Do good things for good reasons. | ![]() |
photo by Sandra Dodd
Do good things for good reasons. | ![]() |
When children choose their foods, they will choose things you didn't expect! | ![]() |
"Unfortunately we learned in school that learning is locked up in books and reading is the only way to get to it. It's not. It's free. We're surrounded by it. We just need to relearn how to recognize it in its wild state." —Joyce Fetteroll | ![]() |
Just yesterday a friend and I were discussing what we thought of as a distilling 'factor' that must be present for unschooling/mindful parenting to be successful. The factor that came up was TRUST.
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![]() | "Watch and listen to your kids. Let yourself get caught up in what they find wonderful and in the process rediscover wonder itself." —Meredith Novak |
![]() | "Learning happens all the time. The brain never stops working and it is not possible to divide time up into 'learning periods' versus 'non-learning periods.' Everything that goes on around a person, everything they hear, see, touch, smell, and taste, results in learning of some kind." —Pam Sorooshian |
"The morning of the world," someone might say, meaning just as the world was ![]() |
"Unschooling means parents who are connected, responsive, supportive, empowering, and environment-enriching. Unschooled kids don't feel responsible for their learning. They know they can learn whatever they want whenever they want. They're empowered rather than burdened." —Joyce Fetteroll | ![]() |
You don't need to know your child's strengths and passions. It doesn't matter. Sounds goofy, but it's true. What you should look for is helping her right in the moment. | ![]() |
Studies are now popping up suggesting laughter makes our brains work better, reduces stress and helps sick people get well...
I don't think humor will guarantee my kid will have a better life, but I know it won't hurt him. If all it does is leave him with happy memories of his childhood and parents, I'll count it among our most useful tools."
"Stop looking at the door. See the richness that exists beyond the door." —Joyce Fetteroll | of your door here) |
Lean by thoughts and decisions.
Lean toward what you understand, and what makes sense.
Too far? Lean back.
Just right? Do more with your children, while you're in that state.
![]() | My children have never asked, "Do we have to learn this?" They don't have to learn anything. So everything is equally fun for them. The joy of unexpected discovery is the substance of a typical unschooling day. |
Be your child's friend. Make room in your heart and your life and your house for your child and his interests. | ![]() |
![]() | Deschooling is like changing gears. Go slowly. Go deliberately. SandraDodd.com/gradualchange Don't goof around. Don't stall. SandraDodd.com/doit How can both be true? The clutch and the gas. |
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Someone had written that she had the urge to tell her daughters to do something more productive than playing My Little Ponies. Others reminded her of the importance of play, and of bonding. I wrote: "Production" is for factories. Your children are learning and growing. There is nothing they need to "produce." | ![]() |
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"Learning is often incidental. This means that we learn while engaged in activities that we enjoy for their own sakes and the learning happens as a sort of 'side benefit'." —Pam Sorooshian | ![]() |
"Unschooling has only changed with my growing ability to implement it." —Schuyler Waynforth | ![]() |
Decision time isn't about what you will do next year or for the rest of
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O le aso e leai se mea afia ç¬¬ä¸€å›½é™…æ— ä¼šæ—¥ O Dia de Nao Aprender Nada Leer Niets Dag El Dia de No Aprender Nada Oggi non si impara La Journée Sans Rien Apprendre Erster Internationaler Welt-nichtslerntag | ![]() |
Learning comes from connecting something new to what you've already thought or known.
![]() | Unschooling is about children learning naturally and parents being partners in their children’s learning. Parents create and maintain a rich and interesting environment where children can follow their interests and passions. Children have lots of choices and options available to them. Parents facilitate, help, encourage, inspire, guide, support and love. Children learn, laugh, play, discover, explore, puzzle, build, invent, create, ponder, go on adventures and learn some more. —Rippy Dusseldorp |