You know what’s tough? Trying to support little people through big emotions, and eventually teach them how to regulate them. That’s a big task! Not easy. Especially when you have your own emotions to deal with too, plus all of … Continue reading
“One of the refreshing traits of unschooling children is their enthusiasm for life. From the youngest age, all children are driven to explore the world around them and learn how it works. Parents marvel at their single-minded determination: their obvious … Continue reading
In unschooling circles we talk a lot about independent learning. From the outside, people think it’s magical. Children who get up in the morning motivated and capable of getting on with their own learning without the need for adult help? … Continue reading
It feels like forever since I’ve shared some beautiful books! Consequently, this is quite a big list. I can’t help myself. There are just too many gorgeous reads that I want to tell everyone about. Someone remind me to post … Continue reading
Unschooling and planning… those two words aren’t supposed to go together, right? Our children are free to follow their interests, there’s no curriculum, no plan to stick to, no boxes we must check. We are free! While we do have … Continue reading
The hardest part of parenting is probably controlling our own reactions, right? Our frustrations, our big feelings. How many of us were taught how to do that effectively as children? And now here we are in charge of teaching it … Continue reading