“Girls Can’t Jump In Muddy Puddles” – Unconscious Sexism At The Shoe Shop
By Sofie Thomson When my daughter turned just seven months she did something that completely took me by surprise. She walked. We hadn’t really…
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Confessions of a Recovering Environmental Vandal
By Virginia Tapscott I have a confession. I only started a recycling last year. We used a diesel generator to power the house for…
Why I Love Being An Adult Unschooler
By Chantel Quick There is no difference between living and learning…it is impossible and misleading and harmful to think of them as being separate….
Winter Wellness: Childcare at Home
There is nothing nicer than snuggling under a blanket with a book on a cold winter’s day. As adults we often crave that comforting…
Amazing Teacher Uses Costumes as Teaching Tool, Bringing Learning to Life
Mainstream education often gets a bad rap – but sometimes you hear of teachers who go above and beyond in order to instill a…
Why Your Child Should Be Encouraged To Play, Play, Play!
A child rolls a handful of dirt into a ball, places a stick in the top and stands back to admire her creation. It’s…
Are Modern Toys and Full Activity Schedules Hindering Our Children’s Imaginations?
By Alex Koster BOREDOM PROHIBITED I am going to ask a bit of a strange question at first glance, but are we in our…
Silencing the Voice of Conformity
By Ellen Rowland My twelve year old unschooled daughter has been waking up late these days. Around 9 am, the sticky, stubborn residue of…
The Nature of Human Nurture
By Nelle Myrica Donaldson I hear my child groaning in defeat. I look up to see that he is trying to fashion the basket…
6 Reasons to Unschool Your Kindergartner
By Megan Stonelake I remember the first time I heard about unschooling. It sounded way too radical. I thought a lack of formal education…
Lazy Learning – Interest-Based Learning is the Opposite of Lazy
By Wendy Priesnitz Few things seem to trouble parents more than the possibility our kids might be lazy. I guess it’s the legacy of…
Finding Your Own Path: Homeschooling Choices and Parenting Intuition
By Ellen Rowland When we first made the decision to give homeschooling a try, I joined a few online groups and spent a lot…
Ensuring Bright Futures: Think Outside the Box with Innovative Early Childhood Education
By Hannah Schenker Experts agree that in the future, the job force is going to change considerably. Many existing jobs will be replaced with…
Unschooling Ourselves: Re-Thinking How We Interact With Our Kids
By Amanda Sharma You’ve just given birth. You feel like your body has been turned inside out, but the joy you feel when those…
If You’re Going to Buy One Parenting Book This Year, Make It This One
Dr. Laura Markham is a regular contributor to The Natural Parent Magazine, and her work has helped countless parents around the world in transitioning…
Montessori Explained
By Ana Pickering The Montessori movement began almost 100 years ago in the slums of Rome, Italy. Dr Maria Montessori graduated in 1896 as…
But What About…SOCIALISING Them?
By Leah McDermott So often I get asked some form of this question: “I love the IDEA of homeschooling, but my biggest fear is…
Crab & Whale: Introducing Mindfulness to Children Through Stories
An imaginative and engaging way to introduce mindfulness to children. One day Crab is walking along the beach when Whale becomes beached on the…
5 Things Never to Ask Your Child Right After School
By Bonnie Harris You want to interact and make connection when your kids get home from school. Your kids do too but not in…
UNBUSYING and Schedules vs. Routines – What’s the Difference?
By Leah McDermott One of the most common questions I get from my community is “How do you get it all done?” People assume that I’m…