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Suspicion and cynicism prevent wonder. Unschooling requires wonder. SandraDodd.com/wonder photo by Chrissy Florence ___

Karen James wrote: Cultivating an attitude of gratitude for the many gifts in my life has taken me from a place of hopelessness in my...

The cool thing about partners is, if they win you win. Partnerships and Teams in the Family photo by Tessa Onderwater

"To nourish" someone goes above and beyond food. "Good food" served with shame or pressure loses all its goodne...

In the quote below, "it" could be replaced with home life your nest your children's day yourself Make it happy ...

When you're talking to young children who are figuring out their new language and their new world, avoid saying "alway...

Anything you feel you "have to" do is entrapping and stiffling. Something you *choose* to do can be empowering and enlive...

When I reject something from my life, it closes doors, in my head, and in my soul. I can't make connections there anymore. I have elim...

Most of the best things that have happened, I didn’t foresee. I just can’t bring myself to think that a day spent laughing and smiling and d...

Don't look at what can be learned. Look at what IS learned. If the parents can change their point of view and expectations a...

Picture yourself at a familiar intersection of highways. Which is the best way to go? People go all of those ways, or there wouldn't...

"Learning happens all the time. The brain never stops working and it is not possible to divide time up into 'learning periods'...

In a partnership, be conscious, continuous and mindful. It doesn't really do any good to be their partner once a week. If you'...

[When my children were little...] I always put the kids' needs ahead of dinner. Dinner happened after or around nursing babies a...

Learning happens when a child sees what two things have in common, and considers how they are different. Parents can help, without tell...

Freedom should involve a respect for others, and a respect for logic. And a family might not feel they "respect the law,"...

What you see every day can be seen in a different way. SandraDodd.com/checklists photo by Sandra Dodd

How much do you need to own to touch a child gently? How much money do you need to have in order to smile? Look at what you have rat...

On verbal abuse, one thing that has worked here is to remind them that it's their own reputation and self/soul that they're hurtin...

It's okay not to share everything you think. Children's thoughts are their own, but if you're interesting and interested, t...