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Lyle Perry wrote: Deschooling is all about letting go. Letting go of your schoolish ideals, and even more important than that (in my...

I don't really care as much about the definition of unschooling as I do about helping real individual families to unschool in a wa...

NOTE FROM SANDRA: I was speaking, not writing, so when you get past that stuttery beginning, it might flow. One thing that John Hol...

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

Change takes time. Don't send the bill. Don't "be nice" for two months and then say "I was nice and you weren't a...

Unschoolers live in the same world as other people. If you plan ahead, you can live in that world even better than most people do. If yo...

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

Life will be better for all involved if you don't label your children's intelligence, or processing speed, or likelihood to rever...

No matter where a person is, a step up is a step up. Happier is happier. Deposit the Good Stuff photo by Denaire Nixon

Meredith Novak's words: It was hard for me to realize I wasn't being kind or generous to my kids - I think of myself as a pretty...

Julie, on what is needed for unschooling: "I think a lot of what makes somebody a good unschooling parent is being curious about ...

This art was used behind the letter "E" in the recently new logo for Learn Nothing Day . Someone asked "Am I doing enough?...

In order for parents to unschool, they need to become unschooling parents. Saying "we're unschoolers now" isn't enough...

Jenny Cyphers wrote: I want my kids to feel empowered, so I empower them. I don't want their view of the world to be tainted by "...

Robyn Coburn wrote: My attitude continues to make the greatest difference to my happiness. Most of my needs are met in joyfully giving and ...

Principles of unschooling, once well understood and practiced, can be extended beyond the children. ✓ Positivity + photo by Este...

Jen, who took this beautiful photo of outdoor steps, sent a note with the image: "Thanks so much for all you’ve done to show us a diff...

Leah Rose wrote: I have made the greatest strides in my own deschooling by learning to notice when I feel myself "struggling," and...

Choices in an environment maintained with learning in mind are different from choices in a quiet, boring place. If I were a kid, my choice i...

See how it's going at your house. Tweak it. Move toward a good relationship, move toward being more present, and then you start...