
Being a good parent is not martyrdom. It's this: Being (in essence, in life, in thought, in action) a good (not bad, not average, but quality/careful/positive) parent.
Becoming the Parent You Want to Be is a fair match.
photo by Belinda Dutch
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Anytime an unschooling mother thinks she's not doing enough, the simple solution is for her to do more. | ![]() |
![]() | "Mostly our unschooling journey is unfolding beautifully using the guiding principles I learned from this group. Just Add Light and Joyce’s unschooling cards are my daily resource treasures." —Megan Valnes * |
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Every choice you make should be made consciously, thoughtfully, for real and good reasons. | ![]() |
![]() | Our house is really very peaceful. A house full of "no" can't begin to be this peaceful. |
It's not good for a family that's had rules to drop them suddenly. It confuses the kids, and robs the mom of a hundred chances to go "Hmmm.... Sure! Why not?" and keeps the kids from those hundred joyous moments. Better to move toward it somewhat gradually, humorously and merrily than to just say one day "Eat anything and everything, and never go to sleep." That's not comfortable. | ![]() |