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Little by little, years ago, I started to see that each little idea that had changed my own family had the potential, if I co...

It is strangely possible to learn from the whole wide world without participating in its pervasive school aspects. It's a little like...

Live in the moment as well as you can and be glad of happy surprises. Surprises Living in moments photo by Andrea Taylor

"Meredith Meredith" wrote: If you value something, make it part of your life. If you value music, play music, listen to musi...

Pam Sorooshian wrote: Human brains are voracious and will feed on whatever is available. Unschoolers should be offering interestin...

Clarity and focus make things easier. Muddly confusion make things harder. SandraDodd.com/clarity photo by Janine Davies

Karen James, to a worried mom with a young teen daughter: Try not to worry. I know that's hard. I'm a worrier, myself. But when ...

Being a child's partner rather than his adversary makes the balance of knowledge unimportant. Nowadays my children drive me aro...

Pam Sorooshian wrote: When we started unschooling, my mom kept saying that she was worried I would "lose myself" in it—t...

Here is a peacock in India. Hema Bharadwaj took the photo: This peacock lives wherever it wants to, in Albuquerque, and was photographe...

I'm not interested in helping people battle or fight or struggle. I want to help them find joy, gratitude, abundance and peace. Fi...

There are no guarantees, but we can always do a little better. SandraDodd.com/guarantees photo by Laurie Wolfrum

I remember having younger video-game playing kids, and asking "Does this game pause?" Or one of them, knowing which were "pau...

There is quiet beauty somewhere near you. If it's hard to find, close your eyes and imagine some. Look at art, listen to music. ...

Deb Lewis wrote: Being Ethan's mom changed me. I surprised myself in good ways. In learning to give to him, I grew to really ...

Tact is not a rule. Tact is making a strategic, thoughtful decision after considering as many factors as the person has access to. Tactf...

In 1992, someone asked: How do I structure our days and how do I structure our learning time? I think it should be "Woke...

Being patient and kind makes you a person who is patient and kind. The quote's not from here, but this might help: Parental A...

There are all kinds of descriptors each of us could use for our kids. Choose the good ones, the ones that make them twinkle in our eyes. ...

Learning happens all on its own when the parents stop looking at life in a schoolish way, and can appreciate and encourage that sor...