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helping your kids when other parents are flaky started by umami_mommy (4/16/11 at 7:02pm) 1 2	More the first. I grew up in the fold of a large, stable,... 5/18/11 at 8:35am by moominmamma	36	2,514
Looking for pen pal for 4 year old daughter started by SomethingAnonymous (8/15/10 at 2:32am) 1 2	Hello! I'm not sure if you've received any replies yet, but... 5/16/11 at 7:03pm by mrfyfitz	23	1,670
Just lonely. So lonely thinking of sending her to school started by lurve (4/2/11 at 3:22pm)	I think at the Y they can go two hours in the play room while... 5/15/11 at 3:26am by pigpokey	16	1,215
Natural curiosity- unschooling to keep it? started by newsolarmomma2 (5/1/11 at 6:32pm)	I began looking into alternatives for educating DD when she... 5/11/11 at 1:07pm by mamaboss	5	658
Murderous Maths started by rumi (4/21/11 at 9:52pm)	Ha! I never did learn my multiplication tables!!! Some of us... 5/7/11 at 6:14pm by scoobymummy	3	399
creative hand writing ideas for a perfectionist? I need to come up with a game, but am stuck... started by midnightwriter (4/27/11 at 5:25pm)	I have an idea How about finding some copies of old... 5/7/11 at 10:58am by newsolarmomma2	16	836
So, I talked to my 7yo about unschooling yesterday... started by Attila the Honey (5/3/11 at 7:47am)	Thank you for the replies! Yes, the bedtime thing - we are... 5/6/11 at 7:08am by Attila the Honey	3	784
Unschooling and working Fulltime? started by DTmama1 (5/3/11 at 5:54am)	Will you have internet access? Maybe you could sign up for... 5/3/11 at 10:19pm by SundayCrepes	2	554
Robot Building Kits started by MarineWife (4/1/11 at 3:57pm)	Robotics sounds like a scary man's world thing, but it's not.... 5/1/11 at 11:00pm by tuppet	14	777
LEGO Star Wars started by LaurenS (4/24/11 at 10:22am) 1 2	My DS is 7 and has taken up Lego (mostly Star Wars) as a... 4/29/11 at 9:52am by Qalliope	33	1,454
What is the difference between Montessori homeschooling and unschooling? started by DoulaMama1 (4/26/11 at 7:44am)	Yeah. A small oversight on my part not differentiating... 4/27/11 at 8:31am by CCJWGM	5	528
Setting boundaries and rules for the Unschooler started by roadfamily6now (3/14/11 at 2:44pm)	My theory is that these things become so controversial when... 4/25/11 at 10:18am by Piglet68	7	806
Unschooler "begging" to go to school started by kerriruth (4/18/11 at 8:24am)	That definitely depends on the state and the school... 4/18/11 at 9:36pm by moominmamma	7	604
7 year old wants the details started by cheery (3/16/11 at 9:43pm)	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ry-LwxR746s 4/15/11 at 10:27am by annakiss	19	838
French - is fluency possible homeschooling/unschooling? started by bricoleuse (4/1/11 at 7:29pm)	In my experience, pushing a language is likely to backfire.... 4/14/11 at 11:21pm by AislinCarys	14	694
Changing Education Paradigms started by Vermillion (4/12/11 at 12:58pm)	Thanks for posting this Liz! I need to have Dh watch and... 4/13/11 at 11:52pm by lovbeingamommy	2	288
differentiating between child development and education started by haleyelianasmom (4/11/11 at 10:59am)	Agreed, a very narrow cultural context, and a very narrow... 4/13/11 at 1:59pm by moominmamma	10	529
Toddler Trouble started by campbellsoup (4/9/11 at 6:54am)	When my son was a very active toddler I had similar issues... 4/12/11 at 2:43pm by Piglet68	5	489
Do you work and unschool too? started by OnEarth (2/23/11 at 7:03am)	This. I often think that I would be a better homeschooling... 4/12/11 at 7:44am by pinky	12	925
Dayna Martin has a youtube channel started by bcblondie (4/11/11 at 2:48pm)	I thought this was cool. You can even send her your... 4/11/11 at 2:48pm by bcblondie	0	194
Unschooling in Canada started by bcblondie (4/6/11 at 9:39pm)	Canadian granola I thikn I found it! I'm new to yahoo groups... 4/11/11 at 12:25pm by bcblondie	5	411
when you "teach"--expectations started by midnightwriter (4/8/11 at 2:24pm)	Yeah I believe it. That's why I believe you are doing the... 4/10/11 at 3:54pm by bcblondie	11	396
Hummingbird live web-cam in Calif. - educational AND adorable! started by NellieKatz (3/24/11 at 1:21pm)	Those two darling babies finally fledged the other day. We... 4/8/11 at 8:31pm by NellieKatz	6	494
do you have a limit for buying toys? started by gotquestions (4/4/11 at 6:03pm)	Whether or not limiting TV is "anti-unschool" depends on who... 4/8/11 at 5:54am by railyuh	11	537
Unschooling Documentary started by annakiss (9/15/10 at 1:10pm) 1 2	I can see what you're saying, but I think what she meant that... 4/7/11 at 2:38pm by bcblondie	31	2,659
