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Unschooling Works for Every Child
  • March 21, 2018
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Unschooling Works for Every Child

Ok I’m going to make a big claim here. People keep telling us we have to accept ‘both sides’ with education, that […]

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I tried freedom… but it didn’t work
  • March 18, 2018
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I tried freedom… but it didn’t work

‘I tried letting my children choose their own bedtime, but they didn’t sleep when I wanted them to.’ ‘I tried respecting my […]

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How We Use Nature Every Day
  • March 6, 2018
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How We Use Nature Every Day

“The earth has music for those who listen.” -George Santayana. I never knew plants were so powerful. I’m sorry plants, I took […]

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How School Breeds Fear and Anxiety
  • March 4, 2018
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How School Breeds Fear and Anxiety

“There are very few children who do not feel, during most of the time they are in school, an amount of fear, […]

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10 Things I Love About Life Without School
  • February 18, 2018
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10 Things I Love About Life Without School

When people hear that we don’t send our four children to school, they seem to immediately jump to the negative. ‘Oh I […]

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Shame-filled School
  • January 28, 2018
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Shame-filled School

When I was 6 years old I missed a few days of school at the start of term because we were on […]

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I can be respectful, cooperative, and committed to
I can be respectful, cooperative, and committed to my children's autonomy, and still have far more power than they do.

I have the money, the car, adult status, more experience, and control over a lot of the things they need to participate fully in the world. That power doesn't disappear just because I don't intend to be controlling, so I think it's worth noticing how we use it.

Can my children disagree with me? Can they say no? Do their opinions actually change what happens? Do I ever use my money, transport, or access as leverage? Am I willing to change my mind when they tell me something isn't working for them?

There will always be ways I have more power than my children, so it's something to be constantly mindful of at every stage because control so easily slips back in because of it. It's about how we use our power to empower THEM. How we share it with them and how intentionally we think about our choices, rather than automatically falling back on the ways our culture teaches us to treat children.

Having more power shouldn't give me more entitlement to control. It should give me more responsibility for how carefully I use it.

#endchildism #consciousparenting #unconditionalparenting #unschooling


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