I love the variety of words that express the concept of being mindful: observant, aware, attentive, conscientious, careful, cognizant, considerate, present, respectful, thoughtful, sensible. Living …
Unschooling Grows Far Beyond “Not School”
It's pretty typical to move through adulthood staying generally disengaged from life: you do this and that and the other thing, like get a job, get married, have kids, send them to school. It's quite …
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Life With Children
Unschooling with children is an incredibly busy and exciting time. They often bounce up in the morning and dash straight to their activity of choice, their boundless energy propelling them through the …
Transitioning to Unschooling with Young Children
I've talked about deschooling a number of times, that period of adjustment as your family moves from schooling to unschooling. Yet some parents discover unschooling before their children hit …
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Learning is Learning No Matter Your Age
… or helping the reluctant spouse/partner/other significant adult in your child's life learn about unschooling. It's pretty typical that one parent takes on the bulk of responsibility for the …
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Don’t Get Complacent About Unschooling
We learn so much about unschooling and how it works while we’re deschooling. I mean, that’s the point, isn’t it? Yet in my experience, that learning is never “done”. As a parent, I am always learning: …
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