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Sorting out news from "current events" from history isn't as easy as it once was, with the internet and with so many ...

When I move thru your site, I feel like a child in a candy store, or like I'm in a fantastic meandering castle with hidden secret...

People assume they will teach their kids lots of things. Then they move on to knowing they don't need to teach, just help/assist/faci...

I saw an advertisement on the side of some webpage, aimed at me. "Homeschooling," I saw out the corner of my eye. It aske...

Escapism isn't a bad thing. Relaxation is a great thing. Taking in stories and ideas is a healthy human thing that...

When someone wrote "I may be taking the easy way out by just waiting until my son is older...," I responded (in part): T...

Deschooling is like changing gears. Go slowly. Go deliberately. SandraDodd.com/gradualchange Don't goof around. Don't stal...

There are WONDROUS things people can do with current technology, and it's likely to get better and better, isn't it? Don...

Deep breaths change everything, for a few moments. ... When a parent learns to calm herself, or himself, many things happen. The hom...

Finding the positive, finding abundance, finding gratitude, will take a person in an entirely new direction, and many of the other p...

Some days lunch is medicinal—one child is sickly and could use soup or juice. One is off to a sports event, and carbohydrates are a g...

"Fun is serious. Fun is important, especially for kids. Don't underrate fun. People who are not happy as children seldom find easy ...

Caren Knox wrote: Trust is a vital foundation to building an unschooling home. If kids can't trust that what their parents are ...

"The big upside of unschooling, in my opinion, was that it also created an unexpected peacefulness, fulfillment, and h...

In weaving, one thread touches all the others. At first, learning is in one place, play is in another, and work is in a third. Unschoolers...

Deb Lewis wrote: Unschooling works well when parents are interesting, positive, thoughtful, considerate, generous, passionate, hones...

If you think you haven't done enough for your children lately, do more. Maintain and replenish photo by Janine Da...

If you think of two things and choose the better one, then you've made a choice. If you act without thinking first, you ha...

Putting your child first while you unschool is important. When your kids grow up, you could dedicate the rest of your life to only wear...

Are you doing enough? Are your kids looking at you expectantly, or are they busy off doing something fun? Have they seen the cool tou...