Ever been here? It’s 4:00 p.m. and I’ve dashed into the grocery store with four tired, hungry kids in tow because I used my last dipaer about 4 hours ago and I know I can’t get away with putting it off much longer. Nobody much wants to be there, and everyone is expressing this in his or her unique way. Thomas finds teasing […]
Archives for June 2011
Voices in My Head: turning the tables on conventional parenting
I hear voices in my head. A lot of them. My parents, friends, parenting “experts”, former colleaugues, acquaintances from church, other parents…you name it, they’re talking to me. And they have an annoying habit of speaking up whether their opinions are welcome or not. Lately, I’ve gotten pretty fed up with it. So I’ve decided […]
Unschooling: saying yes when you’re tempted to say no
My six year old daughter Katy enjoys cooking with me. She’s a great little assistant; dumping in the flour, mixing in the sugar, cracking the occasional egg when she’s in a daring kind of mood. But today, Katy announced that she was relinquishing the role of assistant, and moving up in the world.
Food Freedom: Success Stories
When my husband and I first began exploring the idea of food freedom – allowing our kids to make their own choices with regard to food – it really helped me to hear about other people’s experiences. Early on, as our kids began to experience that freedom, they made some choices that caused us to […]
Tiny Aliens: seeing our children from a new perspective
Join me on a journey of the imagination….. We’re living sometime in the distant future, and intergalactic travel has become possible. A new world, light years away, has been discovered to have intelligent life. What’s more, the beings there have invited you to come for a sort of exchange program. You’ll be assigned a host […]