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Inspiration and Encouragement for Unschooling Parents
Monday, January 19, 2026
Real, present, thinking children
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Sandra Dodd, 2014, commentary on criticism: How parents can ignore their own real, present, thinking children in favor o...
Sunday, January 18, 2026
In fun ways for real reasons
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From a 2003 article, "Some Thoughts on Homeschooling," by Sandra Dodd My children learned to read without phonics lessons,...
Saturday, January 17, 2026
Enrichment, love and happiness
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"jbantau" wrote , in the midst of sharing how she changed her life to accommodate unschooling: Doing things with my children...
Friday, January 16, 2026
Epiphanies
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Ah-HA! I recently saw how far I've come. I knew that. Now I *know* that. I am pretty sure I understand now! Those quotes...
Thursday, January 15, 2026
Gifts without toil
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Schuyler Waynforth wrote: David and I were talking about gifts tonight as we were making dinner together. He said that he doesn...
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Manipulation vs. persuasion
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In a 2005 discussion, someone asked: Where is the line drawn? (Because of the inherent power difference between parents and children,...
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
The big upside
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"The big upside of unschooling, in my opinion, was that it also created an unexpected peacefulness, fulfillment, and h...
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