Do you introduce curriculums, and how? started by les_oiseau (3/31/11 at 9:58am)	My DD likes workbooks so I've bought them from time to time... 3/31/11 at 1:28pm by Piglet68	3	238
unschooling in europe? started by defum (6/14/09 at 10:45am)	It isn't that it is strictly monitored, although knowing the... 3/27/11 at 10:27am by lalaland42	17	1,160
quick question-need to assign a grade to my child for a maths program, can anyone advise? started by Fillyjonk (3/26/11 at 1:10pm)	Yes, he'd be in 2nd, here in Pennsylvania, USA. The school... 3/26/11 at 2:26pm by 4evermom	1	216
waldorf inspired unschooling started by mommariffic (3/23/11 at 7:47am)	I totally think the noncoercive unschooling approach can go... 3/25/11 at 5:23pm by msaraann	2	286
If you could start from scratch.... started by SoBeIt (3/19/11 at 9:16am)	It's hard to answer your question because I believe we've... 3/22/11 at 5:02pm by Piglet68	1	302
Finding our way... started by boysmom2 (1/18/11 at 3:39pm)	Preggie, you put that so well. When people say things to... 3/22/11 at 4:42pm by Piglet68	14	705
Unschooling pre-schoolers started by UK mummy (3/19/11 at 4:21am)	Just to clarify, my big list of questions was an example of... 3/22/11 at 7:55am by sapphire_chan	15	753
Catching up in math in college years or WHY math aptitude in US kids worries us so much started by midnightwriter (3/3/11 at 10:03am) 1 2	Back on topic, The few teens I've read about where the... 3/21/11 at 2:08pm by sapphire_chan	20	1,428
A blatant brag, or, anecdotal evidence: started by SagMom (3/17/11 at 7:01am)	Whoot! Way to go! 3/20/11 at 6:42pm by chfriend	7	471
12 year old, discipline and unschooling? Cross posted in gentle discipline started by Lakeeffectsnow (3/6/11 at 7:07pm)	I appreciate that my post made it sound as if I was going to... 3/20/11 at 2:34pm by Lakeeffectsnow	14	925
Just when I start to really worry... started by MarineWife (3/15/11 at 7:24am)	Hm...that is interesting. Since schools don't start teaching... 3/17/11 at 6:30am by MarineWife	2	314
my son has ZERO interest in history/global/cultural studies... started by umami_mommy (2/23/11 at 8:53am) 1 2 3…9	flint knapping is super cool!!!!! We did that years ago and... 3/15/11 at 10:11am by zonapellucida	164	5,704
Too "school" for unschooling? started by lauriem33 (2/19/11 at 6:31pm) 1 2 3	I think you are being intuitive about your child's education.... 3/15/11 at 8:57am by Lainie Liberti	42	2,272
8 year old doesn't like anything anymore... started by onatightrope (3/12/11 at 4:22pm)	This too shall pass. It's possible that she could be a bit... 3/12/11 at 9:54pm by habitat	5	420
hsing 2 vs 3 started by EU mama (3/10/11 at 10:22pm)	We have 3 kids- 10, 8 and 4. When my first two were as young... 3/12/11 at 9:03pm by onatightrope	6	281
Great post about late readers and unschooling started by Whistler (3/9/11 at 10:53am)	The one issue I've had to deal with with unschooling is this... 3/10/11 at 2:45pm by Niamh	4	480
What to read? started by thelocknestmother (3/8/11 at 7:22am)	sandra dodd's big book of unschooling is pretty good, as is... 3/8/11 at 6:50pm by lgyre	2	170
Unschooling and Identity started by Dar (2/21/11 at 9:23am)	(no title) 3/7/11 at 7:48pm by PreggieUBA2C	16	816
I don't know what to title this and I do this every year, sorry started by annakiss (1/14/11 at 10:47am) 1 2	Fair enough. When times are hard though, facilitating... 3/7/11 at 7:47pm by annakiss	28	1,921
behavior issues we have never had before - too much idle time? started by cheery (2/18/11 at 8:02pm)	Just popping in to say that things have improved... 3/6/11 at 12:16am by cheery	9	480
adults who were unschooled as children started by skeptifem (1/6/11 at 9:58pm)	When I was a kid I don't think my parents had heard of... 3/5/11 at 7:15pm by marzipan84	16	1,761
HSing the gifted child, classical vs. unschool, PA requirements? started by Galatea (1/31/11 at 7:29am)	I don't have too much to add since my kids are pre-school... 3/4/11 at 10:54pm by lgyre	7	500
What types of food should you provide and a question about transition from total control to no... started by saabgirl88 (2/24/11 at 12:19pm)	Thanks so much! 3/3/11 at 11:59am by kaismum	9	390
Looking for unschooling penpal in US for nearly 7yo son (in UK) started by Justine (2/26/11 at 2:20pm)	No problem, :). 3/3/11 at 10:57am by Wildflowers	5	274
Games and Cool Things for Kindy-2nd Grade started by LuxPerpetua (1/31/11 at 5:11pm)	There's a company called SmartGames that makes awesome 1... 3/1/11 at 4:47pm by pianojazzgirl	6	498