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When children choose their foods, they will choose things you didn't expect! SandraDodd.com/eating/balance photo by Sandra Dodd ...

My children have no reason to dodge or manipulate..., because Keith and I haven't concocted any made-up arbitrary rules and their ...

The terms "web" and "net" have both been commandeered by the internet. The idea of a grid or web or matrix to represent...

When you don't know what to do, try not to do anything. Wait a bit.    Think. Breathe.       Smile. SandraDodd.com/b...

"My kids think learning is what life is for. And I agree with them." —Pam Sorooshian SandraDodd.com/pam/learningworld ...

If you want to avoid learning, it's best not to look, or read, or wonder. Don't even click links. photo by nobody; avoid photos

Museums and historical markers can be fun, but most of the history around us is unmarked and undocumented. Every little bit of trivia g...

"The unschooling environment I create at home is just a wonderful collection of the best examples I have from the past and the ...

If beginners don't go through a phase in which they REALLY focus on seeing learning outside of academic formalities, they wil...

The words of Pam Sorooshian: People should shush the tapes in their heads and think for themselves. Be brave. The VERY firs...

Karen James wrote: I've climbed big hills (physically and metaphorically) like this for a couple of decades now. I don't ...

I think Holly takes the world for granted. And why not? The world is hers. The world wasn't mine when I was little. It belon...

If every day you help a child gently, generously, directly, personally, that's hundreds of times a year. By the time that child ...

One wonderful thing in unschooling is realizing you don't know whether it's a school day or not. It is evidence of deschoo...

I do love clocks and calendars and the history of time measurement, but it is good to remember that we are not clocks, and our children are ...

"Unschooling seems to be able to move through the teen years that are so difficult for most parents with fewer difficult moments....

The connection between humor and learning is well known. Unexpected juxtaposition is the basis of a lot of humor, and even more lea...

Every ghost town used to be alive. Every "haunted house" was once new. An abandoned car started with good tires, a runni...

For fun, today, maybe think about the nature of cats. There are pet cats, acting-and-modelling cats, folklore and humor about cats, fa...

Pam Sorooshian, in 2012 (pared down from the original): Unschooling is a profoundly optimistic decision, and it involves a huge commitment...