Category Archives: Public

General Information about our group, unschooling, connection parenting, neurodiversity, disability, and non-coercion.

Problems with screens

A long piece on the choice to limit, or not, by focusing on the whole family’s needs (copied from our Substack) Intro There are plenty of websites, doctors, books, friends, and family telling parents to limit screen time. Still, many unschooling families do not. Here is more on why. And while adult-imposed screen limits are allContinue reading “Problems with screens”

Anti-adultism

Adultism, connection, consent, reflective parenting, non-coercion Unschooling is based on the idea that all people, including children, have a drive to learn, and that relationships should be based on consent, connection, and mutual respect. Forcing children to go to school, and assuming they will not seek to learn if they aren’t in school, is partContinue reading “Anti-adultism”

Physical health

Food, hygiene, interoception, sleep, chores, life skills Not all unschooling families have no bedtimes or an open candy drawer, but many do. If you want to move towards collaborative, consent-based parenting when it comes to some of the fundamentals like sleep, food, hygiene, and life skills, there’s a lot of nuance to this process. KeepContinue reading “Physical health”

Screentime concerns

Screentime is often parents and caregiver’s biggest concern. It’s also, for many experienced unschooling families, the best learning tool available. If you are just starting out or feeling frustrated or concerned, there are many ways you can approach screentime with deliberate understanding and collaboration in order to support your child and give yourself a break.Continue reading “Screentime concerns”

We are loving unschooling and want to help other families! ❤

Thank you so much for being here! Many of our admin team and group members participate regularly because they remember how hard it was to get started. To go against the grain first by pulling your kids out of school. And then find yourself resisting the push for ableist and coercive therapies. And even reachingContinue reading “We are loving unschooling and want to help other families! ❤”

We have been unschooling for a while but I have new doubts about the future

People often quote the rule of one month of deschooling for every year in school. The reality is that deschooling never ends. New ages, new challenges, new life events all bring up schoolish programming that we need to examine. These moments of anxiety can be an oppportunity to learn more about yourself and go deeper.Continue reading “We have been unschooling for a while but I have new doubts about the future”

I’m a neurodivergent and/or disabled parent–how do I do this?

More and more parents realize they are neurodivergent when they research and learn about their neurodivergent kids. Many unschooling parents also have visible or invisible disabilities. Disability, Neurodivergence and/or chronic illnesses affect lives in ways society at large doesn’t understand or accommodate.  Parenting can be overwhelming for anyone, but even more overwhelming if you struggleContinue reading “I’m a neurodivergent and/or disabled parent–how do I do this?”