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Christine Macdonald wrote that she and her daughter had walked to the grocery store once to pick up milk they needed for a recipe: I ...

Schuyler Waynforth wrote: David and I were talking about gifts tonight as we were making dinner together. He said that he doesn...

In a 2005 discussion, someone asked: Where is the line drawn? (Because of the inherent power difference between parents and children,...

Nicole wrote: Thank you for the ways you have helped me embrace abundance and the positive impact this has on my family. I am enteri...

Call around to the museums in your area and find out what programs they offer. Get on their mailing lists and go to the events. Call...

Unschooling is priceless. It cannot be bought. And "cost" is a difficult concept, so if you have an easy answer floating to ...

Writing to real people for real purposes improves writing in real ways. There are some people who haven’t been born yet who will, ...

Sandra Dodd to Deb Lewis: If I could describe all your writing in just a few words, it might be "Peace, humor and scary monsters....

The middle of a longer article: They grew up with exposure, context, experiences and knowledge of those things mathematics is design...

I think we were discussing offering an older child money to read to a younger child, or to play with them at their level; kind of an o...

Peace is not an element "that can neither be created nor destroyed." Peace is entirely a condition and a mood. It's very, v...

Terminology reflects thought and belief. Sometimes just a slight shift in terminology will release the mental block that keeps pe...

In a life where the goals are partnership, good relationships between parents and children, and an atmosphere of constant curiosity...

Meredith Novak responded to a mom worried about a child only doing one thing: It's important to note that he's Not doing One ...

Sylvia Toyama wrote, in 2004: This week Andy has figured out money, and it's happened in spurts all week... . . . . He has ...

Joyce Fetteroll wrote: Real learning looks very different from schoolish learning. Real learning looks like playing. Even when it matches...

Someone wrote to me: "I’m starting to see why you admire John Holt. Will you tell me more about him?" I responded: I admire h...

Robyn Coburn wrote: There is no doubt that one day, in the fullness of time and at the right time, Jayn will become a reader. I have n...

Pay attention to your child and help him do/find/see/experience things that will interest him. Help him be his best self as often ...

Without choices, they can't make choices. Without choices they can't make good choices OR bad choices. In too many people's m...