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In a discussion of something else, regarding an actress, someone wrote: I admit I love her on [a series she was on]. But oh...

Things change. Even in the best of peaceful circumstances, things change. Keep your balance, find gratitude and abundance, and accept ...

Find ways to make your lives better, happier, cheerier, if you want learning to flood in. SandraDodd.com/positivity photo by Jo...

Pam Sorooshian wrote: We can't always fix everything for our kids or save them from every hurt. It can be a delicate balancing ...

Karen James wrote: The best thing I did for my relationship with my son, which, consequently, added to his ease of learning naturally...

Joyce Fetteroll wrote: What sets unschooling apart from other homeschooling approaches isn’t children making choices. It’s parents crea...

Unschooling doesn't mean not learning — it means learning without the trappings of school. It's not unlearning or uneducating. It...

Cally Brown wrote, in 2012: Back in the olden days when #1 son was 6, homeschoolers used to be 'inspected' in New Zealand. The ...

Unschool as well as you can, and lots of the side questions disappear. Part of unschooling well is keeping a fairly peaceful environment....

"Unfortunately most people are convinced that when control fails it's because they didn't control enough." —Joyce Fet...

"An apple seed will never grow into an oak tree. An acorn will never grow into a tree that bears fruit. Knowing that, the best thing...

"Three deep breaths are magical." — Caren Knox SandraDodd.com/breathing photo by Denaire Nixon

If your child is having a slow week or month or year, don't worry. If your child is having a zippy brilliant period of life where eve...

When you say something to your child, remember to feel it and believe it, or you'll be sending mixed messages, and the tone might be l...

The only things that should be finished are those things that seem worthwhile to do. When I'm reading a book, I decide by the moment...

When we're helping new unschoolers, or those who are undecided about whether they want to even try to unschool, those who've been ...

This photo is the background for the "G" on the lovely Learn Nothing Day logo . Children need to be protected from physical a...

The further I got from cynicism and pessimism, the more they jumped out at me when I heard them. It's easy to be mean. It's har...

Our touchstone was learning. Learning happens. We looked for new experiences for our kids, when we could. We didn't have much money w...

Sudden change confuses kids, they don't trust it, they assume it's temporary, and so their behavior reflects that. And it robs pa...