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15 Habits of Respectful Parents
  • March 25, 2018
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15 Habits of Respectful Parents

“We don’t yet know, above all, what the world might be like if children were to grow up without being subjected to […]

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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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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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Please Don’t Praise Me
  • January 3, 2018
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Please Don’t Praise Me

“Wow! That’s really good jumping!” “Ugh, I’m on a trampoline don’t you know? It’s not hard.” Those awkward moments when your kids […]

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20 Reasons to Scrap the Naughty List
  • December 11, 2017
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20 Reasons to Scrap the Naughty List

My least favourite part of Christmas is all the manipulation that adults engage in. The good news is, it’s not compulsory! You […]

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10 Hypocritical Parenting Trends
  • December 10, 2017
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10 Hypocritical Parenting Trends

It’s a confusing world to try and make sense of for children. Our job as parents is to support and guide them […]

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Our table on a Monday morning. Four kids, four dif
Our table on a Monday morning. Four kids, four different plans, cup of tea for me, and lots of talking 😂

Definitely recommend making a little family meeting/planning time a regular habit at the beginning of the week! It really makes a difference to how our weeks feel.

We sit down together on a Monday morning and talk about what everyone has going on, what they’re interested in, ideas they don’t want to forget, things they’d like to make time for, and whether they need any help (or ingredients bought for baking lol).

We unschool so the schedule for the week is up to them. We use pages from my Self-Directed Life Planner. Each of them pick the pages that are helpful for them.

Sometimes that’s a daily schedule, sometimes it's a list of loose ideas. Different kids need different tools, and the same child needs different things at different times.

Taking a little time to plan starts our week with some direction and inspiration, and that's a very different vibe than having no idea where you're going.

On the list of things they planned this week: learning about volcanoes, texture paintings, online drawing and biology classes, nature journaling, costume design, opinion piece writing, research, and more!

The Self-Directed Life Planner was made for helping kids take ownership over their own learning and time, and it’s currently 25% off for the first time ever.

The sale ends 31 August. If you’d like the link and discount code, comment PLANNER and I’ll send them to you ❤️


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