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An online friend, in response to a photo of my family, when I was a teen (me in the middle with stripes): I'm looking at that pretty y...

"I'm so delighted by unschooling now I feel like I finally get it. My kids, my family, our lives are really fantastic now - I o...

Renee Cabatic wrote, years ago: I place toothpaste on Xander's toothbrush at night. One night he said it was too much toothpa...

I think all unschoolers should read as many definitions as they can instead of depending on one definition. On the other hand, I think ...

Pam Sorooshian wrote: How we lived was completely unrelated to school and no longer in reaction to school, once I'd gotten a good g...

In response to a question from a mother of four-year-old girls: "What does unschooling look like at this age?" Clare Ki...

When someone recommends turning full on toward the child, that means don't keep reading your newspaper or your computer screen. Pause...

Unschooling shouldn't involve battling, struggling or fighting. Negative Approaches to Peace photo by Diane Marcengill

The purpose of unschooling is not to change the parents; it's to provide a personalized learning environment for each child. Doing tha...

There's great peace and beauty in a child who is happy to follow a parent, wherever the path is leading. Human development and realit...

Alex Polikowsky wrote: There are some big ways that are wrong and anyone can see that. Verbal abuse or physical abuse comes to mind. ...

Parents can't be perfect, but they can aim in that direction. "The right way" photo by Roya's sister, Rose

You know the game of finding something in which other players will say, "You're getting warm," or "You're getting ...

"Unschooling, for me, works better as a practice and less well as an identity. I can always get close, understand the problem better...

Don't scoot through your day without using your senses. What is happening around you? What is new and different? How could you eas...

Because I was able to be home with them, they didn't have to wait hours to consider whether to talk to me about something or to just s...

When a family stays together, and when the marriage is improved and solidified, it's not just good for the children. It's good for...

I think the role of a partner is not to train the other person, not to shame the other person, not to find a time to say "I told you...

When you wake up, think. Am I glad to be here? Is this a good moment? If so, breathe and smile and touch your child gently. Be soft. Be grat...

If you offer service with the hope of reward or praise or indebtedness, it will create resentment in you and in those who received the serv...