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Beth Kilgallon & Danielle Kate Wroe

UK's most unconventional parents' say they won't teach their children to read or write

When you're a parent, the likelihood is that you'll want your kids to have the best start in life, and to many, this looks like teaching your little ones to read and write when you feel like they're old enough.

But the UK's most 'unconventional parents' don't agree with the traditional methods of bringing a child up. They let their three children make the decisions, don't believe in the healthcare or education systems, and they prefer to 'unschool' them as they believe in child autonomy.

Adele Allen, 39, from Brighton, and her husband Matt say they don't force their kids Ulysses, 12, Ostara, eight, and Kai, four, to read and write.

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