Posts by RiverSky

Don't forget that probably half of the kids your son's age in public school, are getting Cs or less in math, too, and somehow they manage to stay in school!!!  If your child is doing horribly in math but find in other evaluated...

Quote: Originally Posted by pek64  Out of curiosity, RiverSky, how would you rate your children's interest and ability in math? And where do you live? Part of my annual freakouts have been a direct result of having...

Quote: Originally Posted by kathymuggle  I am in somewhat the same boat.  My situation  is a little worse, because my 10 yr old who has not had CP is a girl - and CP can be dangerous in...

About tuning the TV out...some TVs have headphone jacks.  My children have tablets and they can watch shows on those, with earbuds.  It's fine if you still think that an extra TV can't work.  :)

Quote: Originally Posted by moominmamma    I believe part of the difficulty with SweetSilver's inter-family dynamics is her eldest dd's refusal to leave the house even when others are interested in outside...

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I am really not willing to get him vaccinated, but if knowledgable, experience non-vax experts tell me I really should get him vaccinated, I don't know...I will read it.  :)   My 14 year old son has never had the chicken...

Okay, I will tell you why I prefer labels and prefer people to use them correctly.  We are long time unschoolers, active in our homeschool community.  We have known hundreds of homeschool families, and have tons of close...

First, if TV and videos cause fights, then get another TV and another DVD player (old tube type tvs tend to be free on freecycle or cheap on craigslist, and DVD players can be had for $40-50 new). Set it up in another room, then when...

I tend to agree with the unschooling veterans who say that it isn't unschooling until the child would legally need to be in school, but I do see radical unschooling as an extension of Attachment Parenting and Consensual Parenting and...