Returning Home to a Teen Runaway
It’s been a crazy summer! I’ve been traveling for speaking gigs, almost non-stop. Last night, I returned home from a short trip down south, to find one of my daughter’s friends here at our house. This girl is almost eighteen, just shy of a few months, and we’ve known her for a few years now. […]
Homes of Radical Unschoolers: Part 2!
With now over 20,000 members, my Radical Unschooling group, this movement is growing rapidly! I posted this blog entry a few months ago for parents to gain inspiration from, by sharing what the homes of Radical Unschoolers look like. The post was so popular, that many people asked me to post MORE photos and others sent […]
How to be Grateful for Your Children’s Messes
This morning I woke up to a “mess” on the floor. With four kids, this is fairly common, but what is not common, is my view of our daily messes. Living a life with my children exploring their passions daily is a lot of facilitation, cleaning, assisting, supporting and connecting. I had an important realization […]
Radical Unschooling IS Tribal Parenting
All of our children have been raised this way, since birth. I was told they would never be independent if I did these things. I wore my babies, almost continuously, until they wanted to crawl and even then, the second they wanted to be held again, they were back in my arms. We never used […]
The Renaissance Woman! Controversial Interview
I’ve been doing a number of interviews lately. The interest in Radical Unschooling is growing exponentially, as more and more people want to learn about alternatives to traditional schooling and parenting practices. At this time, there is great interest and my invitations to speak and requests for interviews and parenting coaching are becomes a huge part […]
Memorize THIS!
Some parents new to Radical Unschooling are worried that their children will not know the state capitals or the multiplication or “times” tables. I try to reassure them that memorization isn’t really learning. The idea that anyone needs to memorize states/capitals/times tables is based on an outdated, caveman belief system about true learning. What your children need to know […]
Our First Radical Unschooling Graduate!
“Education is not merely a means for earning a living or an instrument for the acquisition of wealth. It is an initiation into life of spirit, a training of the human soul in the pursuit of truth and the practice of virtue” Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit Our son, Devin, graduated from a private, distance high school yesterday!! […]
Forced vs. Natural Milestones
As parents, we hear what “experts” claim to be average ages that children meet milestones in our culture. We then tend to compare our children to these averages and push them to reach them out of fear that they aren’t living up to the cultural norm or standard. When many people first discover Radical Unschooling, in […]
Childhood Disorder or Lack of Interest?
Sadly, our culture drugs children, when they don’t focus on what adults want them to be focused on. Yet, our culture also condemns them, if they are focused on something that the child enjoys. I hear this all the time, “My child sat there, like a zombie and didn’t respond when I called their name! I […]
Homes of Radical Unschoolers: Peek Inside!
For years, I have facilitated a Radical Unschooling support and information group on Facebook. Approaching 20,000 members, parents who are new to Radical Unschooling can join and ask questions to more experienced members. The most popular questions revolve around punishments, freedom and releasing limits on foods, media/technology, hygiene, bedtimes and how to live in partnership with […]
