Just Add Light and Stir

I love being able to see, and to share, pictures of things I have seen, or have NOT seen, in this blog. Jen Keefe's family went to N...

Being new to the world, and you being his host (and partner), any light you can shed on the mysteries of the world, and any clues you can gi...

If somebody said, "I want to walk to Santa Fe from Albuquerque," it matters which direction they go. It matters that they have w...

Some people say "no" before they even think, and then they justify it by all kinds of child-belittling means. You don't hav...

PLAY with your kids. Playing can be the single best way to really get to know your kids. Get down on the floor, follow their lead, and...

Sometimes people make a conscious decision to change. All unschoolers have done that and then worked consciously to create and to sta...

Emily Strength wrote: "The pop culture of today is the history of tomorrow." I responded: This is true of music, clothing, food,...

Be the kind of person you want your child to be. Nurture your own curiosity and joy. Find gratitude and abundance in your life. ...

I have some good plants in my house. Outside it can be too harsh for most plants to survive, but indoors is safer. The photo was t...

Anyone, no matter how well they're doing at parenting and unschooling, can get so tired, so distracted, so sick, hungry, or som...

I think there should be 180 great days a year—parents should feel enough pressure that they have as many shiny show-off days as th...

"Unschooling requires you to take joy in life. It requires you to appreciate the wonders of the world." —Pam Sorooshian Sandr...

Instead of a quote, I'm going to list words and terms from a page called "One Thing Leads to Another, and some things are Shakesp...

At a couple of conferences, I've asked participants to share. The question was: Who inspired you? Who helped you move to...

Pam Sorooshian wrote: I didn't get to observe radically unschooled kids before coming to the conclusions I did about how children lear...

Unschooling is the ultimate individualized learning situation, and comparisons are unnecessary. SandraDodd.com/pam/reasons photo by Rippy D...

Watch movies proudly. Don't be embarrassed about what other people think. Let the movies lead 18 directions. Use the remote. Pa...

How might a parent act on a really busy day? If the mom learns and then demonstrates that giving can make a person feel happy, *then* sh...

Be as nice to your child as you can be, as often as you can be. Partnerships and Teams in the Family photo by Sandra Dodd

When a parent is very needy, they might need extra help to get to the stable spot where they can parent their children thoughtfully. I...