OFF055- Going deeper on self directed learning: Offering support without creating dependency
Taylor and James return to go deeper on their favorite topic: self directed learning! In this episode they discuss some of the finer nuances...
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One Free Family - A new take on peaceful parenting
A new take on peaceful parenting brought to you by former professional educators who underwent a paradigm shift in 2010 that led them more in the direction of self-directed education. James...
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OFF054- A mailbag! Explaining our choices to our kids without seeming judgmental, and supporting kids that don't conform to gender stereotypes
James and Taylor are back, this time to answer your questions! Today we have two excellent questions from our One Free Family Facebook group...
OFF053- How much should we praise our kids, and what should we praise them about?
Praise is quietly one of the more hotly debated topics when it comes to child development theory. It seems as though smart people have argue...
OFF052- Helping Our Kids Deal With Toxic Relationships And Bullying
Every once in a while our kids will come across a person who just doesn't treat them kindly. If we're lucky, they'll come and talk to us abo...
OFF051- Worry Smarter
Taylor and James are back in the studio together to discuss a topic that every parent can relate to: worrying. It seems like some amount of...
Navigating Difficult Relationships through an Unschooling Lens with Kelly Halldorson- OFF050
This week Taylor has a conversation with Kelly Halldorson. Kelly is a mental health coach and mom to 3 grown unschoolers. She shares the sto...
What we can learn from working with kids with autism with Sylvia van Meerten- OFF049
James is joined by Sylvia van Meerten, an incredible woman who is widely respected for her work with and thoughts about working with people...
Finding Truth While Losing The Labels- OFF048
When people are looking for answers, it's very tempting to try and find one overarching philosophy that has them all. Whether it's trying to...
Helping Our Kids Try New Things Without Pressuring Them- OFF047
Some kids love it when their parents come around and offer new ideas for activities. They love to go out spontaneously, are happy to drop ev...
Living By Our Values When The Going Gets Tough- OFF046
James and Taylor are back, discussing how they are in a time of transition with their business and career endeavors, and are working through...
Raising Autonomous Kids with Touring Families- OFF045
Taylor and James were honored to be guests on Touring Families with Dave Stelmacki. As a parent of one young son, Dave asked lots of questio...
Being more intentional about gift giving and holidays- OFF044
Taylor and James are back after some holiday travel and ready to reflect on their experiences, and there take on gift giving culture in the...
Crafting your Ideal Family Life with Sabrina Norrie- OFF043
Sabrina is an unschooling mom to 2 girls. She shares the moment of clarity she had during her maternity leave 7 years ago about the life she...
Natural Consequences, the "I turned out okay" fallacy, and what our kids can teach us- OFF042
Taylor and James are back with another grab-bag episode! There have been a lot of great discussions in the One Free Family FaceBook group re...
How self-directed learning looks in our home- OFF041
James and Taylor are back to discuss how self-directed learning looks in their home. While many people like the idea of self-directed learni...
Helping our kids through their big emotions, and the life-changing Train Analogy - OFF040
A crying child can be one of the most upsetting and terrifying things for a parent to see. While our instincts tell us to try and make it st...
Understanding and supporting the natural rhythms of the whole family - OFF039
One of the hardest parts about living in community with one another is the fact that we are all individuals with unique needs and rhythms. S...
Talking unschooling with licensed mental health professional Fiona Griffin- OFF038
Taylor and James are joined by their longtime friend and licensed mental health professional Fiona Griffin to talk about how her profession...
Helping our kids accomplish their goals and grow, even when it's hard- OFF037
Helping our kids accomplish their goals is fundamental to creating a self-directed learning environment, but it's a more nuanced topic than...
Should we force our kids to adopt our values and preferences?- OFF036
Whether it's minimalism, or healthy eating, or religious views, or just learning the difference between right and wrong, it can be hard to f...