With schools back this week, it will have been a busy period for families up and down the length and breadth of country.

But some parents, having had their kids at home when they would have normally been in school, have decided not to send her children back - instead opting to have them educated in the home.

But what are the benefits to home-schooling & un-schooling as Aisling Hamill and her partner, David have decided to do?

Aisling joined Susan to talk about 'un-schooling' and how it differs from conventional forms of education.

Listen and subscribe to Newstalk Breakfast with Susan Keogh on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.

Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.

You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.