Encouragement for Families on their Journey to Creating a Life they Love
As a homeschooling family, I’m always looking for learning opportunities that are engaging, flexible, and genuinely enjoyable for my children. While we love learning together, I also appreciate finding resources that allow my kids to learn independently and explore their own interests.
One of the best additions to our homeschool routine has been Outschool.
Read MoreAs an amazon affiliate I may earn from qualifying purchases Every day is different in our home because our schedule changes based […]
Read MoreYou are responsible for your mind, your home, and your thoughts. Be intentional and guard your thoughts. Because the reality you water will grow.
Read MoreYou’ve read all the books and listened to the podcasts, you’re ready to jump into unschooling. But what about your partner?
It can be hard to carry this vision alone, especially when your partner was raised with strict rules, punishments, and fear-based parenting.
This isn’t about convincing, it’s about safety, trust, and unlearning.
Read MoreMany of us come to unschooling believing the hard part will be logistics: resources, schedules, or explaining ourselves to others. What surprises most parents is how emotionally demanding unschooling can feel.
Read MoreWhat is Self-Directed Learning? According to the Alliance for Self Directed Education self-directed education is education that derives from the self-chosen activities […]
Read MoreOne of the unexpected gifts of unschooling is getting to witness our children live without the layers of fear, pressure, and self-doubt that many of us grew up with.
Read MoreHow Unschooling Keeps a Parent’s Brain Young I recently came across an article that said one of the best ways to keep […]
Read MoreOur children don’t need us to push them into activities or constantly search for the “right” opportunities. When given the space and […]
Read MoreAs unschoolers/homeschoolers we see opportunities to learn in real life all the time. Even on vacation!
Read MoreEveryday is a new day in our homeschool and setting up the environment for learning is a big piece of keeping the learning happening. I enjoy trying new games and activities to see what will spark my children’s interest but there are some materials that I find they keep coming back to.
“And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.” – Abraham Lincoln […]
Since we see all of life’s experiences as learning, having a baby and now toddler has been a focus in our learning for a while now.
Parenting is a fast track to becoming our best selves. If we allow ourselves to evolve through the experiences to grow that are being offered to us daily.
When children feel free to learn there is no stopping the learning from happening!
When children trigger us it’s never about them. As much as we’d like to believe it was their fault for upsetting […]
Here are my tips for how to lean into being a graceful leader:
Do you struggle to get your children off of a device after they have had a significant amount of screen time? How about trying to get your children to part with a dear friend? Or leave the playground? Or even leave the house?
Homeschooling can be a wonderful experience when we use connection and collaboration to make learning fun.
Why we’ve chosen to take the road less traveled and unschool our children. I was your typical follow the rules type of […]
