Stories of an Unschooling Family
Education
This week, I’m talking about:
Desires and Expectations
Are desires good? Are expectations about control? Can our expectations spoil our family celebrations?
Challenges
Should we give our kids space to set their own challenges? Do we need to challenge ourselves too?
Books
Do people judge us on our book choices? Can sharing the books we’re reading lead to some stimulating unschooling conversations?
The Santa Myth
Is it wrong to pretend Santa brings gifts to our kids? Is that lying? Should we eliminate Santa from our Christmas celebrations? Or is it possible to include the magic of Santa with the true meaning of the season?
2023
What were the highs and lows of my year? Does blogging about our kids lead to problems? Should adults make time for their passions and interests? Can we feel lost when our kids grow up? How do we move on? What do we do while we’re working out what to do next? Is it important we’re successful in a big way?
Stories
I’m sharing a story about books, people’s opinions, and the difficulties of parenting: Is it Risky to Share Our Book Collections? What Will People Think?
I’m also sharing a story about the Santa myth and family traditions from my book, The Unschool Challenge.
Please visit my blog, Stories of an Unschooling Family, to leave a comment or say hello.
This is my last episode for 2023. Thank you for listening. I hope you have a very happy Christmas!
My Unschooling Books
The Unschool Challenge: Kindle
The Unschool Challenge: paperback
Curious Unschoolers: Kindle
Curious Unschoolers: paperback
Radical Unschool Love: Kindle
Radical Unschool Love: paperback
My Amazon Author Page
26: Forcing Kids to Learn and to Eat, and Should We Test Them?
25: Our Reluctance to Trust and Other Croaky Thoughts
24: Boy Stories
23: Unschool Maths: Why and How
22: Questioning Our Decision to Unschool
21: Being Honest: Talking about Mistakes and Perfection
20: (More) Apologies
19: Keeping Teenagers Safe from the Dangers of the World
18: Resolutions, Reading, Writing and Coarse Language
17: Unschooling Resources: Discoveries of 2014
16: Why We Are Rotten Parents and Other Christmas Stories
15: Books, Music, Burnout and a Mystery!
14: How to Talk and Save Lives, and Can I Mention the Weather?
13: About Me, About Podcasting, About Adventures!
12: A Baby's Birth and Death, and Christmas (Again!)
11: Teenagers, Rules and Rebellion
10: Should a Child Be Given the Freedom to Choose?
9: Mothers, Unschooling and a Lazy Way of Life
8: Beginnings and Endings, and a Simple Christmas
7: Unschooling Children, a School Teacher Father, and Tea
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