Each child, in the moment, doing something interesting in the presence of a loving parent... that works the same for anyone.
Marta Venturini saved this and quoted me in 2012.
photo by Ester Siroky
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What you should always know is "You never know."
Q: Is unschooling the path of least resistance? A: It depends what you're trying to resist. |
Any parent with unresolved childhood trauma might want to gradually start untangling those memories for the benefit of your children, of yourself, of your partner, of your family, and in order for unschooling to work well.
There are men here, too.What I think is that every bit of energy and thought spent on anything other than your own child(ren) takes away from your time with them. What I know for absolute certain is that a calm, accepting mother is better for life and learning than a fearful, controlling mother ready to yank things away and yell and give up friendships over sweets or snacks.
You can't be everything.
Limitations are real, and some limitations are time, patience, focus, knowledge, weather, health...
Knowing you can't be perfect, be better than you would have been if you were not aiming to be a better parent, better partner, and better person.
You can't see everything, but you can slow down and try to see more.