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Sandra Dodd 16 February 2020 I'm cleaning up my computer desktop (a neverending task), and came across a note where I saved thi...

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 ...

It can be a happy spiral upward, when feeling better about being a good mom makes one a better parent, and the child smiles and laughs, and ...

Anna Black (in Australia, so the cookies and biscuits were same and sweet): Today we were driving home from the library discuss...

When learning is recognized in the fabric of life and encouraged, when families make their decisions based on what leads to more i...

Some of your days should be all new and exciting and novel, and some should be same old, same old comfortable home. SandraDodd.com...

Joyce Fetteroll wrote: It usually takes a long time before people new to unschooling stop looking for new rules to replace old one...

Deb Lewis wrote: My mom was a kind person, but she was a negative person. Something was always wrong, something was always going to...

Jen Keefe wrote: I’ve found it fascinating (I don’t use that word lightly) how many different things are connecting for me, as an...

"It's wonderful how parenting this way heals parts of our own past unexpectedly." —Jen Keefe The quote is from a stor...

Different families have different resources, but here are two gifts any of us could give to someone today: 1. A glass of water , to so...

When someone wrote, "We don't value TV, we live our values by not having one," I responded: I value input, information an...

If you want unschooling to work just because you stick the curriculum under the couch, it won't! Get the world swirling around you (f...

Leah Rose wrote: I've been thinking about that saying "All things in moderation." Next time someone says it to me, ...

In a discussion, someone challenged the idea of kids have options even about what they wanted to eat, and how. She wrote: "Ea...

Here is the deal, about unschooling: Unschooling works the same way for any child, regardless of his particulars. Each child i...

A mom named Hannah wrote: Unschooling has definitely changed my life for the better. Our family life is more peaceful and happy. I'...

Schuyler Waynforth wrote: You start by learning about your children. You start by playing with them. By hanging out and listening to them. ...

If something is good for a moment, it doesn't take a bunch of planning, and it doesn't need to be reported or documented. It can ...