
There are many adults who don't know those things.
"Unschooled Teens: How are they as people?"
SandraDodd.com/teen/people
photo by Sandra Dodd, of three teens on the way to a party together, long ago
Many parents want to change the child, instead of changing the child's environment by (in large part) changing themselves. | ![]() |
If you're looking up at the Sky of Imagined Tomorrow, you're going to stumble on something with your very next step. Look at where you are. | ![]() |
Lay your fears out to dry in the air and sunshine. | ![]() |
![]() | "Unschooling, in a very real sense, is a mindfulness practice. Being in the moment with our children, trusting the flow of life, seeing our connections to them and to all of the universe." —Ren Allen |
"If you want to unschool. You should be willing to—expecting to—rejoicing to!—grow and change. It's one of the best parts." —Lisa J Haugen in a facebook discussion |
What memories, sights and sounds can make a place special? | ![]() |
Words and thoughts are what you will use to change your beliefs and behaviors. | ![]() |
"When we can we should always do more, offer more, think more, and make our bit of the world as big and full as we can for our kids. Our kid's lives get bigger and better when our thinking gets bigger and better." —Deb Lewis | ![]() |
Every choice you make should be made consciously, thoughtfully, for real and good reasons. |
![]() | Make yourself your child's safest place in the world, and many of your old concerns will just disappear. |
"I want my kids to feel empowered, so I empower them." —Jenny Cyphers | ![]() |
"People learn by playing, thinking and amazing themselves. They learn while they're laughing at something surprising, and they learn while they're wondering 'What the heck is this?'"—Sandra Dodd | ![]() |
Hi Sandra,
I just wanted to share this funny story. My son Angel (9) was reading to me the daily quote from the top right corner of your website, he read it out loud as this:
People learn by playing, thinking and amazing themselves. They learn while they're laughing at something surprising, and they learn while they're wondering "What the heck is this Sandra Dodd?"We both laughed heaps!
Tan Hibbert
If you live in a home with books and clocks, movies, music, blocks, games, dishes, furniture, toys, clothes, the internet, and adults who are interested in kids, ![]() —Meredith Novak * |
![]() | Right between the past and the future, here we are. What's new today is getting old tomorrow. Be glad to be there as the future reveals itself. You'll be able to say "I remember when that was new..." |
![]() | Say “yes” a lot. Do things and go places and explore the world together with your family — whether the world, to you, means your backyard, your neighborhood, your town, your state/country, or a giant chunk of the globe. —Colleen Prieto |
![]() | Look around for what is new and different. Be open to unexpected art. |