The BIG Home Ed Conversations

The BIG Home Ed Conversations

Hosted by: Kelly Rigg & Ashley Vanerio

The BIG Home Ed Conversations is one of the top active 'home education' podcasts for parents who want to move past the myths and dive deep into what we actually want to talk about as alternative educators. Join Kelly...

Episodes

Topic Challenge: Thoughts and Feelings, Fostering Emotional Maturity in Children

Season #5

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 heatwave, so...
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Town Planning & Street Furniture (Home Education UK Topic Challenge)

Season #5

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 real-life learning,...
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Special Guest: Jenn Hodge Interview: The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Now the Act) — What Home Educating Families Need to Know

Season #5

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 education reform, and...
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Topic Challenge: Lesser Known Sports (Weird & Wonderful Games, What Counts as a Sport, and Why Movement Matters)

Season #5

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 strange and wonderful...
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Topic Challenge: Food Around the World

Season #5

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 with their kids...
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Topic Challenge: Capital Allocation & Investment with Kids

Season #5

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 spending vs...
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Season 5 - Welcome Back! New Season, New Topic, New Sponsor!

Season #5

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 of three, former...
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