(quote from The Big Book of Unschooling, page 112 or 123)
photo by Colleen Prieto
For fun, or for practice, be flexible enough to use items for things other than their "intended purpose." In the 1970s, I was told that it's a sign of intelligence, if a person can creatively use an object well for something it was not designed for. |
"I found early on the less I talked the more I was heard." —Karen James |
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art by Robert and Robbie Prieto; photo by some Prieto or another
Sleep When You're Tired
photo by Colleen Prieto
Sometimes parents talk too much.
Practice being quiet.
Read a little, try a little, wait a while, watch. |
As my kids get older...I'm seeing more vividly the results of parenting choices, not just in them, but in their more conventionally parented peers, as well. Generosity begets generosity. —Caren Knox |