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If the "control force" is great with you, maybe use it to control your own clutter or organize your papers or rearrange your...

Find the best in each moment, the best moments in each hour, and by focusing on what is sweet and good, you will help others see the swee...

(Warning people away from "unconditional love," I wrote:) Probably the idea started, in the 1950’s, with Carl Rogers’ phrase &...

Someone asked me, "Are the unschoolers more successful and clever? And do they have more chance to find good jobs as adults?&quo...

We can't change what happens to people, life is unsure, and we're all getting older. Please continue to help encourage others t...

Sylvia Woodman wrote: In some ways parents need to be actively demonstrating how much BETTER staying home is to being in school. Make sure y...

It's possible for a childless person or couple to live a long life without ever thinking about values. It's possible to g...

When unschooling is equated with alternative school, it can blind people to the possibilities of full-on radical unschooling. No matter how ...

Joyce Fetteroll wrote: If we want our children to be kind and thoughtful and treat others with respect we need to model that for the...

Once your own child starts to grow and change, then the confidence isn't external. It's not "I believe this will happen b...

"The advice that has helped the most has been the simplest. Be present. Be helpful. Be kind." —Virginia Warren Chat on "gett...

We don't know what our kids are thinking about what they're watching, hearing, tasting, smelling, feeling in their lives. ...

There is a "when" and a "where" to activities. Soon, at my house, we'll be inside trying to stay cool, but a differe...

"It's easy to see problems. It's easy to get down and be cranky. Anyone can do that. But to find the laughter, the beaut...

"One of the wonderful things about unschooling is that we come to understand that children are learning all the time. Knowing that...

"We can't magically afford everything, but very often we can afford something." —Pam Sorooshian SandraDodd.com/uns...

If parents retain ownership of their children's learning, the children cannot learn on their own. What I've just said a...

Let everyday things bring joy. Mystery thing Surprises and discoveries photo by Janine

Ren Allen wrote: Plato said: "The most effective kind of education is that a child should play amongst lovely things." While I...

We can see how controlling food is related to controlling education, sleep, playtime and other areas of our childrens' lives. We...