Everyone needs support. Sometimes parents find themselves doing the best they can for their kids, but without friends who understand it can be hard. A thriving unschooling, homeschooling, and/or peaceful parenting community can make all the difference.
Many of our members have shared their general location in order connect with other families. In various places around the world, this group has helped families connect and build networks of people that “get it.” In order to protect privacy, please join our facebook group or our new private support and discussion group (under development) and once you’re added there, you can look for people locally:
Many parents have success finding friends in local facebook groups or meetups. Try searching your general location and “homeschoolers.” Often in a group that is generally for homeschoolers, a few unschooling families might already be looking for like minded friends. Be up front about your family’s values in your online and in person introductions.. While some groups might not be the right fit, someone else might be excited you’re there.
You might also try conferences or camps. If you family can afford traveling to a conference, many people make friends they can chat with online and be excited to see again every year.
You might also consider starting your own meetup, parkday, or co-op.
Neurodivergent kids often struggle with the unstructured, large group format of homeschool parkdays, and disabled kids can feel excluded and/or tokenized in a group. Over the years parents have shared some tips for helping bridge the awkwardness and educate around neurodivergence and disability.
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