Conscious homeschooling
What is unschooling? That question has been debated among homeschoolers for years, but what’s happened recently is something I neverContinue Reading
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Banned Books Week and the freedom to read
In case you didn’t already know, it’s Banned Books Week. The top ten challenged books of 2017 include some thatContinue Reading
A commercial-free childhood
A friend of mine volunteers for an organization called Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood. In a time when marketers haveContinue Reading
Putting our trust in kids, and in ourselves
Being a parent is a tough job. So many decisions to make right from the get go. Where to haveContinue Reading
The misguided goal of trying to get kids to pay attention
Less than two weeks after NPR’s How to Raise a Human series addressed the issue of chores, they focused onContinue Reading
Don’t try to get your kids to do chores, just let them
I loved this NPR article on kids lending a helping hand around the house. I also hated it. The title,Continue Reading
School stress is not inevitable
Whenever I watch a movie, if something surprising happens I literally jump out of my seat. Heavy-handed foreshadowing has noContinue Reading
