Feeling Untethered with Unschooling? | 230
Unschooling can leave you wondering, “Am I doing enough?”—even when you can see your child learning. Why do worksheets, schedules, and grade...
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The Unschooling Mom2Mom podcast is a quick conversation with Sue Patterson, coach, author, and mother of 3 grown unschoolers. Sue shares inspiration and tips to help you find the unschooling...
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20 of 230 episodesWhat the Homeschool Socialization Question Misses | 229
Everyone asks, “But what about socialization?” Usually, they mean: Will your child have friends? But sometimes they’re asking something much...
You Don’t Need Curriculum to Make Learning Happen | 228
Looking for fun homeschooling ideas that don’t require curriculum? Discover how unschooling and strewing help children learn naturally throu...
How to Stay Confident About Unschooling—Before a Crisis Hits | 227
Looking for unschooling support that will help you stay confident without adding another overwhelming plan or curriculum to your life? In th...
Six Months Ago, I Tried An Unschooling Experiment | 226
Daily unschooling support can help homeschooling parents build confidence before doubts, comparisons, and outside pressure take over. Six mo...
School Refusal: A Mom-to-Mom Reframe When Your Kid Is Miserable | 225
My Kid Won't Go Back to School — What If We Didn't Make Them? Every school-refusal article this week says the same thing: watch for the warn...
The School Year Is Starting Without Us—Why Does It Feel So Weird? | 224
The school year is starting, but your child isn’t going back. Even when homeschooling is the right decision, back-to-school season can stir...
My Child Isn’t Going Back to School—Now What? | 223
Is your child not going back to school? Here’s how to start homeschooling—or explore unschooling—without rushing into curriculum or recreati...
The Cons of Unschooling: Where Homeschooling Parents Need to Pivot | 222
A recent Parents.com article explaining the pros and cons of unschooling raises an important question: Are these really problems with unscho...
Unschooling Course or Resource Library: Which One Fits You? #221
Would an unschooling course you can work through step by step—or a library of resources you can pull from when you need them—fit you better?...
Maybe Timelines Are Why Unschooling Feels So Hard | 220
Why does it feel like unschooling isn’t working—even when you can see learning happening? The problem may be the school timelines you’re sti...
Is My Child Behind? Or Am I Using the Wrong Timeline? | 219
Is your child really behind... or are you comparing them to the wrong timeline? When we leave school, do we have to carry the school's timel...
UM2M 218 - Why Summer Makes Homeschooling Parents Rush to Plan
Summer has a funny way of making homeschooling parents feel like they should have a plan. Even unschooling parents can start worrying about...
UM2M 217 - When Your Kid Won't Get Off Screens: Why It Turns Into a Battle
Text Sue what you think! When your kid won't get off screens, even a simple request can quickly turn into a battle. Many homeschooling and u...
UM2M 216 - Making Homeschooling Decisions Out of Fear
Text Sue what you think! What if fear is influencing more of your homeschooling decisions than you realize? When we're anxious about our chi...
UM2M 215 - Can Video Games Count as High School Credit?
Text Sue what you think! They're playing all the time - is there anything worthwhile that we can count for homeschooling transcript? The ans...
UM2M 214: Are Homeschooling Questions Stealing Your Summer?
Text Sue what you think! Are you wondering whether it's time to make a change in your child's education? Many parents spend the whole summer...
213 -What Really Prepares Kids for Adulthood?
Text Sue what you think! Are we preparing kids for adulthood… or preparing them for school expectations? Parents worry about grades, gaps, t...
212 - The Mother's Day Fairy - For Unschooling Moms!
Text Sue what you think! Mother's Day can be a lot of things — wonderful, disappointing, emotional, or somewhere in between. For unschooling...
211 - What Does an Unschooling Day Look Like? Real-Life Examples by Age
Text Sue what you think! What does an unschooling day actually look like? If you’ve been searching for a routine, a schedule, or some kind o...