School Isn't For Everyone (and what you can do instead)

Heidi's book offers a comprehensive guide through an experience that, for many families, can feel like free falling. Instead, with her rational and calming words, we are led through a thoroughly researched and reassuring journey, filled with practical ways to make it work or better yet, to help our children truly thrive. -- Eliza Fricker, The Sunday Times bestselling author of Can't Not Won't This book is a breath of fresh air for families , particularly neurodivergent ones, who know school isn't working but don't know what comes next. Heidi Steel writes with practical wisdom about learning without force, without curriculum, without the anxiety that so often comes with traditional education. Her approach centres the child's natural curiosity and honours their unique way of being in the world. As a neurodivergent parent and professional, I recognise the relational foundation she builds throughout this book. The emphasis on acceptance, trust and co-regulation aligns perfectly with what neurodivergent children and families need to thrive. This is a guide for parents who are ready to question everything they thought they knew about learning and childhood. -- Alice Bramhill, Psychotherapist, Coach & RNMH, Unschooling Parent Heidi Steel's School Isn't for Everyone is one of the strongest, clearest, most forthright statements on what unschooling is all about that I have come across. I recommend it to anyone bold enough to consider an approach to life, for themselves and their kids, that is free of the harnesses imposed by school or a school- like mentality. -- Peter Gray, Research Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience and author of Free to Learn. A grounded, practical guide for anyone curious about unschooling and its power to nurture lifelong learning and family connection. The chapter on teens, screens, and socialization offers especially valuable insights for families navigating the teen years. -- Lainie Liberti, author of Seen, Heard & Understood: Parenting and Partnering with Teens for Greater Mental Health