Breathing will calm you down, and help center you.
Breathing in a lovely scent might calm and help transport you.
photo by Janine Davies
![]() | About "un," the term came out in the season of 7-Up, the Uncola. Commercials, billboards, cute campaign, not a big deal. So as 7-Up wasn't a cola, unschooling was something other than schooling. |
![]() | What SHOULD I be doing as an unschooling parent?
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"Unschooling is a way of viewing life as filled with choices, not 'have to's'." —Pam Sorooshian | ![]() |
![]() | In unschooling families it's simple: we help our kids explore what interests them in ways that are safe. —Joyce Fetteroll |
If you're not really generous with them, they won't be likely to be really generous with you.That mom responded:
I know this is true, but a lot of times it feels like I'm expected to have an unending supply of generosity, goodwill and good humor.Me/Sandra:
I think that should be your goal. If you're willing to not have help, then any help you have is more likely to be seen as a gift instead of not enough.Joyce Fetteroll:
If our children help, we should treat it as a generous gift. (And the more we treat it as a generous gift, the more often they're likely to give.)
![]() | I like the set of parental gifts that mom came up with. If you are a parent, try to generate and maintain a generous supply of good will and good humor. |
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![]() | Parents should not think that unschoolers are exempt from any expectations of courtesy or etiquette. |
Be dignified, if you want your children to respect you and to grow up to be dignified themselves. You cannot maintain your dignity and also embrace INdignity. Breathe and think of your children's need for peace so that unschooling can thrive in your home. | ![]() |
![]() | Light makes art, by projections, reflections, animated shades, and shadows! It's beautiful, temporary and only costs the time it takes to remember to look for it. |
I've decided it's not so much the "what" that we do, but the attitude in which we do it. The whole wide world is open, just play and enjoy it. | ![]() |
If you can't go outside, look at the beauty inside. There are things you might have missed, if you didn't have time to sit and see. | ![]() |