Thanks for all the wonderful posts you have shared. I’ve thought about your question, and I would like to know more about what your days look like? How you act as a facilitator. How often do you stay home and how often to you meet up with familiar kids? Does it become too busy with 4 children and especially having a young baby?

We are embarking on our home educating journey (I think- I keep flip flopping on whether or not I want to send our 4 1/2 yo to kinder). I mostly worry about being able to provide them the experiences and materials they need. As well as creating a community for them. It feels overwhelming and then I think it goes into the ‘too hard basket’ and I think maybe we do kinder. Sigh. I don’t know.

Anyway, I would love to see what your days look like, both good and bad.

Thankyou Sara. I have thoroughly enjoyed your blog this year & have really appreciated the time you have put into it. It is so comforting to find people who are on the same page. As for next year, i think my favourite posts are the ones that show glimpses into the everyday life of unschoolers. But as I mentioned, I enjoyed reading it all, so whatever you post will be great. Many blessings to you and your family for the coming year. I am sure it will amazing, as will ours be! Xx

Sara, I just wanted to thank you taking the time to do this blog. I came across your blog this past year, and I wanted you to know that you have inspired me with your “respectful parenting.” Your posts have really gotten me thinking about how I can pause during a challenging moment, think about what is going on in my child’s head, and work with my child to resolve the problem through talk and respect, instead of quickly doling out a punishment or reprimand. You have also helped me to look at situations more through a child’s eye and to not put my adult demands or restrictions upon it. For example, your recent post on decorating the Christmas tree absolutely transformed our holiday decorating this year and made for a much more pleasant and memorable time! Thank you for inspiring me and others to strive for more peaceful and respectful homes for our little ones. I look forward to another year of reading your blog!

Thanks for your blog Sarah, it is one of my favourites out there on the entire world wide web! 🙂 I found your post on bedtimes most challenging for me personally this year, that’s something that I had never considered not having! To be honest I would say we have more of a ‘bed guideline’ than a strict bedtime, we are definitely a bit flexible – but I find it useful to let my son know that it might be time to start getting ready for his bath now if he wants to fit that and a story in before he gets too tired…but it was definitely food for thought. I would love an update / further thoughts on that. I would also really like a post about eating habits in your family. I imagine you don’t ‘make’ your children sit down at mealtimes if they don’t want to, but doesn’t that get complicated with 5 people at home who might want to eat at different times, and presumably not all old enough to prepare everything for themselves?? So I would love your thoughts on that. And making sure they are still getting a healthy balance of course….thank you!