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Supporting the Unschooling Life
Clips from interviews with Sandra Dodd that didn't get put elsewhere.
Extra bits and pieces that didn't get included anywhere else.
Unschooling can repair damage done by traditional parenting and schooling approaches.
While my kids were in school, we could easily go several days without laughing together. When we were unschooling, hardly an hour would go b...
How does unschooling affect sibling dynamics?
Where did it come from? And where is it going?
Sometimes people worry that, if children don’t follow a set curriculum, they will have gaps in their education, or that they will be behind....
What do unschoolers do when they encounter hard times?
For many people, unschooling as a single parent would be way too hard. But today we hear from some “solo mums” who are unschooling successfu...
When relatives don’t support unschooling… what then?
What about dads?
Quitting and learning; learning and quitting.
How do unschoolers handle sex education?
The flexibility of an unschooling lifestyle makes it possible for some families to travel and learn all over the world. It's hard not to be...
Gever Tulley is the founder of Tinkering School and author of the book 50 Fangerous Things You Should Let Your Kid do. This is an extended r...
Today we hear about danger and safety from Ben Hewitt, Sandra Dodd, Renee Cabatic, Gever Tulley and Lenore Skenazy.
Can unschooling make the world a better place?
One of the hidden benefits to unschooling is that it can help parents learn, heal and grow.
Sometimes people say “Unschooling isn’t working for my child” or they say, "We tried unschooling but it didn’t work." This is the topic for...
How do unschoolers find community?
Ama Mazama is a professor of African American studies at Temple University, a homeschooling mom, and author of the recently published a book...
"I strew their path with interesting things."
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Supporting the Unschooling Life
What's it like to be an unschooling teen?
Saying Yes to your child can foster a rich and joyful environment for learning.
Principles and priorities (rather than rules) create the framework by which unschooling can work
Unschooling and money... money and unschooling.
History is stories.
Learning geography can be an adventure!
Science is EVERYWHERE!
Learning to write without pain and suffering.
Learning to read without school and without coercion.
Learning math without school and without coercion.
Can unschooling work for a child with learning problems? What about gifted children? Or children with health issues? Today we hear from.......
If a child doesn’t go to school, won’t she or he miss out on this thing called socialization?
A typically atypical unschooling day.
Everyone knows that kids HAVE to have bedtimes, right? I mean … come on. Right? Welcome to the unschooling life podcast… and to a world wher...
How to help your child have The Best Day Ever, over and over and over again.
Welcome to mess! For as long as I can remember – maybe since I was four years old, I liked things to be tidy. So I had a lot of personal gro...
Can even meal times be time of joy and harmony - and learning? Unschoolers say, absolutely YES!
How do unschooling parents create a peaceful environment that is conducive to learning?
Unschoolers don’t segment life into categories, don’t follow a prescribed curriculum and don’t see quote “academic” learning as different or...
Parents worry a child might be too “bored” or “lazy” to unschool. Is this possible? My conclusion is - not only are boredom and laziness not...
When they first hear about unschooling, many people ask “is that legal?” Every country is different, and in the US, every state is different...
Many people worry that unlimited screens will harm their child. But natural learning occurs best when children follow their interests and ar...
What do families gain from an unschooling lifestyle that goes beyond providing a natural learning environment? I asked Sandra Dodd to talk a...
Children who are free to play learn to regulate emotions, overcome narcissism, be empathetic and creative, think abstractly, discover and de...
Peter Gray is a developmental psychologist and research professor who has written many things including a blog for Psychology Today magazine...
Lots of people- not just unschoolers - have been questioning more and more whether a college degree is really worth the skyrocketing costs....