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Leah Rose wrote: Unschooling, deschooling, parenting peacefully, all of it called to me, deeply, but it felt like a huge risk, a gia...

A person can choose to have choices. A person can choose not to choose; still a choice, but they think of it as "no choice...

One big okay is a problem. One giant "I'm changing everything" can make kids nervous, and could undermine their confide...

Light returns [to tractors (in Wales)]: Solstice and midwinter observances are varied, but seem always to involve light! San...

Alex Polikowsky wrote, years ago: We are all for fun stuff. We get to go to places with our homeschooling friends like theme parks and mu...

SandraDodd: My "make the better choice" tool has helped me move from "acceptable" to "better" and then MOR...

If a single, childless person wants to spend a LOT of energy being negative about school, cataloging school's ills, revealing and rev...

Things look different in the dark. It's understandable for a kid to be afraid of the dark. A little explore might be fun, though, so...

Alex Polikowsky wrote: Fear of electromagnetic waves? What if I tell you they are everywhere and that even earth has it?? (hey I am a h...

Just as being kinder and gentler with a child makes one a kinder, gentler parent, being more attentive and concerned about a spouse or pa...

Below is part of a response by Robyn Coburn to a doubtful mom saying if ALL her kids wanted to do ALL day EVERY day was..., that she woul...

One of the best first steps a family can take toward moving a giant step toward being more positive is to note and back off about anyone ...

Unschooling isn't anarchy. Being kind to a baby isn't anarchy; it's tender protection of one's young. Being sweet wi...

Sometimes a table might be formally set for a special meal, or decked out with a birthday cake, and other times it has a week's worth...

'Tis the season for miniatures and lights, of nostalgia and sharing. Be warm, and help light up the world around you. Every l...

Peaceful sleep and sweet dreams can come from gentle parenting. SandraDodd.com/peace photo by Holly Dodd, of Albuquerque, from a high poi...

That ornament is on my Christmas tree, in Albuquerque. It's not new this year, but was mailed to me from Julie, in England. She got ...

I like facebook because I can see photos of my grandkids, of more distant relatives, of friends who live near and far, some of whom I've...

Dear subscribers: Thank you for your patience while Vlad is building a mailing program around us. The new format is beautiful and full of li...

"Respect" is not a light thing. It's not easy to respect your child, when it's new to you. There will be people encouragin...