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Q/Kim: What parenting advice would you give to those who are new to unschooling? A/Sandra: Read a little, try a little, wait a wh...

When questions come up about what to say to others who ask about what we're doing with our children, the answer is going to depend...

People can say "no judgment" but people cannot think without making judgments. People can't make any choices without dec...

Don't have him around others who will tease him. That's the main benefit of homeschooling, being away from bullies. Don't ...

Good bits lifted from a 2015 post: Too often “do the best you can” is used to excuse letting things slide. Think more about the ch...

Sometimes people say, "Anyone can unschool." And I always cringe when they do that, because the same kind of people who writ...

Sara P. wrote: This is still an ongoing process for me. I had to re-train myself in a lot of ways. I had to learn a new language. I h...

Many of the things we routinely recommend to help unschooling families are also helpful to anyone's mental health and wellbeing. G...

"Yesterday" in 2004: I still see "subject areas" everywhere, but I haven't taught those categories and prej...

"jbantau" wrote: For the first time, in what seems like my entire life, I am not terrified. Up until now, I have been wiel...

Someone wrote: "My worry is that I am needing to do something bigger/more." I responded: If you don’t feel like you’re doi...

When a mom is stressed and can't find the equilibrium to start in a calm place with her kids, I suggest that she not watch the loc...

Responses to concerns posted by nervous parents: Not having a high school diploma didn't keep my always unschooled daugh...

"Building an unschooling nest" is a phrase that has come to mean maintaining a safe, rich, happy environment in which learni...

Favorite response to “What about socialization?” I say "What do you mean?" Usually the question is asked by rote, the sa...

If we've been conditioned to believe that children are unworthy and inferior but we consciously step away from that place and se...

Q: What if your child (like mine) has an interest in one area (Civil War), yet hardly reads about it and never shows an interest in oth...

Brie wrote, when a mom felt inadequate for not having her kids outside more: I suggest making "outside" simply another s...

Deb Lewis wrote: We played at the river yesterday. We threw rocks at floating ice chunks until we couldn't feel our fingers anym...

Live your life in such a way that other people will trust you. When you make decisions, make generous, selfless decisions so that others ...