How has the first year at primary school been for our 4-year-old and for us as parents? A two-part double episode: half on surviving reception, and half on our part-time homeschooling experience... This is the one where Emma and Elliot chat about school admin, making friends, after-school clubs, the challenges and progress, tips for surviving, the mums WhatsApp group, and stories from the first year of reception. In particular, how we've coped, and how Lilly has coped.

Plus sharing our approach to Fridays, where we do part-time homeschooling (part-time before Compulsory School Age in the UK) and the activities we've done so far on our Flexi-schooling day off. How we've found it, what we've done, and whether we made the right decision? Have our plans for the future changed?

Check out our previous episodes mentioned in the conversation:

Starting Primary School | Parents discuss the transition from nursery to reception

Part-Time School | Parents discuss Flexi-Schooling Plans

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Unwind on sleepless nights to a wholesome mix of parenting stories, quirky humour, and cosy crafting. We’re not here to provide answers but to share our experiences, explore how parenting has changed, and build an online community of parents for mutual support.

A fun, honest and unscripted conversation between Emma and Elliot on non-judgemental parenting and millennial-based topics, as we relax on an evening attempting an artistic or creative activity.

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Parenting "tangents" episode with bonus baby & toddler stories - Join Emma and Elliot for this special compilation of outtakes, full of all the bits and bobs that got cut out, and a peek behind the scenes at all the bloopers and interruptions. Our 5th episode of this type, and usually a fan-favourite! Includes expanded stories about parenthood that we couldn't fit into the main episodes. A little compilation and look back at our conversations during 2026 so far... Enjoy!

Clips come from the following episodes:
- Walking, Talking, Learning | Parents discuss milestones with babies & toddlers
- Mini Adventures | Parents discuss days out with toddlers
- Are we raising our children Christian? | Parents discuss modelling our faith
- Good Cop, Bad Cop | Parents discuss being the fun one vs strict one
- A day in the life with two under 5s | Parents discuss daily routines
- Wet Nappies to Dry Pants | Parents discuss potty training with under 2s

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Find resources, info, links, and more on our website:
www.kairosmovement.org.uk/dontwakethebaby

Join our WhatsApp community of listeners here: www.kairosmovement.org.uk/dontwakethebaby/community

Unwind on sleepless nights to a wholesome mix of parenting stories, quirky humour, and cosy conversation. We’re not here to provide answers but to share our experiences, explore how parenting has changed, and build an online community of parents for mutual support.

A fun, honest and unscripted conversation between Emma and Elliot on non-judgemental parenting and millennial-based topics, as we relax on an evening attempting an artistic or creative activity.

We are a project in partnership with The Kairos Movement and supported by The Methodist Church, of which The Kairos Movement is a part

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Toilet Training from birth? Hear about our current progress with our baby weeing and pooing on the potty... This is the one where Emma and Elliot chat about their second journey with Elimination Communication - the challenges, setbacks, and differences this time around with a second child, from potty training their firstborn! This isn't to show off, but to share a more unusual approach and experience. Lilly was out of nappies by 1 year old, did we manage the same with Lola? We share recommendations for products that worked (and didn't work) for us, and share some toddler fail stories from listeners...

Listen to our previous episode on this topic here:

https://www.buzzsprout.com/2221235/episodes/14463956
(Season 2, episode 10)

Watch along with our arts & crafts on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/@dontwakethebaby_podcast

Engage with us directly on Instagram

Find resources, info, links, and more on our website:
www.kairosmovement.org.uk/dontwakethebaby/

Join our WhatsApp community of listeners here: www.kairosmovement.org.uk/dontwakethebaby/community

Unwind on sleepless nights to a wholesome mix of parenting stories, quirky humour, and cosy crafting. We’re not here to provide answers but to share our experiences, explore how parenting has changed, and build an online community of parents for mutual support.

A fun, honest and unscripted conversation between Emma and Elliot on non-judgemental parenting and millennial-based topics, as we relax on an evening attempting an artistic or creative activity.

We are a project in partnership with The Kairos Movement and supported by The Methodist Church, of which The Kairos Movement is a part

Send us Fan Mail