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Unschooling OG Ish

Unschooling OG Ish

A commemorative garden of my writings and videos from the thick of my family's unschooling life (2012 to 2022). My daughters are now young adults and my focus has shifted, but the lessons and depth of connection continue to serve our family. Join this newsletter to read, watch, and listen. I will slowly continue to add much of the unschooling-related content I have put out into the world during those years, as well as newly integration unschooling wisdom that for sure will arise.
18
Mar
6 Ways to Engage an Unschooling Child in Noncoercive Reading & Spelling

6 Ways to Engage an Unschooling Child in Noncoercive Reading & Spelling

I recently put the finishing touches on a new lecture in my Unschooling for Entrepreneurs course. Students asked for ideas to help counter…
2 min read
04
Mar

These Myths May Be Holding You Back from Unschooling Your Children — Here’s Why They Shouldn’t

I stood up to walk away from the makeshift office space in my bedroom; it was time for a well-earned break from work. I’d been editing a…
8 min read
03
Mar

That Time I Explained Unschooling on The Steve Harvey Show

With a bit of humor, but unmistakable certainty, Steve Harvey told unschooling mama, Bethanie Garcia, that no matter what, her 5-year-old…
4 min read
21
Feb
The Freedom of Unschooling: Raising Liberated Black Children Without The Restrictions of School

The Freedom of Unschooling: Raising Liberated Black Children Without The Restrictions of School

My daughters Marley, 11, and Sage, 9, are fully immersed in childhood, exploring a variety of places and things and learning to manage…
8 min read
28
Jan
3 Ways to Foster the Boundaries of Your Introverted Child

3 Ways to Foster the Boundaries of Your Introverted Child

When my daughter Sage was about four years old, I took her and her older sister, Marley (Mar), to a playground near our house.
7 min read
23
Dec
The Unschooler’s Snarky Mary-Sue Review

The Unschooler’s Snarky Mary-Sue Review

Who knew motherhood was so deeply connected to self-discovery? It has led me down the unconventional paths of unschooling (curiosity led…
4 min read
18
Oct
These Myths May Be Holding You Back from Unschooling Your Children — Here’s Why They Shouldn’t

These Myths May Be Holding You Back from Unschooling Your Children — Here’s Why They Shouldn’t

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8 min read
28
May

Wearing a Bra Should Be a Personal Choice and Not a Social Norm — Here’s Why

How are your breasts most comfortable? Do you prefer to wear a bra? If not, it seems it should be easy to just not wear one, right?
9 min read