Just Add Light and Stir

When someone smiles, even if no one sees them, it's better than not smiling. And if others do see it, it can be calming and contagiou...

The word "struggling" is used too much lately. Everyone says they're struggling about everything. Please consider re-phra...

If we raise the level of peace our children expect, they will know what peace feels like. Adults need to know what peace feels like too,...

Writing done in school is practice writing, mostly. That "math" done in school is the calculations of other people's math. ...

Joyce Fetteroll wrote: If a parent has found something that works for their family without understanding why it worked and how much pe...

Probably some families make rules so that their kids will learn to follow rules. It's possible. Too much practice can kill the joy, t...

What you do shines on, and sometimes through, your children. You affect them, and others can see the effect. SandraDodd.com/nature ...

Those who divide the world into academic and non-academic will maintain rules, bedtimes, chores even though they might not be "having...

Gradually move toward doing it right now. Halfway between "very gradual" and "do it right now" is the place to be, whi...

If you look, you might see things! Thinking "that's just a pumpkin" might make you miss the star that was there for a litt...

Art made of light and shadow—look for it at your house, in stores, restaurants, in friends' houses, too! SandraDodd.com/light pho...

"If you answer every question with honesty you never have to be nervous about the next question because you already know the answer. ...

Unschooling might not look like a big deal when people are thinking "School? Curriculum? Unschooling?" School or a curriculum c...

"Have to…" "I was forced to…" or "We forced him to…" No choice but to… Your thoughts affect you...

Instead of having a rule that kids had to hold my hand in a parking lot, I would park near a cart and put some kids in right away, or tel...

The effect something has can be fleeting or long lasting. This praying mantis landed on a car so clean, in front of a photographer so qui...

Tara Joe Farrell, on topics to inspire confidence in unschooling: I think everything for me comes back to: Deschool Peaceful Nest Principle...

Joyce Fetteroll wrote: To unschool, you begin with your child's interests. If she's interested in birds, you read—or browse, toss a...

Some people have snow while others have heat waves. Leaves turn red and gold some places while others have year-round greenery. Some days ...

There is a hanging lamp at our house, in the entryway. It reminds me of restaurant furnishings of the southwestern U.S. in the late 1960...