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Play can be serious business. Playing is certainly the main way that very young children learn, until they go to school. What if the...

Karen James wrote, in part: A few weeks ago my husband, son and myself went for a bit of a hike. My son wanted to climb a big, steep hi...

"I’m so incredibly grateful my kids *live* in the world where *everything* is connected. It’s wildly and joyfully healing, and more ...

Someone wrote that learning about unschooling felt like learning a new language. I responded It's like learning a new everything, b...

"I think to do unschooling well, it is a fundamental element to have an examined life. To be mindful of our choices and understan...

We seek out interesting “scenic routes” in real and figurative ways. Our days are full and our learning is unmeasured and immeas...

When a mom comes along all indignant about what she "has to do" for her kids and what she is "NOT going to do" for he...

Everything counts, and every connection made increases the depth and breadth of the map of the universe each person is building. It makes i...

Pam Sorooshian wrote: Unschoolers should be offering interesting experiences, ideas, stimulation, music, logic, conversation, images, mo...

Jenny Cyphers wrote: I want my kids to feel empowered, so I empower them. I don't want their view of the world to be tainted by "...

Jen, who took this beautiful photo of outdoor steps, sent a note with the image: "Thanks so much for all you’ve done to show us a diff...

Children need peace and joy and love. If the parents are going to be their sole providers in this home environment of learning, the...

If you hold on to all your old ideas and fears and images of learning, every bit of that builds a curtain of "what should ...

Debbie Regan wrote: "From the outside, unschooling may look like no chores, no bedtimes, no education, no discipline, no s...

The smaller the child, the bigger the small adventures seem. When the world is new, adventure is all around. SandraDodd.com/physical...

"Your perspective will change when you've experienced new things, seen the world from a different place." —Debbie...

Change takes time. Don't send the bill. Don't "be nice" for two months and then say "I was nice and you weren't a...

Children grow up, but all the stages of their childhood stay alive in their parents' memories. Balancing, stages, prof...

A little more time. A little more patience. A little more joy. A little more calm. SandraDodd.com/calm photo by Janine Da...

Ronnie Maier, years ago: The collected minds on unschooling.com were my primary inspiration. Actually, my first reaction was, ...