Living Joyfully
Let's talk about relationships - how to improve them, how to enjoy them, and how to truly connect with the people in our lives.
Unschoolers can really be a confusing bunch to those looking in! On one hand, we appear to be sheltering our children from the real world by keeping them home—we’re overprotective. On the other hand, …
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Over the years I’ve seen and heard many comments from people unfamiliar with unschooling that are along the lines of unschooling children “will never learn how to get along in the real world.” Their …
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I write a lot about the benefits of unschooling that I’ve seen over the years for my children, so I thought it would be fun this month to switch it up and think about the benefits of unschooling for …
Reader Question (edited for length): My husband is very wary about unschooling. He is not convinced it is good / feasible / livable. He comes home from work with questions like "What did you do …
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Money is still a rather taboo subject, even in families. But it's another area of life skills that everyone can learn more about by digging in instead. I spent time doing my own work—asking myself …
A few months ago in the post "Who Am I and What Makes Me Tick?", I talked about some of the reasons behind my choice to extend our unschooling beyond academics. There I looked at the "why"; now let's …
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