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To my third daughter…
  • September 18, 2014
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To my third daughter…

Mothers of children of the same gender will understand me. The comments start when you’re pregnant… ‘Oh, are you trying for a […]

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I’m not lucky
  • September 6, 2014
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I’m not lucky

If you haven’t noticed by now, parenting is something I think about a lot. And something I like to talk about too. […]

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Raising Independent Kids and Self-Directed Learners
  • September 3, 2014
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Raising Independent Kids and Self-Directed Learners

Recently someone asked me how and when we first started encouraging our children to be more independent and managing their own time […]

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The ‘Calm Down Codeword’
  • August 31, 2014
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The ‘Calm Down Codeword’

I have never really had the ‘terrible two’s’ that everyone warns about with my children. I love 2-year-old’s! They’re hilarious and oh […]

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Don’t ‘be careful’
  • August 26, 2014
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Don’t ‘be careful’

It’s always so great meeting up with like-minded friends. I wonder if because our parenting styles align, it helps our kids get […]

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Parenting against the grain
  • August 24, 2014
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Parenting against the grain

When I was thinking about homeschooling, had done all of the research, and decided that this could really be an awesome childhood […]

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Try explaining unschooling to a child who's spent
Try explaining unschooling to a child who's spent years in school, and you’ll quickly see how deeply the system has shaped their view of learning.

They’re not just unfamiliar with it, they often can’t even imagine it.

Because they’ve been taught that learning is something you’re given, not something you do.
That it has to come from a teacher.
That it only counts if you’re tested.
That freedom is suspicious, and trust must be earned.

The real lesson of school isn’t the content. Let’s be honest, most of us can’t remember much of what we were taught there.

But the lessons we learned about ourselves? Those stay with us.

Children are capable. They’re incredibly motivated. They’re curious, thoughtful, and full of ideas.

Until we 'educate' them out of these things.

Have your kids had these conversations with other kids? How did they explain?


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