One common theme among parents is the dreaded “morning rush”. We talk nostalgically about our childhood summers, when the world seemed to be on “kid time”. These days, people always seem to be racing to keep up with their schedules. Being an unschooling family, we rarely experience the “morning rush”, which makes it all the […]
Unschooling Thought For The Day – Success and Failure
Success, as much as failure, are adult ideas which we impose on children. – John Holt, from How Children Fail
Faith’s Food Story: Unschooling with Food
In my article about food, I mention that my daughter Faith is my best food story. So here it is: From the beginning, Faith has had issues around food. She always seemed worried that there wouldn’t be enough. I know it sounds crazy, but I swear this is because she’s an identical twin, and never […]
Small Bodies, Big Feelings: A Peaceful Parenting Perspective on Emotions
Last night, my daughter Katy was upset. Really, really upset. A while back, I would have said she’d had a huge “temper-tantrum” or “meltdown”. You know what that looks like, right? Katy was throwing and kicking things, lashing out physically at anybody who tried to get near her, screaming and crying. And this went on […]
Second Class Citizens: Rethinking How We Treat Our Children
Last night I walked into the middle of a conversation between two moms. The topic: the age old dinner-time struggle. One mom was lamenting about how tired she is of hearing that her kids don’t like what she has prepared. The other mom chimed in, saying that in her house, she simply says the kitchen […]