Richard and Shelagh Lechmere-Oertel have been married for 27 years and have four children between 22 and 16 years old, whom they have home-schooled since they moved to Hilton in 2003. Richard works as a freelance ecologist and home-school science teacher while Shelagh manages their guesthouse business. They have a desire to see families thrive and have developed a parenting course that they have taught many times over the past ten years into a variety of contexts and cultures. They have been very involved in local church leadership in Pietermaritzburg and Hilton, and their parenting course is based on a Christian ethic, although the principles they teach will help families of any faith or belief.More about Parenting with Vision.