this episode of the Get Your Head Straight to Home Ed series, Kelly…
S3 Roadblocks to Home Education: Overcoming Doubts, Fears & Practical Barriers
Thinking about home education but feeling overwhelmed by doubts, legal questions, or worries about what others will think? You’re not alone! In this episode, Kelly and Ashley get real about the most…
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